And finally...

WITH news headlines often heralding doom and gloom, it was fantastic to see Donald MacLeod make his way into the Guinness Book of Records for telling the most number of jokes – 580 – in an hour (your report, 6 March). In doing so, he raised money for four charities in his native Isle of Lewis.

In an often dark world, he proves that laughter is indeed the best medicine.

ALEX ORR

Leamington Terrace

Edinburgh