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South China Morning Post
25-05-2025
- General
- South China Morning Post
Spark Study Buddy (Explorer): Dachshund parade in Hungary attempts to set world record
Content provided by British Council [1] A large number of dachshunds showed off their looks in Hungary earlier this month while trying to set a record for the largest single-breed dog walk in the country. Hundreds of dogs and their owners gathered at the Budapest City Park on May 1 and walked in a big circle in the spring sun. [2] The parade of pups was observed by the Hungarian Records Association. They decided whether the large group of dogs could officially enter the record books. István Sebestyén, registrar and president of the association, said his organisation carefully counted the number of participating dogs. It was challenging with so many hounds and humans gathered in one place. [3] Dachshunds are a short, muscular breed with stubby legs. They were first bred in Germany and remain one of Hungary's most popular dog breeds. Dachshunds are known as 'wiener dogs' or 'sausage dogs' for their long, low-slung bodies. At first, they were bred for hunting badgers and other burrowing creatures. But their loyal, curious and playful nature has also made them popular as family pets.
Daily Mail
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Simon Cowell gives a rare insight into his family album as he shares pitures of his lookalike son Eric, 11, during sun-soaked dog walk
Simon Cowell looked happier than ever on Sunday as he sweetly hugged lookalike son Eric during a sun-soaked dog walk. The music mogul, 65, shared rare snaps of his 11-year-old son with his 2.7million followers as they posed with their German Shepherd dog. The father and son duo rocked similar outfits for the outing, both donning dark T-shirts with Simon opting for a pair of black tracksuit bottoms while Eric donned black shorts and Nikes trainers. The Britain's Got Talent judge, who shares Eric with his wife Lauren Silverman, wore his signature aviator sunglasses as he beamed and hugged the youngster. Simon and Eric were also seen crouching down petting their adorable pet pooch and the TV star was seen holding a ball in his hand. He wrote: '1. Love, 2. Even more love, 3. It was a long walk'. In December last year, Simon showed his competitive side as he enjoyed a swimming race with his son Eric. The TV judge took to Instagram as he shared a rare video of the pair as they took to the pool to go head to head. Eric secured the victory as he exclaimed: 'I win I win', before celebrating and ordering his dad out of the shot. Talking to the camera, Simon joked: 'Well that was difficult but it was worth it,' as Eric boasted: 'I won, I won, get out the picture, I won.' The music mogul looked to be enjoying an escape from the UK winter as he donned a pair of stylish shades in the sunny pool. Simon teased in the caption: 'I still think I won! Love, Simon x'. It comes after Simon shared his fears about his finances despite being thought of as one of the wealthiest men in showbiz thanks to his illustrious career in the music industry. He admitted that he hasn't made 'anywhere near as much money' as people think, as told the How To Fail podcast: 'I always worry about money'. The BGT boss said he worries because the world is 'so precarious' he never feels relaxed about how much money he has. The father of one recalled how during the early days of the Covid pandemic he pushed out all of his projects early over fears that they would be halted. He said: 'I always worry about money because I think you have to in a way. You think about Covid as an example. 'I remember reading it for the first time on a website, and I don't read a lot of stuff on social media, but I'd heard about it, so I was curious. 'Second day, the story got bigger to a point where I actually phoned my partner and I said "I don't like the look of this, I have a horrible feeling it's going to be like that movie Contagion, and I think we need to get all of our shows into production around the world quicker this year". And we did. 'And when it happened it was obviously worse than I could have imagined, 'When you think about that, the wars, and everything else, the instability, what is safe? Is it gold, cash, stocks. I don't think anything's safe any longer. I guess your house. 'Someone did actually say to me once "live in your money". And it was really good advice, i.e, enjoy it, and be happy with it, but understand that the world is precarious.' Simon denied he's worth anywhere near the £500 million figure that's been reported. He said: 'Oh God, it's not that. I'm not even close to that. I'm being serious. I'm not. 