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American-made sex robots are heading to the UK. US citizen Scott Maclean has been working on his erotic male and female bots – which come with automatic moving limbs and programmable personalities – since 2004 and has revealed he has had a number of enquiries from British men. He told The Sun newspaper: “We’ve had ... Read more

The Guardian Karima Keyek, known as ‘Stealer of Hearts’, claims prime minister offered her cash and jewellery at Valentine’s dinner. Karima Keyek says Berlusconi behaved towards her like a father: ‘It is the first time in my life that a man has not tried to take me to bed’ . The latest sex scandal threatening ... Read more

Paul the psychic octopus, the unlikely hero of the 2010 World Cup, has been found dead in his German aquarium, reports BBC News. Officials cite natural causes rather than angry German soccer fans, and say that the beloved psychic cephalopod will be cremated, not turned into calamari. The aquarium plans a monument. “Paul delighted people ... Read more

They “could be the youngest couple in the world to get engaged of their own free will,” reports Gulf News. It would be tough to beat: The Syrian boy is five and the girl is three. Their parents swear it’s legit and even bought rings that have been exchanged. As the story goes, the boy, identified ... Read more

A Taiwanese woman has decided to marry herself in an elaborate ceremony due to a lack of potential suitors.  Chen Wei-yih has posed for a set of photos in a flowing white dress, enlisted a wedding planner and rented a banquet hall for a marriage celebration with 30 friends. Uninspired by the men she’s met ... Read more

On the 10th day of the 10th month of 2010, a Michigan woman gave birth to her third child. Barbara and Chad Soper never planned to have their children born on these particular dates. Though it does make it easier for everyone to remember their birthdays. The Soper’s first child, daughter Chloe Corrin, was born ... Read more

In Kenya, hundreds of young girls are being sexually abused by their own teachers during the past two years, a senior government official told BBC News. The official said the number of cases of sexual abuse was much more widespread than previously thought, adding that most of the cases are prevalent in the rural areas. ... Read more

Any firefighter can rescue a cat from a tree – but a black bear is a much bigger challenge! Crews had to shoot several tranquilliser darts at a 130 kg beast that  scrambled up a 60ft tree in a residential area of Bend, Oregon – and then fell asleep. The dozy animal had to be ... Read more

An island in the Maldives will be staffed exclusively by blondes if a scheme by Lithuanian firm Olialia gets the green light. An island in the Maldives will be staffed exclusively by blondes if a scheme by Lithuanian firm Olialia gets the green light. Olialia (pronounced Ooh La La) is hoping that by opening a ... Read more

Actress Gloria Stuart, who played an elderly Rose in the 1997 film Titanic, died at home in her sleep at the age of 100. Stuart studied drama and philosophy in college, began acting during the 1930s, and was a founding member of the Screen Actors Guild. She retired in 1946 to work as a painter ... Read more

For two hours, a grieving mum cradled the apparently lifeless body of her newborn son – and all her caresses and whispered words were rewarded when the baby suddenly began to move. Born prematurely at 27 weeks and weighing just one kilo, doctors said Jamie Ogg had no chance of survival. Unlike his twin sister ... Read more

It’s never too late to fall in love – a couple in Britain, aged 97 and 87, are said to have scripted history by becoming the oldest to get married. Henry Kerr, just three years short of his 100th birthday, and his bride Valerie Berkowitz, 87, have a combined age of 184, are believed to ... Read more

The Vatican issued a set of new rules in how they would handle discipline within the Church. Their new rules puts the ordination of female priests alongside pedophilia as a serious crimes which will be subject to investigation. The “crimes against faith” will be investigated by the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith (CDF) which ... Read more

Lizzie Velasquez, a 21-year-old college student in Austin, Texas who suffers from a rare and undiagnosed syndrome that prevents her from putting on weight, has to eat every 15 minutes in order to stay alive. Velasquez wears triple-zero sized clothing, and has almost zero percent body fat. She eats 60 small meals a day and ... Read more

A Hungarian dog has been reunited with his owners after being sucked into the sky still in his kennel by the wind from a huge storm. Agnes Tamas, 57, said she had chained her dog who she has renamed Lucky to the dog house when he was swept away by what she described as the ... Read more

Italy is holding its first divorce fair, to help couples facing marriage break-ups. Organizers of Italy’s first divorce fair said unhappily married Italians in attendance will be given advice to smooth their transitions to single status again. Franco Zanetti, an organizer of the Turning a New Leaf conference Saturday and Sunday in Milan, said attendees will ... Read more

Donna Simpson weighs 273 kilos and is originally from the US state of New Jersey. Her goal is to reach 450 kilos through the excessive intake of foods and thus become the most obese person on the planet, according to several local internet media. Simpson, 42 years old, is already featured in the Guinness World ... Read more

An Arab ambassador said he decided to call off his wedding immediately after he discovered that his wife-to-be, who wears a niqab, was bearded and cross-eyed. Dubai: An Arab ambassador said he decided to call off his wedding immediately after he discovered that his wife-to-be, who wears a niqab, was bearded and cross-eyed, reports gulfnews.com. The ... Read more

news.bbc.co.uk Romania has overtaken Russia as the top country of origin of migrant sex workers in the EU, a survey of prostitution across the EU has found. In 2006 the top countries of origin were Russia, Ukraine and Romania – in that order, the Tampep network reports. But in 2008 the top three were Romania, ... Read more

Can a quadriplegic woman be a good parent? Her ex-boyfriend filed a custody suit that says no. From Chicago Tribune Kaney O’Neill knows she has limits as a mother. The 31-year-old Des Plaines woman cannot walk, move her fingers independently or feel anything from the chest down. A decade ago, O’Neill was a Navy airman ... Read more