Good News · Perth
Good News: A Washing Dried Outdoors in Perth at the End of October, and Witnesses Are Prepared to Swear to It
Sunshine, 14°C and a light breeze produce what one Craigie woman called 'the best drying day since August'.
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Friday, 30 October 2026
World · Brazil
Politician Blames ChatGPT for Letter Calling Wrong Person ‘President-Elect’; Perth Man Blames Autocorrect for Everything Since 2011
Bolsonaro ally says AI wrote the controversial letter. In Perth, technology is now officially responsible for all family arguments.
World · Greenland
Greenland Opens International Airport at Ilulissat; Perth Airport at Scone Reminds World It Has a Very Nice Café
Arctic town gets long-haul ambitions. Perth's own aerodrome, meanwhile, offers flying lessons, helicopters and a bacon roll.
World · London
London Opens Restaurant Where All the Food Is Knitted; Perth Knitting Circle Says It’s Been Doing This for Years
'Kate's Knitalian' exhibition features woolly spaghetti and knitted tiramisu. A Scone knitter says she knitted a full Sunday roast in 2019.
World · Vatican
Vatican Celebrates the Popemobile; Perth Mobility Scooter Club Asks for Bulletproof Canopy
The famous papal vehicle is honoured in Rome. In Perth, pensioners point out their scooters face greater daily hazards, mainly bins.
World · Japan
Bank of Japan Hits 2% Inflation Target After 13 Years; Perth Gran Hits Hers in a Week at the Butcher’s
Tokyo celebrates a long-awaited milestone. In Perth, prices of mince were said to have 'reached target some time ago'.
Wildlife · Kinross
Loch Leven’s Geese Expect Fresh Visitors as Nature Trail Plans Take Flight
New trail could bring more families to Scotland's top goose-watching spot. The geese say they are 'big in Iceland' but happy to perform.
Autumn · Highland Perthshire
Dry Weekend Start Gives Big Tree Country One Last Golden Hurrah Before the Frost
Leaf-peepers urged to get out today. Dunkeld, the Hermitage and Pitlochry still glowing, though a frost on Sunday night will start to bring the curtain down.
Wellness · Travel
Copenhagen Opens Water Culture House With Ten Pools and Three Saunas; Perth Points Out It Has the Tay and a Bracing Wind
Danish capital's new bathing palace wows architects. Perth tourism chiefs counter with 'nature's own cold plunge, free of charge'.
Culture · Perth
Perth Museum Missing From World’s Most-Visited List; City Demands Recount, Citing ‘The Stone Alone’
Beijing's Palace Museum tops the global rankings. Perth argues its Stone of Destiny is 'the heaviest exhibit per visitor' anywhere.