8+ hour, 47+ min ago  (621+ words) A playful puppy ended up almost needing surgery after snatching a sock off a foot and swallowing it whole. Cairn Terrier, Pickle, was rushed to the vet after her unplanned snack caused a dangerous blockage in her stomach. The four-month-old…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (158+ words) She was last seen this afternoon Police have launched an urgent appeal to find a missing Stoke-on-Trent schoolgirl. The last confirmed sighting of Sophie was in Newcastle-under-Lyme at around 4pm today (February 12). The 14-year-old is described as 5ft 3ins tall, with long brown…...