A Sunday dinner-loving Spaniel from Wolverhampton, who is nearly double his ideal weight, has reached the finals of the UK’s largest pet slimming competition - PDSA Pet Fit Club. The heavyweight hound, hoping to lead the way for millions of overweight pets across Britain, has been selected to compete against 12 other fat pets – including dogs, cats and even a rabbit.

Relatives of a man who passed away recently are being asked to get in touch with City of Wolverhampton Council. Maurice Franklyn Worrall, who was 72, had lived in a care home for several years in the Penn area of Wolverhampton. It is thought that he may have family in the Southampton area. The City of Wolverhampton Council is trying to trace Mr Worrall’s relatives so that his funeral can be arranged.

MP Jim Cunningham of Coventry South has thrown his weight behind a nationwide campaign which criticises one of the UK’s biggest insurance firms and Tesco over changes to pet insurance policies. Mr Cunningham  has sponsored a parliamentary motion criticising the Royal & Sun Alliance and Tesco over the establishment of a “preferred referral network” that limit customers to one of 28 vet centres across the UK where advanced care or operations are needed.

With rising human and pet life expectancies, the standard ‘1-to-7’ dog year ratio is becoming obsolete, according to MedicAnimal, Europe’s leading online pet retailer. While most pet owners stand by the “one size fits all” method to gauge their pets’ equivalent stages of life, the reality is more complex, and can negatively affect pet health further down the line.

A Charity Event organised by YMCA North London to help vulnerable homeless young people build a better future. The Crouch End Fun Run & Festival has evolved over the last 25 years into one of the largest community events in North London, a diary must for many.

24 has been revealed as the 'age of payback' - when grown-up children finally start picking up the bill for their long-suffering parents, according to a new study^. The research discovered that until that point mums and dads are bombarded with almost daily requests to borrow money for one thing or another. But the tables finally turn when the 'kids' are able to stand on their own two feet – and start chirping up with 'Don't worry, I'll get this ... ' at restaurants, on day trips out, or even lavish holidays abroad.