Motorists in London to pay 'green' charge for parkingOctober 1st, 2009 LONDON - Reports indicate that a local authority in London has become the first in the world to charge motorists for parking on the basis of how "green" their vehicle is. According to a report by Sky News, Richmond upon Thames is to charge drivers varying prices based on the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions of their vehicle of choice.
Oz stripper flashes parking inspector in annoyance over ticketSeptember 25th, 2009 MELBOURNE - An Adelaide city parking inspector has revealed that he comes across different situations in his line of work, but none were as funny as the stripper who flashed him in annoyance over a ticket. Parking inspector Remo Paolini revealed that he had come across many people who bare all so that they can get out of getting a ticket, and he described a bizarre run in with an exotic dancer who parked illegally.
20pct of Brit women go to work knickerless!August 20th, 2009 LONDON - Almost twenty percent of British women have gone to work without wearing their knickers, says a new book. The book titled '8 Out Of 10 Brits' by Charlie Croker has revealed that women own 22 pairs of knickers on average - and nearly 1in 5 has gone to work knickerless.
Burqini banned in Italian townAugust 20th, 2009 LONDON - Muslim women have been banned from wearing the body-concealing swimming costume known as a burqini in the northern Italian town of Varallo Sesia. According to The Telegraph and Italy's official ANSA news agency, the burqini consists of a headscarf, tunic and loose leggings and women wearing the garment, face a fine of 500 Euros (430 pounds).
Malay Indian Congress women don't feel hindered by poor educationAugust 12th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - Some women leaders in the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) don't have much of an education, but they have got the drive, commitment and passion. According to WANITA chief Paduka Komala Krishnamoorthy, these women believe in what they do and added that women must be willing to express themselves.
Coming soon at Heathrow: driverless cars with bug-eyed windows!August 12th, 2009 LONDON - Battery-operated driverless cars with bug-eyed windows will soon be carrying passengers at the Heathrow Airport. The bubble shaped vehicles look like a capsule and their doors fold back like butterfly wings.
Recession friendly £1 face cream to hit British shelves soonAugust 12th, 2009 LONDON - A recession friendly face cream priced at only 1 pound is set to hit the British shelves next week. The moisturiser, the cheapest one at Superdrug, apparently comes in a basic 150ml white plastic pot with a choice of camomile or fragrance-free formulas.
Pak parliamentary secretaries blame 'old cars' for hindering their work!June 25th, 2009 LAHORE - If one sees Pakistan parliamentary secretaries not performing their duties, blame their official cars for the slack work, as officials of the Punjab Assembly have asked the government to provide them brand new cars, because the old vehicles that they have been provided are hindering their work. The Punjab Assembly Parliamentary Secretary, Sagheera Islam has asked the government to provide new vehicles to the secretaries to facilitate their hassle-free movement, as the old cars always remained out-of-order which hindered them from performing their duties
"The government can sell bullet-proof vehicles and buy us new cars.
Car theft syndicates employing sexy girls to steal amorous men's carsJune 24th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - Sexy women are helping car theft syndicates steal amorous businessmen's luxury vehicles, says a report. According to the Harian Metro, during the past six months, about 10 businessmen have lost their cars after being seduced by these women.
UK Foreign Office says diplomats from other countries owe millions in unpaid finesJune 18th, 2009 Diplomats owe UK millions in finesLONDON — Diplomats posted in Britain owe more than 27 million pounds ($44 million) in unpaid parking tickets, traffic fines and fees for driving in London's so-called congestion zone, the government said Thursday. Foreign Secretary David Miliband issued the figures in a written statement to lawmakers.
Indonesian women claim they had to sleep with their boss to get salaryJune 3rd, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - Three Indonesian women, working for the owner of a catering company in Sungai Siput, say they have been enduring sexual abuse for past two years for their salaries. The women claim that there 43-year-old employer would not pay them their RM400 monthly salary unless they have sex with him and would physically abuse them if they refused.
U.S. woman fine with boyfriend having sex with other womenMay 13th, 2009 LONDON - An American woman has revealed that she has no issues at all with her boyfriend sleeping with other women, especially since he is helping them out in his duties as a sex surrogate. Marie, 33, finds her boyfriend "amazing" for helping women get over their sexual problems, even when he takes a "hands on" approach to his therapy and ends up having intercourse with 50 per cent of his clients.
Men in flashy cars really do make women go weak in the kneesMarch 24th, 2009 LONDON - A new study has confirmed what many men and advertisers long believed: driving a flashy car really does make a person more attractive to women. Psychologists at the University of Wales presented women with separate images of the same man sitting in a silver Bentley Continental, then a red Ford Fiesta.
Tom Jones' greying hair make women weak at the kneesMarch 17th, 2009 LONDON - Legendary rocker Tom Jones has revealed that he wished he had gone grey long before, as he believes his greying hair make women weak at the knees. He also said that he did not like dying his hair as women loved the grey hair.
Sienna Miller doesn't understand womenFebruary 15th, 2009 LONDON - American actress and model Sienna Miller who faced a backlash from her female fans after she began dating married actor Balthazar Getty has hit back at her detractors and said she doesn't understand women. 'I have been at war, without a doubt.
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