Future Brit shoppers to pick still growing fruit from supermarket shelves

October 5th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Those small and inconvenient sticky labels in illegible print on consumer items like fruits are likely to be replaced by laser 'tattoo' technology, which is currently undergoing tests. Called laser etching, the new technology puts a tattoo on grapefruit and other produce so it can be identified at the supermarket checkout lines.

August 26th, 2009 LONDON - Brit coppers Jacqueline Felton and Michael Aldred have revealed that they have booked the best wedding date ever - 9/9/9. The two of them have decided on tying the knot on September 9, 2009, a date which very much has to do with their work.

August 13th, 2009 LONDON - British embassies across the globe have received bizarre requests from Brit tourists, including one seeking advice on breast enlargement. The country's Foreign Office revealed some travellers left the embassy staff facing with trivial requests.

July 15th, 2009 LONDON - With more and more recession-hit couples opting for nights in rather than going out, the sales of sexy undies has gone sky high. And top supermarket chain Tesco decided to help cash-strapped couples by launching a new line of cheap designer smalls.

June 30th, 2009 BRUSSELS - Cucumbers shaped like boomerangs are set to land back on the shelves of European Union shops Wednesday, after the EU's executive bowed to criticism and repealed laws setting minimum standards for the way fruit and vegetables should look. "July 1 marks the return to our shelves of the curved cucumber and the knobbly carrot ...

June 26th, 2009 LONDON - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin recently visited a Moscow supermarket and pointed out that the sausages were too expensive. In an impromptu visit to a branch of supermarket chain Perekrestok, Putin expressed his annoyance with the high price of packet of sausages, The Telegraph reports.

June 11th, 2009 LONDON - Muslim extremists want toys such as Peppa Pig and Barbie banned, fearing they bring a corrupting influence on their kids by promoting "western values" against Islam. Some shopping centres, including one in Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, were reported to have already dropped the Peppa Pig dolls from their shelves.

June 9th, 2009 LONDON - Chimpanzees have an inherent spatial memory that makes them remember the exact location of all their favourite fruit trees, according to a study. In fact, primatologists have found that their spatial memory is so precise that they can find a single tree among more than 12,000 others within a patch of forest.

May 11th, 2009 LONDON - Fat-busting knickers from John Lewis disappeared in half an hour after the British store's online shop was plagued by enthusiastic customers. And the in-store stocks of the new anti-cellulite 'wonder pants' were further taken home by shoppers within hours of going on sale.

April 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Former Wimbledon champion Pat Cash believes Andy Murray can become the first Brit since Fred Perry to win Wimbledon. Australian Cash, who won the men's title himself in 1987, admits he would be surprised if Murray fails to lift a Grand Slam at some point in the near future.

April 19th, 2009 LONDON - The ongoing recession has taken toll on Brit mothers who are sacrificing their lavish lifestyles to feed their kids. An Asda poll of 1,000 mothers has found that a staggering 77 percent are struggling to put meals on the table.

April 6th, 2009 LONDON - A new survey has revealed that Brit couples have, on average, 156 arguments a year. This means that they spend two full days fighting each other, reports the Sun.

March 14th, 2009 LONDON - Katy Perry has peeled off clothes to flaunt her eye-popping curves for US Esquire magazine. Wearing a black corset teamed with matching stockings and suspenders, the I Kissed A Girl hitmaker looked hot in the saucy photoshoot.

January 20th, 2009 LONDON - New British singing sensation Leona Lewis has been snubbed by the Brit Awards. 'It's a complete travesty, Lewis has been overlooked in her own country.

January 18th, 2009 LONDON - Australian pop singer-songwriter and occasional actress Kylie Minogue is to co-host the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards, also known as Brit Awards. Minogue will take to the stage alongside English actors James Corden and Mathew Horne at London's Earl's Court Feb 18, reports contactmusic.com.