Smiles of the week

▼ our kind of day

Tuesday is World Kindness Day, so get ready to share good thoughts with friends, neighbours and colleagues.

▼ homemade hero

A little boy in Australia has received 250 orders for his handmade macaroni necklaces after he gifted one to Meghan Markle. We bet he makes a pretty penne.

▼ rise to the occasion

This Saturday marks National Homemade Bread Day. You won’t knead to convince us to have a slice or two. Pass the butter.

▼ coining it in ▼ sugar rush

It’s National Sugar Awareness Week. Sweet timing for the festive season.

▼ viva 4 ever ▼ ice is snow Joke

‘Ploughlo Grittini’ and ‘William Wall-ice’ won the Renfrewshire #Nameourgritters Twitter competition. Ice work, guys.

▼ barking mad ▼ donut make us cry

Warm hearted Californians are helping a donut shop owner spend more time with his sick wife by snapping up all his treats by 7.30am. Too sweet.

▼ comic genius we’d love to hear from you:

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Rare commemorative 50p coins marking the 250th anniversary of the Samuel Johnson Dictionary are selling for £3,500 on ebay. Excuse us while we check down the back of the sofa. The Spice Girls are to make a comeback after a 10-year gap, minus Posh. We’re looking forward to the return of girl power already. Researchers in Japan have developed a flashlight-covered vest to remotely train your pooch. Well, it’s better than chasing their tail. A 10-year-old Beano fan has turned his passion for drawing into a licence to print money by selling his comic book series to fans around the world. That’s a turn up for the books!