The strength of Fiona Sampson

independent.co.uk (3 months and 12 days ago)

It's not that bad! Adorable video reveals moment Corgi spots herself in the mirror and runs for...

Fiona, an adorable young Corgi, has been caught on video seeing a mirror for the first time, pictured. Thousands of people have now watched the hilarious You Tube video which sees the puppy sprinting for the door after weighing up her reflection.

dailymail.co.uk (3 months and 12 days ago)

Guardian Books podcast: Australian writing at the Adelaide festival

This time, we're looking at the world from an Australian perspective. Publisher Michael Heyward introduces us to an ambitious project to republish all of Australia's lost classics, while critic Geordie Williamson regrets the demise of "ozlit". We rediscover the veteran novelist Christopher Koch, author of The Year...

guardian.co.uk (3 months and 13 days ago)

Why aren't sexual abuse reforms being applied to asylum seekers? | Fiona Bawdon

According to charity Asylum Aid, many rape victims face a culture of disbeliefOne positive legacy of the Jimmy Savile scandal may be that future victims of sexual assault will be more willing to come forward, and trust that they are more likely to be believed if they do.Both the police and the CPS have been contrite...

guardian.co.uk (3 months and 13 days ago)

WATCH: Corgi Puppy's Adorable First Encounter With A Mirror

RULE: Corgis are adorable. RULE #2: Corgis are more adorable when they spot themselves in the mirror for the first time. "So I thought I was filming Fiona the Corgi playing ball," YouTube user NatalieKaye1 wrote last month. "Instead I captured her first experience with a mirror." The lesson here? When in doubt, RUN...

huffingtonpost.com (3 months and 13 days ago)

Our crazy wedding days: We swapped tradition for our very own special days

Couples who married as Shrek and Princess Fiona, with a Manchester City theme and at the fairground share their stories - and pictures

mirror.co.uk (3 months and 14 days ago)

Cassidy, Mackenzie and 11 More Irish Girl Names We Love

You don't have to be Irish (or even due around St. Patrick's Day) to love Irish baby names. While Irish girl names aren't as popular as Irish boy names on the Social Security Administration's list of top baby names for 2011 (the most current year available), we love these pretty -- and maybe even lucky! -- choices...

ivillage.com (3 months and 15 days ago)

Anti-Page 3 campaigner claims victory after Lego and Sun partnership ends

Two-year promotion came to 'natural' end, says Lego, but executive acknowledges concern over Page 3 associationA parent who took his anti-Page 3 campaign to Legoland and Wapping is claiming victory after the Danish toymaker announced the end of its two-year promotional partnership with the Sun.Lego confirmed on...

guardian.co.uk (3 months and 15 days ago)

Spanish police swoop on Colombian drug gang's 'branch office for hit men'

Seven Colombians in Madrid suspected of running a "branch office of hitmen" were arrested this week. Fiona Govan reports on the group who worked out of a Colombian restaurant.

telegraph.co.uk (3 months and 20 days ago)

'I was naive, but never negligent': Five years after her daughter was murdered in Goa, Fiona...

Five years on from the murder of Scarlett Keeling in Goa, her mother Fiona MacKeown is still fighting for justice, while struggling to rebuild her own life. Pilloried in the tabloid press for her bohemian lifestyle, she’s been forced to confront claims that her decision to leave her 15-year-old daughter alone under...

independent.co.uk (3 months and 21 days ago)

'I was naive, but never negligent': Five years after her daughter was murdered in Goa, Fiona...

Five years on from the murder of Scarlett Keeling in Goa, her mother Fiona MacKeown is still fighting for justice, while struggling to rebuild her own life. Pilloried in the tabloid press for her bohemian lifestyle, she’s been forced to confront claims that her decision to leave her 15-year-old daughter alone under...

independent.co.uk (3 months and 21 days ago)

Attacker 'Given a Green Light'

Fiona, who made a rape complaint to the Metropolitan Police in 2011, says she feels no attempt was made to bring her alleged attacker to justice.

palmbeachpost.com (3 months and 23 days ago)

More drug tests for cricket players

• Surrey batsman had been taking cocaine and ecstasy• ECB and PCA determined to go beyond Wada guidelinesCounty cricketers will be tested more regularly for recreational drugs in response to the confirmation that Tom Maynard had been taking cocaine and ecstasy the night before he died last June – and may have been a...

guardian.co.uk (3 months and 23 days ago)

Coroner calls for more drug testing in cricket following Tom Maynard's death

Inquest heard that batsman tipped as future England star had taken cocaine almost daily in months before he was hit by trainA coroner has called for more stringent drug testing in cricket after an inquest heard that Tom Maynard, a promising Surrey batsman tipped as a future England star, had taken cocaine almost...

guardian.co.uk (3 months and 23 days ago)

New Jersey Couple Gets Married As Shrek And Fiona

Because these days a marriage without a theme is like a drinking game with no beer, a New Jersey couple recently got married dressed as Shrek and Princess Fiona. Surprisingly (or not depending on how much faith you have in humanity), this isn't the first time it's been done. The last one was just more impressive....

