Week's most clicked
Cartoonist Harry Bruce looks back on the week that was.
FROM Charles Manson to a snappy crocodile, killer instincts caught the attention of the online world this week.
At cairns.com.au, the most clicked news story was the incredible survival tale of Leggy the dog, who is now on the mend after escaping from the jaws of a cranky croc.And nationally, the strange case of a man who went looking for his biological father and discovered it was notorious serial killer Charles Manson took the top spot at news.com.au.
Cairns top 5
1. A 2m croc tears chunks out of Leggy the kelpie-cattle dog cross before slipping back into a popular South Johnstone swimming spot. Read more.
2. Prominent historian Geoffrey Blainey says the Far North region should split from Queensland and become a state in its own right. Read more.
3. Jetstar agrees to provide an extra 300,000 seats for Cairns over the next two and a half years, to fill the void left by Qantas flights to Japan. Read more.
4. Detectives want to speak to a mystery woman who was seen having an "aggressive" argument with a man 30 minutes before his body was found. Read more.
5. Kuranda residents report seeing a strange yellow light cross the night sky, and are still waiting for answers about the mystery meteorite-like sighting. Read more.
National top 5
1. A man goes in search of his biological father and learns it was famed serial killer Charles Manson. Read more.
2. American Idol star Adam Lambert refuses to apologise for simulating oral sex with a male dancer at the American Music Awards. Read more.
3. An insurance company cuts a woman’s health benefits after seeing pictures on Facebook of her looking healthy and smiling in bikini at the beach. Read more.
4. Playboy magazine is about to get its oldest ever playmate, a 60-year-old Dutch reality TV star. Read more.
5. Michael Buble is sick of being typecast as a "cheesy crooner", warning the next person that criticises him will end up with a fist in their face. Read more.
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