Two Londoners who attempted to extort $100,000 (Ł50,000) from a Royal Family member have been sentenced to five years imprisonment in the first publicized case of "Royal Blackmail" since 1891. BBC said Friday that Ian Strachan and Sean McGuigan were found guilty by the Central Criminal Court of trying to blackmail a member of the Royal Family by making public an eight-hour video of him allegedly taking drugs and performing oral sex on his aide.

Consumer magazine Which? has found that computer keyboards can be a home to bacteria that may cause food poisoning symptoms and stomach upsets. Tests made on 33 keyboards at its office here showed four posed a health risk, with one being host to five times more germs than the office's toilet seats.

A poll commissioned by 20th Century Fox revealed the Star Wars weapon, the Light saber, is considered the best movie weapon in movie history. The weapon beat out other historic weapons made memorable in several movies, such as the crossbow from Robin Hood, the gold gun from James Bond: The Man With The Golden Gun, and the legendary machine gun used by Tony Montana in the classic gangster flick, Scarface.

A grade school teacher was meted suspension after her own pupils claimed they saw her in a steamy advertisement for work clothes wherein she appeared simulating sex with a builder. However, Sarah Green claims the video for Scruffs Hardwear was shot before she collared the $15,000-a-year as an English teacher at Stockport Grammar School.

A 10-week-old kitten survived a spin in a washing machine after her 11-year old owner spotted her spinning alongside with dirty laundry, according to a local news report. According to the report, Bethany Hall saw Molly through the machine door of their washing machine as her mother, Sonia Hall, was doing their laundry.