10 smiles Of The week
▼ feline FABULOUS
Tomorrow is Dress Up Your Pet Day, so pop your pooch in a puffer or your kitten in a knit, and don’t forget to snap a few photos.
▼ A TURN UP FOR The books
After a 20-year decline the number of independent booksellers in the UK has risen for the second year in a row. Finally, a story with a happy ending.
▼ sweet OR salted?
It’s National Popcorn Day this Saturday. How corny.
▼ hedging YOUR bets
Roadside hedges help tackle pollution, according to a new study. They’re not just for chatting over, then!
▼ watching The detectives
Get through January with some top telly. The new series of True Detective starts tomorrow night on Sky Atlantic.
▼ TASTE Of scotland
A butcher is making haggis, neeps and tatties cupcakes. Hooray.
▼ Tree-mendous
Recycled Christmas trees have been given to elephants, meerkats and
chimpanzees at Colchester Zoo, turning leftover festive foliage into playtime fun.
▼ GROWING in POPULARITY
Planting your own vegetables is set to be a big trend for 2019, according to the Royal Horticultural Society. It will be
trowel and error for some.
▼ it’s A birdie
A 6ft rheas bird has been adopted by a local golf club after groundskeepers failed to capture it. Nicknamed Linford due to its cunning speed, the flightless bird is thought to be an escaped pet.
▼ my Left feet
Australian PM Scott Morrison had to laugh off a Photoshop fail by aides after they airbrushed out his old trainers for a clean, white pair. Unfortunately, they also gave him two left feet.