Emergency pet care

Oscar was rushed to Vets Now after scoffing his owner's sewing materials

A woman's spot of 'make do and mend' nearly ended in disaster after her puppy swallowed her needle and thread.

Owner Emma Stainton, from Gainsborough, was doing some sewing when her springer spaniel Oscar made a point of getting in on the action.

He snaffled the needle while Emma's back was...