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NEW Aberdeen signing Joe Magennis today vowed to bring laughter to Pittodrie with his practical joke – but just don’t mention his most embarrassing moment.

ALMOST a century after it was sunk, treasures from an Aberdeen-built steam ship are going on show in the city.

THE Duchess of York has picked up an award for her charity work amid a furore over a newspaper sting.

THE bodies of all four members of a family who went missing after their house was swallowed by a gaping sinkhole have been found, authorities in Canada revealed.

LABOUR’S former head of communications Alastair Campbell today hit back following his furious on-air row with a leading political broadcaster.

A MAN from Taiwan known as Little Fatty is being compared with Susan Boyle after becoming a YouTube singing sensation.

A VET screamed “I’m going to die” as the car she was in was shunted sideways along the A1(M) by a lorry, she said today.

FUN-LOVING policemen filmed using a riot shield as a makeshift sledge have been reprimanded for the prank, a force said today.

A BABY had a miraculous escape when his pushchair rolled off a station platform and under a train.

SINGER Leona Lewis was recovering today after being punched in the head as she signed books for fans.

TWO men were knocked to the ground by a cage fighter in drag after they picked a fight with his friend.

MEMBERS of an Aberdeen band were today on cloud nine after the UK’s number one pop star got in touch to praise their acoustic version of his song.

A LAMBORGHINI Gallardo burst into flames in Peterborough.

A PUBLIC memorial will be held to mourn Michael Jackson at the venue of the singer’s final rehearsals, it was announced.

AT LEAST six people died and 50 were injured in an inferno when a train derailed and exploded in the small Italian town of Viareggio.

THIS video shows the dramatic moment that 4-year-old Muhammet Dirlik was hit by a runaway car and thrown down a flight of steps in Sanliurfa, Turkey.

A HORRIFIED US sheriff spoke out after a 72-year-old woman was stunned twice with a Taser gun by a policeman.

AN ABERDEEN singer is making a bid for TV glory on Britain’s Got Talent.

A VIDEO of pranksters trapping Jeremy Clarkson in a portable toilet has become something of an internet hit.

Madin Mohammed, a 6 year old superstar in the making is being tracked by Europe’s football elite.

FOOTAGE of incredible near misses at UK rail level crossings from Network Rail.

GEORGE Bush hailed progress in the wars that defined his presidency – and got a size-10 reminder of his unpopularity – when a man hurled two shoes at him during a news conference in Iraq.

The new trailer for the latest action-packed James Bond film Quantum of Solace was released today.

British billionaire Sir Richard Branson and American aerospace engineer Burt Rutan unveiled the WhiteKnightTwo mothership that will be used for his project to launch tourists into space.

A 104-YEAR-old pier took just 90 minutes to become a “mangled mess” after it was gutted by fire today.

A GROUNDBREAKING drug which could help slow Alzheimer’s by a massive 81% in a year has been pioneered by scientists in Aberdeen.