10 smiles of the week

▼ baCk with a bang

Look out the sparklers, woolly gloves and toffee apples – it’s Guy Fawkes night tomorrow.

▼ Change of menu

Bereft that Bake Off is finished? Don’t worry, MasterChef is back this week for your foodie fix. Tasty!

▼ offiCer good boy

A former rescue dog is putting his senses to good use. The chocolate Lab, called Bear, is the newest pup to join Police Scotland’s drug-sniffing unit. Local criminals are in for a ruff ride.

▼ royal romanCe

Japanese Princess Ayako gave up her royal status to marry a commoner, proving true love can trump tradition. How long before Disney snap up the movie rights?

▼ still game for a show

Craiglang’s fave OAPs are to return to Glasgow’s SSE Hydro, with Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill announcing a fivedate farewell show. Bet there’ll be a few pints down The Clansman afterwards...

▼ tv times

A gran used a procedure she saw on Coronation Street to save a man after he was stabbed in the chest. Proof watching telly is good for you.

▼ kiCking up a stink

Shops snubbed a cheese called The Minger in case the slang word upset their customers. We thought it grate!

▼ bear hugs

Wednesday is Hug A Bear Day. We hope it’s the stuffed-toy variety rather than the ones up at the zoo…

▼ pull the otter one

Engineers have created a device that allows otters to cross the road. They otter be proud...

▼ flower power

Well-wishers in New Zealand gave the Duchess of Sussex such an enormous bouquet of flowers, two police officers had to help carry It. Bet they’d rather tackle crime than chrysanthemums.