'I've made a lot, I'm not going to lie. I've made a bit of money, yes, but not that much, no.' He said he'd even recently had to ask friends if they would help him to start on a project he wanted to work on because he didn't have enough money. It comes after Simon shared his fears about his finances despite being thought of as one of the wealthiest men in showbiz thanks to his illustrious career in the music industry (pictured April 2025) He said: 'My friends have been great. I did something recently where I just didn't have the money to pay people to help me. 'So I seriously had to say to about 20 people "I'm making something and I really don't have any money, but would you help me?" 'And they all said "yes". And that was the most incredible thing.' However despite opening up about his money fears, Simon said he would still classify himself as 'rich' when asked, he said: 'Probably yes'. Simon downsized his company SyCo to 'focus on family' and says he no longer feels the need to make as much money, claiming that nobody he knows who is 'super rich' is happy. While his ITV talent show is still a raging success attracting around five million viewers each episode, Simon has wound down some of his other projects. The X Factor ran for 14 years, from 2004 to 2018, but Simon decided to call it quits on the long-running show due to declining viewing figures and a belief that online platforms like YouTube were taking over the need for talent shows. The musical mogul had excitedly announced a bid to find the next big boyband - claiming there hadn't been one as big as 1D since - and launched a Netflix series, The Midas Touch. But Simon's latest project was scrapped, seemingly due to lack of interest when he failed to get enough talent auditioning to become 'the next One Direction'. Simon's slow wind down has come in recent years as he bids to focus more on his partner Lauren, with whom he shares son Eric, 11. The TV personality also stepped away from the limelight in August 2020 when he broke his back during an E-bike accident while testing it at his Malibu home. He underwent six hours of surgery and claimed at a later date that it was 'much worse than people first thought'. He suffered a second horrific accident on the electronic bikes when he broke his arm in London while riding one in 2022.
BBC News
06-05-2025
- BBC News
Devon woman died after fall while on dog walk, inquest hears
Woman died after falling from cliff on dog walk 7 minutes ago Share Save Share Save BBC Keeleigh Plant fell 100ft on to a rocky beach A Devon woman died after she tried to retrieve her dog from a cliff edge, an inquest has heard. Keeleigh Plant, from Galmpton, Devon, had been walking her two pet cockapoo dogs with her boyfriend one afternoon in May 2023 when she died. The 18-year-old and Oliver Griffiths were walking dogs Bertie and Cooper off their leads at Hope Cove, near Kingsbridge, when they began chasing a wild rabbit. Speaking at an inquest at Exeter Coroner's Court on Tuesday, coroner's officer Jim Stein said: "One of the dogs did not come back on command, so Keeleigh ran after the dog and, sadly, fell off the side of the cliff." 'Multiple injuries' Ms Plant plunged 100ft (30m) on to a rocky beach and died from multiple injuries despite the best efforts of rescuers and people in the area to save her, the hearing was told. Mr Griffiths said the dogs were off their leads when they saw the rabbit. They were "both trying to get them back" as they stepped over a low wooden railing near the edge, he told the inquest. They grabbed Cooper and put him on his lead but Ms Plant was leaning over a few feet from the cliff edge trying to retrieve Bertie. Mr Griffiths said he could only partially see her but then she fell and he did not know if she had lost her footing or the cliff edge had crumbled. "I was not close enough to grab her," he said. 'No suspicious circumstances' A lady sitting on a bench nearby said she could hear Ms Plant "calling the dog" and could see her bottom as she leaned over the cliff edge. "I did not hear her scream. She was not pushed," said the witness. She said the young couple were on the cliffs for 10 minutes "trying to get the dog back". Police went to the scene and said the cliff edge was uneven and jagged but there were no suspicious circumstances. 'Good student' Ms Plant had been due to take a gap year before going to the University of Winchester to study finance. Her mother Pauline said her daughter was "quite a private person and home was her safe place" but was a good student who asked for additional school work. Alison Longhorn, area coroner for Devon, Plymouth and Torbay, recorded a conclusion of accidental death. She said the teenager died while attempting to retrieve her dog, adding: "This was a really tragic accident. "Sadly, cliffs are dangerous places and people try to rescue their dogs without thinking of their own safety." Follow BBC Devon on X, Facebook and Instagram. Send your story ideas to spotlight@
