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Britain’s smallest puppy has defied all the odds by surviving despite weighing just 2.5oz at birth and standing smaller than a can of IRN BRU. Seven-week-old Yorkshire terrier pup Tim was born lifeless and not breathing and owner Andrea Mcgowan, 42, battled to revive the pooch by rubbing him with a towel. Thankfully the tiny terrier, who was a pup from a litter of six, came back to life with a few gasps of air. However, teeny Tim wasn’t out...

A terminally ill five-year-old girl has ticked her “dream wedding” off her bucket list after a touching ceremony with her best friend. Brave Eileidh Paterson, who has the childhood cancer neuroblastoma, made the list after being told her condition was terminal. Little Eileidh ranked marrying her best friend Harrison Grier, aged six, as the most important thing she had to do before she died. Hundreds of well-wishers attended their fairytale “wedding” on the weekend — with some guests travelling hundreds...

This cute video shows a brood of ducklings taking to the water for the first time – in an upturned plant saucer. The clip captures the incredible natural instincts of the birds after they were hatched as part of a school educational programme. Despite not having their mother to follow, the youngsters are drawn to a small upturned plant saucer bought at Wilko. The chicks are visibly excited by the water and nervously run around the saucer before finally plucking...

A car-mad schoolgirl was flown to Germany to tour a massive largest factory after she wrote to the chief executive of Audi – to ask for a job. Aspiring engineer Leona Burrell, 11, was driven by a female chauffeur to the facility outside Munich during the all-expenses paid trip. She was invited by the company after her school in Croydon, south London, asked pupils in her class to write a persuasive letter to a person of their choice. Leona, whose...

A selfless schoolboy who shaved his head for charity has been told he’ll be SUSPENDED if he doesn’t grow his hair back. Joseph Prentice, 14, was even supported by his teachers when he announced plans to chop off his treasured 12-inch locks to raise money. But when he turned up for lessons with a bald head earlier this week, he was told he wouldn’t be allowed back if he kept the ‘extreme’ style. His mum Katy, 38, said: “Joseph has...

A comedy night arranged in aid of people affected by the Grenfell Tower fire has been lambasted for not having a single person of colour on its 12-header bill. The Kerb Productions event running at the Eventim Apollo features a star-studded line up including Michael Mcintyre, Jo Brand, Micky Flanagan and Josh Widdicombe, but fails to feature any non-white comedians. The lack of diversity has caused a stir on social media after writer and television host Nikesh Shukla highlighted the noticeable...

Police are investigating a hate crime after a Muslim woman had her hijab torn off in the street. Zoya Latif, 28, was walking with her three-year-old daughter when she was approached by a man wearing a hoodie. He pulled the hijab from her face before throwing it at her. Zoya is now too frightened to go out alone following the aggressive incident in Peterborough, Cambs., on Wednesday morning. She said: "I can only think I was attacked because I was...

This is the heartwarming moment a police officer is filmed waltzing with a sprightly pensioner in a shopping centre. PCSO Steve Hopley was spotted taking the old lady by the hand and leading her onto the floor accompanied by the music being piped into the mall. Chloe Blower, who works for an online promotions company, filmed the pair's spontaneous routine while shopping in the Mander Centre, in Wolverhampton, West Mids., on Tuesday (13/6). She said: "It was so great to...

An RAF veteran has revealed the incredible story of how he escaped the Nazis and on his way home introduced the French nation - to fried EGGS on toast. Brave Thomas Maxwell, 93, is one of the last surviving rear gunners of WW2 known as the 'tail end Charlies'. He parachuted out of his Lancaster bomber when it was hit by flak at 8,000ft returning from a raid on Stuttgart in March 1944. Five crewmen were captured but the remaining...