geekologie.com (3 months and 23 days ago)

What a fairytale wedding! Couple tie the knot dressed as Shrek and Princess Fiona from the movie

Devoted Paul Bellas, 42, painted himself green and wore monster ears and eyebrows, while bride Heidi Coxshall, 30, dressed as Shrek's sweetheart Princess Fiona for the movie-themed big day.

dailymail.co.uk (3 months and 23 days ago)

UPDATED, VIDEO: West Vincent farmer charged after shooting neighbors dogs

WEST CHESTER - Authorities filed criminal charges Friday against the man who allegedly shot and killed two family pets on Feb. 12 in the Chester Springs section of West Vincent.Gabriel Pilotti, 72, was charged with two counts of cruelty to animals and one count of recklessly endangering another person for fatally...

pottsmerc.com (3 months and 26 days ago)

West Vincent farmer charged after shooting neighbors dogs

WEST CHESTER - Authorities filed criminal charges Friday against the man who allegedly shot and killed two family pets on Feb. 12 in the Chester Springs section of West Vincent.Gabriel Pilotti, 72, was charged with two counts of cruelty to animals and one count of recklessly endangering another person for fatally...

pottsmerc.com (3 months and 27 days ago)

West Vincent man charged after shooting neighbors dogs

WEST CHESTER - Authorities Friday announced criminal charges in connection to the Feb. 12 killing of two family dogs in the Chester Springs section of West Vincent.Gabriel Pilotti, 72, was charged with cruelty to animals and recklessly endgangering another person for killing two of his neighbor's pets."There was no...

pottsmerc.com (3 months and 27 days ago)

Officials: West Vincent dog shooting legal under state law

WEST VINCENT - The Chester County District Attorney's Office is expected to release new information Friday in the shooting deaths of two family dogs in Chester Springs last week. According to a statement from a District Attorney's Office spokesperson, authorities will release "significant" new details related to the...

thereporteronline.com (3 months and 27 days ago)

Chesco D.A. to offer new info in dog shooting

WEST VINCENT - The Chester County District Attorney's Office is expected to release new information Friday in the shooting deaths of two family dogs in Chester Springs last week.According to a statement from a District Attorney's Office spokesperson, authorities will release "significant" new details related to the...

pottsmerc.com (3 months and 27 days ago)

Shooting of dogs sparks ill will in Chester Springs

To the Bock family of Chester Springs, the Bernese mountain dogs Fiona and Argus were happy, loving pets. To neighbor Gabriel Pilotti, they were apparently pests.

philly.com (3 months and 27 days ago)

Killing of neighbors dogs in sheep pen sparks uproar

To the Bock family of Chester Springs, Bernese mountain dogs Fiona and Argus were happy, loving pets. To neighbor Gabriel Pilotti, they were apparently pests.

philly.com (3 months and 28 days ago)

Elizabeth Lhuede: Stella Prize Longlist Announced

The longlist for Australia's first women's literary prize, The Stella Prize, has been announced. From almost 200 original entries, the Stella Prize judges -- writer and critic Kerryn Goldsworthy, author Kate Grenville, actor and creator Claudia Karvan, bookseller Fiona Stager and broadcaster Rafael Epstein -- have...

huffingtonpost.com (3 months and 28 days ago)

No charges in West Vincent dog shooting

WEST VINCENT - A man who shot and killed two family dogs last week will not face charges due to a state law designed to protect livestock, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office.According to a report from NBC10, Gabriel Pilotti shot his neighbor's two Bernese Mountain Dogs, Argus and Fiona, after...

pottsmerc.com (3 months and 28 days ago)

Tears, but no charges, after neighbor shoots dogs

Bill Bock’s children were in tears when he finally told them the news. Their beloved Bernese Mountain Dogs, Argus and Fiona, were dead.

msnbc.com (3 months and 28 days ago)

Guardian Books Poetry podcast: Fiona Sampson reads George Herbert

Fiona Sampson reads two poems by the seventeenth-century Anglo-Welsh poet George Herbert, "Love" and "Heaven".Fiona SampsonTim Maby

guardian.co.uk (4 months ago)

All at ski in the snowy alps

WHEN FIONA and Russell White, who live in Buckinghamshire, decided to take the plunge on a ski apartment in the Alps they took advantage of France's leaseback law to save nearly 20 per cent on the deal.

dailyexpress.co.uk (4 months and 2 days ago)

Rajasthan, India: readers' tips, recommendations and travel advice

A selection of readers' responses to Fiona Bruce's recent article on Rajasthan in northern India.

telegraph.co.uk (4 months and 3 days ago)

‘Thomas Nast: The Father of Modern Political Cartoons’ by Fiona Deans Halloran

The name Thomas Nast may now be known principally to those who do crossword puzzles — he’s the four-letter answer for “Boss Tweed’s foe” — but his works live on in American journalism and culture with remarkable staying power. Remarkable, that is, because the fame of journalists usually is notable chiefly for its...

washingtonpost.com (4 months and 4 days ago)