Giant panda Tian Tian shows her playful side in footage caught by keepers at Edinburgh Zoo.

The female can be seen taking a headlong tumble off a hammock in her bamboo-strewn enclosure. The video shows her chasing a log given to her by keepers, which she then rubs over her fur while lying belly-up on the ground.

The video can be watched on Edinburgh Zoo’s YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/bCniVnbx4is .

Father’s hat-trick of baby delivery

A football fan is celebrating a hat-trick after delivering his child at home for the third time.

Rob Keeling, 40, sprang into action after partner Jodie Pointon warned the baby was coming – and she could not get to hospital in time for the birth. He called 999 for advice, grabbed quilts and towels and successfully brought 7lb 5oz Billy into the world, the Stoke Sentinel reported. Surprised ambulance call-handlers told Rob Keeling to remember what he had done twice in the past.

It means Rob has now delivered their three sons in the bathroom, bedroom and lounge of their different homes in Fegg Hayes, Stoke-on-Trent. “Even Peter Crouch has not got a hat-trick like this,” Keeling said.

Little fibbers show intelligence

If your six-year-old is a seasoned little fibber, don’t fret – it probably means he or she is unusually bright, according to a new study.

Scientists have found the first clear evidence that children who are good liars have better verbal working memories. This means they are adept at keeping track of verbal information, a skill associated with being quick and clever.

Psychologist Elena Hoicka, a member of the team from the University of Sheffield, said that parents “can at least be pleased to discover that when their children are lying well, it means their children are becoming better at thinking and have good memory skills”.

The results are published in the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology.

Versailles sculpture vandalised

Vandals have spray-painted a controversial Anish Kapoor sculpture in the garden of the palace of Versailles called Dirty Corner.

The huge 220ft red metal work - resembling a gaping cavern - has been dubbed “vagina of the queen” by media, and was sprayed with yellow paint by unknown vandals. Versailles authorities say they have since cleaned it.

Kapoor told France’s Le Figaro that the vandalism “represents a certain intolerance that is appearing in France about art. The problem seems to be political”.

Stuffed tiger given airport tour

When a six-year-old boy left behind his favourite stuffed animal at Tampa International Airport, officials took the toy on an adventure.

Owen Lake lost his stuffed tiger, Hobbes, earlier this month on his way to Houston. His mother, Amanda Lake, says she called the lost-and-found office but couldn’t retrieve the toy before the family left.

When airport officials found Hobbes, they took him on a tour of the airport and photographed his travels. Among his adventures: Hobbes visited a control tower and a nearby pool, and he hung out with firefighters.

Officials put the images into a book they gave Owen when he returned home and was reunited with Hobbes.

Airport operations manager Tony D’Aiuto says he was inspired by the travelling gnome in the film Amelie.