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Cairngorm Reindeer centre’s summer arrivals

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:02:26 GMT

JUST hours old a new born reindeer struggles to stand in the snow - a normal scene perhaps in Lapland in Christmas but one that is not expected in Scotland at the end of May.

Rab the corn snake drops in for breakfast

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:57:42 GMT

A stray snake found by a man while he was drinking his morning tea could have been living in his wall for 18 months.

Isuzu D-Max up to the job

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:14:07 GMT

As ANYBODY who has ever owned an Isuzu commercial vehicle will testify, they do exactly what they say they’ll do. So it’s no surprise to learn that its new D-Max pick-up, which replaces the trusty Rodeo, is a light truck with few frills and little fancy. Yet Isuzu reckons that’s just what the market needs and predicts it’s going to become the UK’s best seller as a result.

Mystery of structure at bottom of Sea of Galilee

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:19:44 GMT

A CIRCULAR structure lying at the bottom of the Sea of Galilee could contain the secrets of ancient life in the Middle East, researchers believe.

Video: Morgan Freeman falls asleep in TV interview

Fri, 24 May 2013 04:57:03 GMT

Hollywood actor Morgan Freeman has shocked and amused TV audiences after he fell asleep during a live interview.

Oldest man to summit Everest is heart patient, 80

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:25:13 GMT

YUICHIRO Miura has become the oldest conqueror of Mount Everest at the age of 80.

Psy imposter fools Cannes celebrities

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:21:12 GMT

A MAN masquerading as South Korean rapper Psy, who took the world by storm with the ‘Gangnam Style’ song, has been outed - after two days of partying with various celebrities on the French riviera.

Edinburgh student makes handbag from cow stomach

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:34:49 GMT

An Edinburgh-based student is certain to divide opinions after creating a handbag line using the stomach lining of a Highland cow.

Ai Weiwei releases heavy metal single Dumbass

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:44:33 GMT

Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei moved into the musical world yesterday with the release of the first single from his debut album, a song called Dumbass that takes inspiration from his detention in 2011.

Death-themed ‘family fun day’ planned for Nairn

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:01:53 GMT

ORGANISERS of a family “fun day” claim their event is to die for, but the light-hearted open day in Nairn has a serious tone, aimed at looking at the practical side of death.

‘Ghost’ of Montrose air base to be honoured

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:46:06 GMT

HE was the young pilot from the Royal Flying Corps whose ghost is said to haunt the former Angus airfield where the fledgling unit had established Britain’s first operational military airfield.

19 foot python caught after wrestling Florida man

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:05:32 GMT

A record-breaking Burmese python nearly 19 feet long and weighing 9st 2lb has been captured in Florida, after being discovered by a man biking in Florida.

Pope ‘didn’t intend to perform exorcism’ - Vatican

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:05:16 GMT

POPE Francis’ obsession with the devil has taken on remarkable new twists, with a well-known exorcist insisting Francis helped “liberate” a Mexican man from four different demons, despite the Vatican’s insistence that no such papal exorcism took place.

Guyana set to review law banning cross-dressing

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:51:50 GMT

Guyana’s chief judge is holding hearings on whether to eliminate a colonial-era law that prohibits cross-dressing in the conservative South American country.

Pictures: Balloon syndrome hedgehog saved by vets

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:44:53 GMT

A HEDGEHOG suffering from a rare condition called balloon syndrome swelled to twice its size and had to be deflated before it burst.

Justin Bieber’s monkey ‘belongs to Germany now’

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:33:32 GMT

JUSTIN Bieber’s pet monkey has been taken into German state custody after the Canadian singer failed to meet a deadline to retrieve the capuchin.

Eurovision: Azerbaijan probes Russian no-vote

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:02:13 GMT

Russia’s foreign minister – the country’s point man on the situation in Syria and on its relations with the United States – today turned his attention toward a subject close to Russian hearts: alleged vote theft at the Eurovision Song Contest.

Teen’s invention charges phone in less than minute

Tue, 21 May 2013 05:52:38 GMT

An 18-year-old girl has invented a supercapacitor which could charge your mobile phone in less than a minute, it has been reported.

Live fighting birds smuggled into UK in suitcases

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:14:08 GMT

ATTEMPTS to bring live fighting birds through a British airport in suitcases were “astonishing”, the UK Border Force has said.

Toddler was found alive in body bag after crash

Mon, 20 May 2013 05:22:48 GMT

A toddler pulled from the wreckage of a car crash that killed five family members was sent to a morgue in a body bag in the belief he was dead.