London, Nov 19 : The British couple, which was caught having sex on a Dubai beach, may have their sentence quadrupled if their appeal boomerangs.

London, Nov 19 : Steve Austin won loads of accolades as a bionic man in the 70s series ‘The Six Million Dollar Man’, and now scientists claim that a revolutionary brain implant would soon make the fictional character a reality – using the help of the movie.

MicroBridge Services, based at Cardiff University, south Wales, is pioneering work in which tiny implants would be able to effectively channel brain-waves to prosthetic limbs.

The company is a leader in micro-engineering design and manufacture and possibly the only firm in the world capable of creating the implants.

The implants are the size of a match head carrying 100 sensors made of extremely hard tungsten carbide, which conducts electricity.

London, Nov 19 : Brit labourers are ditching their traditional cuppa for the upmarket coffee, a new survey has revealed.

According to the study of 500 building trade workers, six out of 10 builders prefer coffee during their breaks – and they like to add semi-skimmed milk in it instead of the full-fat variety.

However, the sugar intake is the same – most Brits still add two sugars – regardless of whether they are sipping a cuppa or a cappuccino.

Insiders blame the influx of coffee-sipping workers from abroad for the change in drinking habits.

The survey was carried out by DIY chain Wickes.

London, Nov 19 : A Brit lawyer gorged on 41 mince pies within 10 minutes to become a British speed-eating champion.

Although Denzil Gunner, who lives in Notting Hill, London ate 41 pies in 10 minutes, he still is 5 pies behind the world record of 46 pies in 10 minutes, which was accomplished by an American woman, reports the Telegraph.

The American woman Sonya Thomas, 36, set the record in 2006.

Gunner said: "I didn''t do any eating preparation at all, I just showed up and went for it. My technique was just to cram as many in as possible and drink as much water as I could because they are very dry.”

London, November 19 : Bao Xishun, the world’s tallest man, who became the world’s tallest father on October 2, has said that his new born son is the apple of his life.

Xishun, the 7ft 9in former herdsman, married the 5ft6in Xia Shujuan in July 2007. Their little one ‘Tianyou’, who was born this year, was only slightly taller than the average newborns measuring a normal 22 inches in length.

But all his 58-year-old Chinese dad, recognised as the world’s tallest man by Guinness World Records in 2005, wants is to see his lad grow up to be a fine young gentleman.

London, Nov 19 : For most people, it provides a time for quiet contemplation and a chance to study knees, but when it comes to Brits, they like to read, chat and text friends while in the loo, says a new survey released to mark World Toilet Day.

According to the poll, more than 14 million of Britons have admitted to reading a newspaper, book or magazine to pass the time in the smallest room.

The study, commissioned by aid agency Tearfund, found up to eight million also like to talk while on the toilet – either on the phone or to family – while one in five will send text messages, reports the Daily Express.

The Toilet Habit survey also suggested that men were more likely to look around for a distraction than women.