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Guinness the collie appears to like riding on the ski lift at the Glenshee Ski Centre. Guinness is owned by Graham McCabe who is the managing director of the ski centre. The dog has apparently learnt how to use the release mechanism on the lift and uses it to go up the mountain whenever he feels like a ride.

A city in northwest Mexico has brought in new regulations to ban amongst other things shaving whilst you are driving. People caught using an electric razor or putting on make up while driving will now face a fine of 346 pesos (£16.30). The ban will also include fines for carrying a pet whilst driving and throwing trash out of a car window.

A German man has been fined for sending a photograph of his penis to a woman via his mobile phone. The woman reported him to the police after receiving the picture. The judge said of the picture “We all had a bit of a laugh when we saw the thing”.

A man who was accused of killing his wife came up with a really great alibi. Rather than use a more plausible explanation such as “I was in the pub” David Clark said he had been trying to exorcise a demon from his wife’s body when it returned and killed her. Now why don’t I believe him?

A Malaysian burglar was caught after he took time out from robbing a house to help himself to some cookies. As we all know, after eating cookies you really need a good nap and that’s just what the burglar did next. Needless to say when the family who owned the house arrived home the burglar was quickly discovered and was arrested for trespassing.

It appears that Morris Dancing is in danger of dying out because there is a shortage of dancers. North Somerset Chalice Morris Man has recently sent out 15,000 letters to try and attract new members and other morris sides are watching closely with a view to launch a national campaign. There have also been attempts to include Morris dancing in the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympics

Firemen in Cardiff have saved 32 Koi carp after their tank sprung a leak. When the tank began leaking worried owner Jim Senior tried to fill it up with a hosepipe. However, finding that the water was leaking faster than he could fill the tank, Jim called the fire service who kept the tank topped up with their fire pressure hoses until emergency repairs were made. All the fish were saved.

A man who managed to build a castle behind a haystack could face having it demolished. Robert Fidler built the castle over the course of two years but kept it concealed behind a 40 foot stack of hay bales. He then lived there for four years before revealing the castle in August of last year. He claims that because the castle has been there for four years with no objections that it is no longer illegal. However, the council planners say that the law does not apply in this case because no one has had the chance to see it.