In a bout of satire, a Dutch design student set-up a fake online agency proposing advertising space on beer, cars and prostitutes' thighs and cleavage. On Raoul Balai's website www. instoresnow. nl, he also suggested painting brand names on zoo animals and huge billboards floating on beaches to get attention.

Scottish authorities on Wednesday complained some of the world's trash, coming from several countries including far off Brazil and Japan is piling up on a Scottish beach. Marine ranger Sarah Money told Reuters, "Despite being so remote, St Kilda is not immune to the problems of plastic marine debris pollution. " St Kilda harbors over a million marine birds and is a world heritage site.

Call him vain if you will, but a British man wealthy enough to buy an entire resort off the coast of Bulgarian has decided to name his new piece of property after himself. Scott Alexander, 31, and a multi-millionaire, has already been dubbed the vainest man in Great Britain by devoting one wall of his mansion in Manchester, England to himself with an almost $15,000 worth portrait of himself.

It may be known for gorgeous beaches and trendy nightclubs but now Miami has a new claim to fame. Miami drivers speed, tailgate and cut off other drivers so frequently that the city earned the title of worst road rage in a survey released Tuesday. AutoVantage is an automobile membership club offering travel services and roadside assistance. The club also listed Phoenix, New York, Los Angeles and Boston among the top five cities for rude driving.

A list of 21 English icons has been unveiled. Mini-skirts, pubs, and Big Ben top a recent survey of quintessential British symbols and icons. The sport of cricket, Henry VIII, and Shakespeare's Globe also make the list of all things British.