Faux fur or real – do you know what you're wearing? – bbc.com

This £30 jumper, made of 80% viscose and 20% elastane according to the label, is adorned with mink pom-poms, laboratory tests suggestFashion's obsession with fur means it's everywhere – luxuriously soft pom-poms perching on top of woolly hats, dangling from scarves and handbags, even hanging off keyrings. But can you tell whether the bobble on […]

Pub sent taxidermy birds – but Woody the Woodpecker still missing – Oxford Mail

Share AN OXFORD pub has given the phrase ‘killing two birds with one stone’ a new meaning after receiving three taxidermy birds. It is the latest in a bizarre saga involving east Oxford boozer, The Star. Last month, stuffed owl ‘Hooty McOwlerson’ – also known as ‘Owly’ – was stolen from the Rectory Road pub. […]