Most runway models are one-quarter her age, but that doesn’t stop Carmen Dell’Orefice, who, at 81, was a star of the Norisol Ferrari Spring 2013 show during New York Fashion Week. “I don’t know if it’s good or silly,” she told US TODAY of her modelling career. “It’s what I enjoy doing, and I’m able […]

Growing up with a puppy can enrich the lives of children in many ways. Providing you choose a dog that is a good fit for your family, growing up with a puppy is one of the greatest gifts parents can give a child. The many rewards of pet ownership include learning responsibility and empathy, receiving […]

A five-year-old dachshund named Obie is on a doggie diet after his former owners almost loved him to death. The US pooch, who was overfed by his doting elderly owners, weighs an incredible 35kg. When a relative of the former owners asked for help in getting Obie to slim down, Portland resident and dog-lover Nora […]

Once a forgotten city in the jungles of northern Laos, Luang Prabang is back on the world stage - its gilded temples and fine food dazzling a new generation of travellers.

A 45-year-old UK woman believed to be the world’s most prolific surrogate mother is pregnant with her thirteenth baby and plans to have even more. Carole Horlock has told how she is ready to give the baby away to an Italian couple, and already plans to help another childless couple by carrying their child in […]

As New York Fashion Week begins, a young model has revealed the horrifying extremes she and her colleagues go to in order to stay thin. Russian Kira Dikhtyar, 24, told Fox News that the impossibly-thin bodies strutting down the catwalks are the result of a strict regime of cigarettes, laxatives, appetite suppressants, drugs and injections […]

Four years after doctors said she probably wouldn’t live, let alone walk, Veronika Davie took her first independent steps. Here, her mother Kylee shares her story. Veronika’s struggle to stay alive began before she was even born. Sometime during her last few days in the womb, Veronika suffered a massive stroke, so severe it would […]

Crab apple trees are hardier than a cherry tree and the blossom lasts longer in our harsher climate, too.

Popular video games, TV shows, films and even comic books are making our children violent and aggressive, a new study has found. The International Society for Research on Aggression (ISRA) conducted a major study into the link between television, films, illustrated books and video games and anti-social behaviour. They concluded that people who consume violent […]

There are a lot of cute baby videos that go viral, but if you’re after a real heart-melting moment, you can’t miss this one. This new viral video, which some say sets a new standard for cute kids videos, shows 11-month-old identical twin girls adorably bopping along to their dad’s guitar playing. Their dad who […]