Chris Barrow

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Stephanie Prentice.

Now, if you're a dog owner, you probably know just how clever your beloved pet is.

But a new study suggests that some canines can learn to understand words by eavesdropping in on our conversations, sometimes even better than a one-and-a-half-year-old child.

Dr Shani Drawer is from the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna and is the author of the study.

She explained her findings to Julian Warricker.

Animal behavior researcher, Dr. Shani Drawer.

A senior Google employee in Britain has claimed she was made redundant after reporting a manager for sharing inappropriate sexual stories with clients.

Victoria Woodall told an employment tribunal in London she was subjected to a relentless campaign of retaliation after raising concerns about the man who was later dismissed for gross misconduct.

Google denies any wrongdoing.

A judgment is expected later this month.

More details from our investigations correspondent, Rhianna Croxford.

Rhiann at Croxford.

The American singer and guitarist Bob Weir, who was a founding member of the Grateful Dead, has died at the age of 78.

The band was credited with defining the sound of San Francisco's psychedelic rock movement.

He joined the group as a teenager and spent the next 30 years touring the world, followed by a loyal group of fans known as Deadheads.

He was diagnosed with cancer last summer, weeks before he played the Grateful Dead's 60th anniversary shows.

His former publicist, Dennis McNally, shared his memories of Bob.

Now, if you know your Iron Man from your Iron Fist or your Green Lantern from your Green Arrow, then you won't be surprised to learn that a rare first edition comic book that introduced the world to Superman has just sold at auction for $15 million.

When it was first published in 1938, though, you could buy it for just 10 cents.