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People tapping their palms may not be crackers - they could be texting
Read lifestyle news as you browse for fun fancy dress with Escapade If you worry that you look mad when using a hands-free kit for your mobile phone and appear as though you're talking to yourself, then wait until you see the latest development in technology. Researchers at Germany's Potsdam University have created a way of allowing people to use their palm as a touchscreen for their phone - without the user even having to get their device out of their pocket. It would use a motion-sensitive camera like the... Read more...
Girlfriend gets revenge on boyfriend's apparent clanger
Read lifestyle news as you browse for fun fancy dress with Escapade It seems like one man hasn't been watching those ads in which a couple of Australians dish out relationship advice closely enough. A car was spotted this week in Birmingham that proves men should never say another woman is better-looking than their other half, no matter what the circumstances. Right down the side in white spray paint read the words: "Is Pippa's Bum Still Better Than Mine???", apparently in reference to the Duchess of Cambridge's sister Pippa Read more...
Magnetic boy hits headlines in Croatia
Read lifestyle news as you browse for fun fancy dress with Escapade A little boy has hit the headlines in Croatia after his family revealed he is magnetic. Ivan Stoiljkovic, six, is able to stick metallic objects such as spoons and frying pans to his body when he takes off his shirt - and they don't fall off. His relatives reckon they can attach 25kg of objects to the little lad in one go. Not that they have been loading him up like the donkey in Buckaroo, or anything. Furthermore,... Read more...
Kourtney Kardashian goes Mexican for 32nd birthday bash
Read celebrity news as you browse for fun fancy dress with Escapade Kourtney Kardashian has been celebrating her 32nd birthday with a party in Mexico. The reality TV star flew to the resort of Punta Mita with her boyfriend Scott Disick and son Mason, as well as sister Kim, brother Rob and Kim's man Kris Humphries. As part of their six-day getaway, they all enjoyed a traditional fiesta upon arrival and Kourtney was presented with a huge chocolate cake for being the birthday girl. There was also a mariachi band... Read more...
Mr Happy completes gruelling 1,000-mile run
Read lifestyle news as you browse for fun fancy dress with Escapade Spending 71 days on your feet isn't everyone's idea of fun - but covering more than 1,000 miles in a fancy dress costume at the same time would push just about anyone to breaking point. That didn't stop a fundraiser for a children's leukaemia charity completing a gruelling 1,000-mile run dressed as Mr Happy. After beating the concrete for 71 days - covering an average of 22-miles per day - Andy Jackson arrived at Lands End - and... Read more...
Charity climbers scale wrong mountain after getting lost
Read lifestyle news as you browse for fun fancy dress with Escapade A group of men aiming to do the Three Peaks Challenge for charity have been left red-faced after climbing the wrong mountain. Damien Davis, Kevin Giles, Mike Murray, Dave Murray, James Bowyer and brother Carl Wright formed Team Wayne in honour of their pal Wayne Wilson, who died from leukaemia earlier this year. They set off on their hiking trip intending to scale Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and then Snowdon, but they somehow managed to end up on... Read more...
Budget glasses can help keep champers fizzy
Read lifestyle news as you browse for fun fancy dress with Escapade It might come a bit late for those of us who enjoyed a glass of champagne during the royal wedding, but one retailer has started selling flutes that can keep it fizzy for longer. Marks & Spencer has created a set of four glasses for £15 that have special technology to keep the bubbles in, the Daily Mail reports. Each one has five or six little dots etched into the bottom with a laser that allow more bubbles... Read more...
Taylor Swift buys lederhosen for her little brother
Read celebrity news as you browse for fun fancy dress with Escapade Taylor Swift travels around the world a lot for her glitzy career, so it is no surprise she likes to pick up some presents and souvenirs for her family from the different countries she visits. Her recent European tour was no exception, as she treated her little brother Austin, 19, to some German lederhosen for his birthday. The teen seemed pretty happy with her unusual choice of gift, even posing for a photo in it alongside the Love... Read more...
Pranksters in Holland play trick with traffic lights
Read lifestyle news as you browse for fun fancy dress with Escapade Investigations are underway in Holland to find out how pranksters got to traffic lights to put a rude picture where the green lamp should be. According to the Metro, someone changed the set of stop signals in Nimwegen so that whenever they turned to 'go', an LED image of a stick figures making love flashed up. The trick caused chaos at the junction, as motorists stopped to gawp at the picture and pedestrians kept pressing crossing buttons to... Read more...
Tetley launches perfume that smells like tea
Read lifestyle news as you browse for fun fancy dress with Escapade People who like tea can now enjoy wearing it as well as drinking it, because Tetley has launched a new scent capturing the essence of the humble cuppa. Yes, we thought it was an April fool at first too, but the manufacturer said it decided to launch Le Brew via its eBay site after finding tea is one of Britain's favourite smells. Indeed, it came fourth in a list also featuring fresh bread, cut grass and clean laundry.... Read more...
Mother with suite tooth urged to stop eating sofas
Read lifestyle news as you browse for fun fancy dress with Escapade A young mother in Florida has been told by doctors that she must stop eating furniture if she is to avoid doing serious harm to her body. Adele Edwards, 30, is addicted to eating household items like rubbers and elastic bands. However, her favourite thing to chomp on is the stuffing from sofas and she thinks she has consumed about eight settees and five chairs' worth in her life so far. "I was ten years old when I... Read more...
Go Compare man tops UK classical music charts
Read entertainment news as you browse for fun fancy dress with Escapade If we asked you to name the advert on TV that you find the most annoying, the chances are you'd come up with Go Compare. However, that hasn't stopped the man behind moustachioed tenor and face of the company Gio Compario, Wynne Evans, going straight to the top of the classical music charts in his own right. The 39-year-old can usually be seen bounding around our screens singing irritating jingles that usually and with "...and you'll thank your... Read more...