Melbourne, November 21 : A council in London has banned a traditional shop display branding its Christmas carols ''''noise pollution''''.

Westminster Council has warned department store Debenhams that it may be prosecuted if continues to play carols as part of its 250,000-dollar annual display, including dancing reindeers and snowmen moving to Silent Night.

Melbourne, Nov 21 : A 46-year-old mother has been allegedly accused of making a video of a 29-year-old man having sex with her teenage daughter.

Melbourne, November 21 : A sexagenarian man used a garden hose to fight off a teenage intruder in his backyard wearing nothing.

Walter Mayer, 61, even chased the youth down the street in the buff because the 20metre-long hose could not be extended any longer.

The fit and healthy TV repairman, however, does not think that his actions were brave.

"It was quite foolish when you sit and think about it now," Northern Territory quoted him as saying.

"But I go into destructive mode when these things happen and would do exactly the same thing again," he added.

It all began when Mayer heard the roof of his Tennant Creek home being pelted with rocks, while he was having a shower at 8pm on Monday.

Melbourne, Nov 21: Paris Hilton has topped Forbes. com''s new list of ‘Most Overexposed Celebrity’.

Melbourne, November 21 : Google has come up with a new tool for its users that will allow them to edit, delete, and comment on search results and share them with other users.

The new tool, known as SearchWiki, will be available with all of Google''s English-language search services.

This will make it possible for internet users to rate and comment on search results, and see how others have rated theirs.

According to news. com. au, the new tool is expected to add a social networking dimension to the services provided by the Internet giant.

Those wishing to use the novel tool should be signed in to a Google account, and any changes they make will apply only their own results.

Melbourne, Nov. 21 : Several imams in the Australian state of Victoria have condoned rape and domestic violence within marriage, exploitation of women, welfare fraud and polygamy.