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Clown

Clown blasting off into space

A SPACE tourist and "circus entrepreneur" is trying to become the first clown to go into orbit.Read

dog surfing

Dogs hang ten as part of canine surf competition

IT LOOKS like someone has gone mad with Photoshop, but these dogs are really riding the surf.Read

Yeti

Polish couple claim to have footage of a spying Yeti

THE existence of Sasquatch, aka Yeti, is one that has divided people for decades and every once in a while new footage comes out that seems to claim they are real creatures, only for it to be debunked later on.Read

Pineapple

Dundee woman to sue over falling pineapple

A PIECE of fruit could prove costly for Tesco.Read

Facebook

Same name Facebook couple to wed

THERE has been a long line of couples meeting on the internet, falling in love and getting married. However, this appears to be the first time a couple who have the same names are getting hitched.Read

Tattoo

Belgian teen claims rogue tattooist covered her face in stars

A BELGIAN teenager has claimed that a tattooist inked 56 stars onto one side of her face while she slept.Read

Jellyfish crop circle

Crop circle visitors asked to stay away

THE owners of farmland on which a 250m long crop circle has been etched have asked visitors to keep their distance.Read

McDonalds

McDonalds to improve employee education with the "McPHd"

FAST food chain McDonalds is increasing the qualifications its staff can attain – by unveiling plans to introduce the “McPHd”.Read

Susan Boyle

Susan Boyle's cat achieves her own fame

IN THE world of celebrity hangers-on, this four-legged feline has sunk her claws in and is finding fame of her own.Read

wombat

Luxury stationery makes use of waste

AN AUSTRALIAN man has found a novel way of going green – by making luxury stationery from wombat dung.Read

Hamilton Accies

Accies hold Inverness Caley to a draw

HAMILTON Accies managed to fight off a struggling Inverness side at Caledonian Stadium at the weekend.Read

Bo

First puppy gets book deal

HE HASN'T long settled into his new life at the White House, but Bo has already been lined up to star in his own children's book.Read

Tiger and pig

Thai zoo housing pigs and tigers together

IT SOUNDS like something out of Winnie The Pooh, but a zoo in Thailand has pigs and tigers living together in harmony.Read

Dayana Mendoza

Miss Universe dubs Guantanamo Bay 'fun'

A BEAUTY queen has created controversy by declaring prison camp Guantanamo Bay was "a loooot of fun".Read

Gift-wrapped post box

Post box wrapped up like present

THERE was much confusion in Edinburgh today (Tuesday) when a postbox was discovered to have been totally wrapped in gift wrap, topped with a big red bow.Read

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Before working for Perthshire Advertiser/Stirling Observer online, Katy Gordon previously worked as a reporter at the Strathearn Herald in Crieff and the Perthshire Advertiser.

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