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LOS ANGELES: This is one trend that looks unlikely to catch on. Victoria Beckham wrapped herself from neck to calf in toilet paper dress, with a matching head dress for her own baby shower. 

Celeb pals including Eva Longoria and Ken Paves threw a party for the pregnant former Spice Girl on Saturday and came up with an unusual theme, reports UK's Metro.

Victoria's friends had told her to wear 'something waterproof' for the baby shower, but the event to mark the imminent arrival of her fourth child seemed to have a very different theme.

Metro gave more details about the baby shower. It said: "Guests played a game that involved making dresses from loo roll and judging from the photo she posted on Twitter, Mrs Beckham seemed a more than willing participant.

"The fun snap showed her wrapped from neck to calf in toilet paper, with a matching head dress, and there was even a hint of a rare smile from the designer."

Victoria later tweeted: 'Such a lovely day!!!thank u so much @EvaLongoria and @KenPaves for being such wonderful friends. Baby showers are so much fun!!!!!!!x vb'

 

UK: Now users can simply talk to their mobiles to recharge the batteries. Scientists have actually devised a gadget that will allow mobile phones to be recharged simply by talking into them, reports Daily Mail. 

The technology turns sound into electricity, allowing a mobile to be powered up while a conversation is in progress – and the greater the volume the greater the charge, says the paper.

The invention is billed as a godsend for those who regularly suffer the frustration of flat batteries.

But there are fears it will simply be an excuse for inconsiderate phone-users to make even more annoyingly noisy calls in public places. 

 

WELLINGTON: A 91-year-old New Zealand war veteran says he has been forced to put his new career as a modern-day Batman on hold because he is not allowed to be out fighting crime alone at night.

John Bray considers he is more than qualified to deal with the evildoers in the North Island town of Waipawa, having served with the Long Range Desert Group, a reconnaissance and raiding unit in north Africa in World War II.

So he enlisted as a member of the local community patrol, an organisation which acts as "the eyes and ears" of the police, cruising the streets at night, reporting any suspicious activity.

Like Batman, he started out with a partner but decided to go solo when his Robin equivalent, a man in his late 80s, kept falling asleep on duty.

Now he has been told by the local head of the community patrol organisation that he cannot work alone and he must find a new sidekick if he wants to get back on the roster.

"I want to keep going so now I have to find a new partner," he told AFP, describing his crimefighting role as a success, driving through the streets at night armed only with a spotlight and mobile phone.

"Definitely, it's been a success. It keeps the police informed of anything that's going on."