Meet Joey, the dog who is allergic to cats and can only eat potatoes and porridge

For most dogs the idea of chasing the neighbourhood cat followed by a relaxing hour or three chewing on a bone is heaven. But not for Joey, a five-year-old Alsatian-Collie who is allergic to almost everything - including cats. Joey's allergies are so bad he can't even go bounding around in a grassy field or enjoy a dip in a river. Dog's dinner: Joey survives on a diet of potatoes and porridge. He is allergic to virtually everything, including cats and bones And there's no Pedigree Chum for poor Joey either - he's allergic to meat. That means he has to survive on a diet of potatoes and porridge provided by his loving owners Lisa McCormack, 25, and Scott Muirhead, 36, from Hamilton, Lanarkshire. Mr Muirhead said: 'Joey was consistently breaking out in boils and sores and we were scratching our heads over why. 'He can't even chase a cat or he'll break out in a rash. We couldn't believe it. 'After a year of trips to the vets we finally got a special blood test performed to see what was going on. 'The results said it all and our local vets were baffled. They had never seen anything like it in a dog before. Lease of life: Joey is now taking a new type of antibiotic and specialised dog food 'There are two columns on the results sheet and you need a zero on both to show there is no allergy. 'Joey had this for practically nothing. Some of the only things he got zeros for food-wise was potatoes, barley and oats.' His owners now hope a new type of antibiotic and specialised dog food will give Joey a new lease of life. 'He's looking much better,' said Miss McCormack, a nursery worker. 'He's coming around all right now and his skin condition is improving. We hope it continues and he can live life like a normal dog.'

Paint pensioner 'refused bus ride'

A pensioner was left 10 miles from home after being refused a bus ride because he was carrying a can of paint, it was claimed. Brian Wakley said he was stopped from taking the 1B Bournemouth to Poole Transdev Yellow bus as the non-toxic green fence paint breached regulations. The retired officer worker was told to leave the bus by the driver because the £3.75 tin was a "banned substance", he said. Rather than pay more than £20 for a taxi after the episode on Thursday, Mr Wakley called a friend to take him home to Sandford, near Wareham.(my view)-We are banned for carrying some things because of these paki,muslim fuckers ect who are bombers and criminals,just ship these fuckers home to where they belong so we CAN live a peaceful existence,if they want to kill people...KILL YOURSELVES and leave us alone

Happy Valentines Day Sweethearts

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Malawi villagers move for new Madonna school

Some 200 villagers in Malawi have ended their protests and agreed to leave their land to make way for a school being built by pop star Madonna. The villagers have finally accepted compensation of $105,000 (£67,000) after their protests had delayed the start of the building work. A local chief reportedly told the villagers to "accept reality" after the government ordered them to move. Madonna has adopted two children from Malawi, where she has an orphanage. Work is now expected to start soon on the Raising Malawi Girls Academy outside the capital, Lilongwe. The AFP news agency says it is expected to be finished in two years' time. As well as the compensation, the villagers have also been given new land elsewhere. (my view)-1,shes building nothing,shes just funding or taxing them and slapping her stage name on it....sad bitch and 2,Who the fuck does she think she is!shes hardly visited that place,she only visited to adopt and that was for MORE PR for her and to beef up her fuckingly fugly profile........i've had enough....this makes me sick to know shes only doing this for PR and money.o before you say it,yes she cut the ribbon but she DIDN'T plant a tree.she took one shovel of some dirt she dug out and tossed it aside while a villager dug out the rest,she place the tree in the centre of the hole and that same villager planet it..NOT HER....how fucking lazy is that of her,you could tell she never dug before as she just tapped the shovel with her foot expecting it to go into the soil itself so she pressed down harder and nearly fell lol......i have seen the video and was laughing and angry at the same time.aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa(that was me screaming at her while impaling her in her face over and over with the spine a ripped from her leathery look wrinkled back lol)

Warning over sexy instant message called 'Fembot'-FOR LONELY MEN ONLY/GAY WOMEN

Lonely internet users are being warned about Fembot, a piece of malicious software that poses as a flirtatious woman looking to chat on instant messaging services. Victims are persuaded to give out personal information that could be used for fraud or identity theft, according to security experts. Fembot was first spotted in 2007 but hasn't been seen much since then. However, there are signs she may be back on the scene in time for Valentine's Day. She may also be sporting a new, more sophisticated look, according to Richard Clooke from PC Tools. "These types of attacks have moved on significantly in this time," he said. "The intelligence has improved such that they can tailor their discussion based on the information they are getting and then change their questions or answers to reflect the responses." Researchers say Flirtbot-type software typically directs an instant messaging user to click through to a website which may request credit card details or force a virus on to their computer. "There is a certain part of the population who are willing to engage in these kinds of conversations," added Richard Clooke. In 2007, a Russian company called CyberLover.ru claimed it had developed software that could successfully pass itself off as a member of the opposite sex. There's no suggestion that CyberLover was involved in the criminal side of online virtual flirting. However, it is thought that similar technology is being used by the latest generation of Flirtbots.