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Store stocks 'inflatable boob job

Debenhams has announced the launch of inflatable pads that can enlarge the appearance of the wearer's breasts by up to one cup size.

The air pads are placed between the breasts and bra, and can be activated by a button-operated pump.

Head lingerie buyer Annette Warburton said: "Moving on from traditional silicone and oil inserts, the lightweight and adjustable nature of the air version lends itself to every occasion, whether it's a va-va-voom effect needed or a just natural enhancement.

"Costing just £5 a pair, tests showed that when fully inflated, the pump-up air pads gave women a boost of a whole cup size."

She added: "We predict women all over the UK will be storing these in their desk drawers ready for the mistletoe moment with the office hunk.

"Plus, they're easily and quickly deflated when Nigel from accounts approaches after a few glasses of mulled wine."


10,000 starfish wash up on Norfolk coast

Over 10,000 starfish have died after washing up on a beach in North Norfolk.

The creatures are believed to have been forced onto the land by high tide during heavy storms. They can only live for a few hours out of water and are thought to have gathered in shallow waters to feed.

Local pharmacist dispenser Margaret Wright told The Times: "The sight of all these little creatures dying on the beach was horrendous. We only went on a short walk and found a starfish graveyard.

"It's a long stretch of beach and there were just thousands of them littering the shore line for as far you could see.

She added: "The funny thing is that further down the beach we found a starfish which was still alive and put him back in the water.

"Now he's not going to have any friends - he's going to be floating around out there by himself."

Nigel Croasdale from Hunstanton Sea Life Sanctuary, explained: "This type of thing may happen once a year, depending on the weather. When the tide returns, the bodies are usually washed back into the sea."




Married couple 'jailed for reuniting'


A husband and wife in Spain have both been sent to prison after reuniting following a break-up.

The unnamed couple were found guilty of breaching a distancing order which forbade them being within 500 metres of one another following their separation last year, The Daily Telegraph reports.

Using laws designed to tackle domestic violence, the court had previously banned the husband from approaching or contacting his wife, but the couple decided to get back together after their year-long split.

However, Civil Guard officers spotted the married pair with one another in Motril in Andalusia on Spain's southern coast and arrested them, despite their protestations that their reunion was by mutual consent.

The man was sentenced to six months in jail for breaching the order and the woman was given a four month sentence for being his accomplice.





Prostitutes in Copenhagen have reportedly announced plans to offer their services for free to UN climate summit delegates.

The move has been outlined to protest anti-prostitution initiative undertaken by Copenhagen city hall over the course of the December 7-18 summit in the Danish capital, AFP reports.

Postcards have been distributed to the city's hotel reading: "Be sustainable: Don't buy sex." Letters have also been sent to hotel managers to discourage prostitutes meeting clients on their premises.

Susanne Moeller of the Danish association for the defence of sex workers said: "All delegates who come to Copenhagen for the world climate summit will be able to use the postcards for payment after making a request on our website.

"We do not expect many delegates [to make use of the offer] but we want to protest what we consider discrimination."

Prostitution was decriminalised in Denmark in March 1999, though the operation of brothels and other types of pimping remain illegal.



Shoe thrown at Bush shoe-thrower

A man claiming to be an Iraqi journalist-in-exile has thrown a shoe at the protestor who flung his own footwear at the then-US president George W. Bush a year ago.

The man, known only as Khayat, accused Al-Baghdadia reporter Muntazer al-Zaidi of "working for dictatorship in Iraq" during a conference in France, AFP reports.

During a question and answer session at the Foreign Press Welcome Centre in Paris, Khayat threw his shoe and yelled: "Here's another shoe for you!"

Zaidi responded: "When I used this method, it was against the occupation. I did not use it against a compatriot. I always knew the occupier and his lackeys would stop at nothing to get to me."

As with last year's incident, Zaidi dodged Khayat's boot, which then bounced harmlessly away. Zaidi's brother grappled with the man and venue staff later took him away.

Zaidi was jailed for nine months after his own shoe-throwing, before being flown out of Iraq by his employers on his release.



Celebrity 'DNA perfume' goes on sale


Perfume made from the DNA of celebrities has gone on sale.

The Sun reports that My DNA Fragrance claims to make the scents out of DNA taken from the stars' hair.

The company has joined forces with John Reznikoff, who has the world's largest collection of celebrity hair.

Fragrances have already been concocted using the DNA of stars including Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe and Napoleon Bonaparte.

The firm's chairman Carlton Enoch said: "We use the genetic code to formulate the fragrance. If you are putting on MJ's perfume, it's a unique fragrance to him. The biggest seller is Elvis, but MJ is selling very well too."

Enoch added that the scents are "strong", contain no alcohol, and use aloe vera so that the smell lasts all day and is good for the skin.

He continued: "We had the actor Samuel L. Jackson call up to get his own perfume made - it's so unique and special that he wanted it."