British policewomen are protesting their newly regulation trousers since they claim they make their bums look bigger. Scores of female cops aired their complaint before to trade magazine Police Review saying they prefer to don trousers adding they look better in them.

A public school is bringing back lessons on the long lost value of etiquettes and good manners. Brighton College said beginning next school year, the institution will start educating its pupils on how to waltz at weddings, use cutlery and glasses and tie a bow tie.

After being berated by her parents who find her 'language' too difficult to understand, a schoolgirl has come up with a guide to teenage slang so her parents could understand her better. After writing "The A-Z of Teen Talk," 13-year old Lucy van Amerongen, from Box in Gloucestershire, is now "stoked" (very happy) because sales of her "nang" (cool) book are "owdish" (excellent).

Aside from his extraordinary leadership skills which led to his being named "Person of the Year" by Time Magazine, Russian President Vladimir Putin will soon be recognized internationally for his athletic prowess. In particular his judo moves as he and an Olympic Japanese judo medalist will come out with an instructional video soon. Mr. Putin and Yasuhiro Yamashita shot the instructional video disc as a supplement to a judo manual. The disc is slated to be released on January or February, President Putin said Friday at the opening of a Toyota Motor Corporation's assembly plant near St. Petersburg.

A car passenger was apprehended by police officials for pulling out a toy gun and aiming it at the head of the driver friend, causing panic. The incident occurred during the late afternoon on Interstate 70. The man, identified as 23-year old college student Justin Carman who, while driving back with three other friends from a football game, apparently took out the toy gun from his pocket and upon aiming it at the head of the driver.