This week we tip our bowler hat to –
Felix Baumgartner who celebrated a record skydive from space – breaking records for the highest freefall jump, the fastest freefall speed and the highest balloon flight by a human. You can see the amazing achievement here…
Michael Fish, weather reporter, who has been given the chance to correct his Great Storm blunder 25 years after the fact…
Pandas Tian Tian and Yang Guang who have been honoured for their services to Scottish tourism…
The numerous sheep who have taken part in a Senegalese X Factor-style TV programme This Sheep which has become a surprise ratings hit…
And it’s not been such a good week for Larry and Freya, the Downing Street cats, who have been trading blows at dawn…