A dog walker in Thorndon, Suffolk, has been left embarrassed after an advert she placed in a parish magazine included a typo which saw her offer “dog wanking” services. Lucy Hignett took out the ad to drum up interest in her business Lead The Way. She says she has received “disgusting” messages after it was distributed.
Air guitar world record broken in Australia
A festival in Australia broke a Guinness World Record when 3,722 people played air guitar to AC/DC hit Highway to Hell. The Perth Festival began on Sunday with the bid for a record for the largest air guitar ensemble. The organisers successfully beat the previous record of 2,377 people, which was set in September 2011 in California.
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