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Above, a tartan-clad dipper enjoys a nip at the Loony Dook and, top, crowds in Stonehaven

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Ras Al Khaimah -- The RAK marine patrols of the department of public works and services here have finally nabbed a gang of illegal fishermen while catching a large amount of banned shells, locally known as 'Dook'.

Right, swim-|mers take part in the Loony Dook New Year's Day dip in the Firth of Forth at South Queensferry, as part of Edinburgh's Hogmanay celebrations; below, Marco Fois, of Italy, dives into the Tiber river from the 59-foot-high Cavour Bridge in Rome to celebrate the New Year | Iraqi break dancers in Santa Claus costumes celebrate the New Year at Firdous Square in Baghdad.

LOONY DOOK Forth Bridge, near Edinburgh See in the New Year feet first into the Forth River under the shadow of the famous railway bridge.

On New Year's Day a new custom has begun to take hold -- the Loony Dook. Since 1987, the brave (and the mad) have taken the plunge into the icy cold River Forth in South Queensferry, Edinburgh for a refreshing start to the year.

Sarah White and Jeanette Travis were both victims of twisted Paul Dook.

MORE than 500 intrepid people took part in the 24th annual 'Loony Dook', which saw them dive into the freezing Firth of Forth today - New Year''s Day.

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Paul Duga Dook, head coach of the Cameroon academy said: "It was a great experience for our boys to play here in such great conditions.

The reading of animal entrails or eggs can give information about the human world, and these are often used by adat nain, or matan dook (what we might call a wizard or soothsayer), who can be trusted with the future more than the state media.

But the song penned to celebrate the Middlesbrough man might yet persuade the club's prize asset to stay on Teesside, the new Riverside Stadium anthem being blasted out at half-time to celebrate the Dook's 11th goal of the season.

The only disappointment we've experienced thus far was from some overseas visitors who "just adored your Alnwick" (they pronounced it Allen-Wick) but were disappointed not to have bumped into Harry Potter "at the Dook's place".

Guitarist Sam Dook told I-Spy: "David was watching us from the balcony although we never got to meet him.