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A Labour MP has called for sex toys to be regulated amid fears they could be hacked to reveal intimate data. Chi Onwurah, 52, MP for Newcastle Central, said she was astounded by the complacency over the issue.

A far-right politician has lost his lawsuit for slander against a group of left-wing activists who gave him the finger. Heinz-Christian Strache, leader of Austria's Freedom Party (FPÖ), launched the lawsuit against Linkswende after they published a video of people insulting him and showing their mi

A couple in France are facing a court ban on naming their daughter "Liam" because it could "create a risk of gender confusion". France's public prosecutor is arguing that giving the female baby a traditionally masculine name would be "contrary to the interest of the child and could harm her in her s

Germany's equality commissioner has sparked a national controversy by suggesting the word "fatherland" in the German national anthem should be replaced by a gender-neutral term. The suggestion comes weeks after Canada passed legislation amending the phrase "in all thy sons command" in the Canadian n

Chefs have been ordered to stun lobsters before boiling them instead of cooking them conscious as they traditionally do. From 1 March, "the practice of plunging live lobsters into boiling water, which is common in restaurants, is no longer permitted", the Swiss government has said.

Police say they identified a massive cannabis farming operation after noticing a lack of snow on the roof of the alleged grow house. A total of 322 cannabis plants were seized from the property after a lack of snow on the roof of the building aroused police suspicion, pointing to the heat produced b

A publisher has been subjected to angry demonstrations over a comic book character who scribbles a penis on a portrait of Genghis Khan. Dozens of Mongolians protested the "barbaric act" outside Shogakukan Inc.'s headquarters in Tokyo earlier this week, reportedly shouting: "Insulting Genghis Khan is

A top judge is suing an ethics panel that found him guilty of plagiarism. Miroslav Šeparović, president of the Constitutional Court of Croatia, has filed criminal complaints against all five members of the national Committee on Ethics in Science and Higher Education (CESHE).

Eagles will be the first line of defence against rogue drones under plans put into motion by police in Geneva, Switzerland. Two eagles are currently being trained to take down drones, which are being increasingly used around the world to commit crimes such as airlifting contraband or take compromisi

A nightclub that encourages revellers to strip naked and “do whatever you want” has been described as a breeding ground for “broken souls” by a nearby church. Naked partygoers are given free entrance to Klubb Naket, a venue on Stockholm's “hipster island” of Södermalm.

An “exceptionally” drunk burglar who fell asleep in the kitchen armchair of the house he was raiding has been jailed for two years. Homeowner David English initially thought Mark O'Mahony, 33, was his son when he found the intruder sleeping in an armchair at the end of his kitchen table, Dublin

Law students in Ghana have mounted a protest after the vast majority of students failed their professional exams. According to figures from Ghana School of Law, only 91 students out of 474 candidates (19 per cent) succeeded in their final exams.

A passenger flight was forced to make an emergency stop after a fight broke out over a man who refused to stop breaking wind. According to reports, the Transavia flight from Dubai to Amsterdam was forced to land in Vienna because an elderly man on board had persisted in polluting the atmosphere desp

A man who tried to pass off expensive veal as cheap fruit at a supermarket self-service checkout has been fined nearly £185,000. The 58-year-old businessman, who remains unnamed, was convicted of theft and given a penalty based on his monthly salary of £21,000.

Trade talks between the EU and Mexico have been held to ransom by Spanish cheesemakers and their Mexican competitors, who remain locked in a long-running dispute over allegations of cheese plagiarism. Cheesemakers in La Mancha, central Spain, accuse their Mexican counterparts of a "crude plagiarism"