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Tidy trespassers take note - this sign was spotted on a residential fence in Auckland.

Bridget Jones' waist-high nana-pants are to be auctioned off to raise cash for some of London's most famous green spaces. The large, white underwear, which prompted pre-coital sniggering and the comment "hello, mummy" from Hugh Grant's character, will be auctioned off at a charity dinner next week.

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Pitfalls of private health insurance: Employees who need expensive surgery under their US employers' health-insurance plans may soon be asked to go overseas for the operation. Surgeries in India, Thailand and Indonesia cost about 20 per cent less than the US prices. However, employers may share part of their savings with the worker, who might turn the trip into an exotic family vacation before or after the surgery. (Source: Christian Science Monitor).

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A new study has found that women with breast implants are 73 per cent more likely to commit suicide than other women. The data was meant to track correlations between implants and increased risk of cancer. The good news is, implants aren't linked to a higher cancer rate. The bad news is, women with breast implants aren't all that happy compared with other women who accept their bodies. Other forms of plastic surgery are also linked to elevated suicide rates among women. (Source: CNN.com)

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Arnold Schwarzenegger has apologised after calling a Latina lawmaker "very hot". The California Governor said of Republican Bonnie Garcia, "black blood" mixed with "Latino blood" equals "hot". Schwarzenegger has apologised, saying, "Anyone out there that feels offended by these comments, I just want to say I'm sorry. The fact is that if I would hear this kind of comments in my house, by my kids, I would be upset, and today, when I read it in the papers ... It made me cringe." Garcia insists there was no need for Schwarzenegger to apologise, saying she referred to herself as a "hot-blooded Latina" all the time. (Source: Hollywood.com)