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Here’s what women want in their men

Here’s what women want in their menLondon, Apr 17 : `What women want?' This is one question that has always left guys scratching their heads, and now the women have themselves come out in open to reveal what exactly they look for in their dream man.

Women on MY Sun''s Woman forum have finally decided to put men out of their misery and come clean about what makes them tick.

One user, dollyminxture said that she was looking for a simple set of qualities.

"Honesty for a start. Someone who is gonna look after us and make us laugh," the Sun quoted her as saying.

Now, new car systems to protect pedestrians from accidents

Now, new car systems to protect pedestrians from accidentsLondon, Apr 17 : While cars are equipped with high-end security systems to ensure the safety of passengers, much hasn''t been done to safeguard the pedestrians in case of an accident, until now.

A variety of systems have now been introduced that, when built into a vehicle, may improve a pedestrian''s chances of surviving an accident.

Hulk Hogan clarifies O.J. Simpson comments

Hulk HoganLondon, April 17 : Former wrestler Hulk Hogan has clarified the comments he made in a new Rolling Stone magazine interview about the O. J. Simpson murder trial.

Simpson was acquitted of killing his wife Nicole and her friend Ron Goldman in 1993, reports the Daily Express.

In the article, Hogan admits that he can understand what drives a man to kill his wife after battling his ex Linda in the divorce courts.

He admitted during the interview that he was tempted to attack his wife ‘like O. J.’

Youngest person to climb all 214 hills in Lake District is just 5yrs old

Robin ReganLondon, April 17 : The youngest person to climb all 214 peaks in Alfred Wainwright''s Lake District guides is just five years old.

Little boy Robin Regan started climbing up the fells at the tender age of two years and 11 months.

The first peak he climed was Binsey, near his home in Caldbeck, Cumbria.

It was last Sunday when he completed his mission by reaching the summit of England''s highest mountain, Scafell Pike (3,209ft).

The London pub that’s bartering beer for goodies!

LondonLondon, April 17 : A London pub has come up with a new idea to aid recession-hit customers – accepting goods and services for beers.

Cash-strapped clients at The Marksman pub in Shoreditch, East London, can trade from CDs to papers and also offer services such as tuning the pub''s piano to settle their bill for starters and drinks.

Landlady Dawn Kolper revealed that she had put in an advertisement hoping to fill the pub''s jukebox with old tunes that were no longer wanted.

Eco-friendly knickers are flying off British stores shelves

London, April 17 : Knickers, made from planet friendly fabrics, have been fast disappearing from the British shelves.

The idea of fair trade organic knickers came to Sarah Lucy Smith for her final project while studying the Eco Design course at Goldsmiths University.

She later joined forces with school friend Rose Cleary-Southwood and thus GreenKnickers came about.

And now the zero carbon pants are so popular that they have been flying off the shelves and a new wedding range is planned next in line.

"We started GreenKnickers to prove that ethical can be funny, beautiful and sexy. The fabrics are so gorgeous, and super-duper green,” Sky News quoted Sarah as saying.

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