It will be up to a Dutch court to decide whether or not a 13-year-old girl can sail solo around the world in a bid to become the youngest circumnavigator.

The District Court in Utrecht will rule Friday on the petition of the Dutch Council for Child Protection to put Laura Dekker under court custody to stop her from making the dangerous journey.

Britain's Princess Diana escaped to nudist beaches for privacy. The late royal - who was married to Prince Charles - was so desperate to spend time alone she begged her bodyguard to let her do "normal things" such as walk along a beach without security guards.

Diana's former bodyguard Ken Wharfe has revealed the princess secretly visited his holiday home in Dorset, on the south coast of England, to get away from life in the public spotlight.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth is "well hung," according to Rupert Everett. The openly-gay actor made the comment after looking at a picture of the 83-year-old monarch while at the British embassy in Istanbul.

He said: "I have a feeling someone's watching me. Oh it's Her Majesty in very good shape."

British scientists have created human sperm using embryonic stem cells for the first time, which they say will lead to a better understanding of the causes of infertility.

Researchers from Newcastle University and Northeast England Stem Cell Institute say the technique they have developed proves sperm can be made in the laboratory. Their work, led by professor Karim Nayeria from Newcastle University, was published in the journal Stem Cells and Development.

A rare yellow-and-orange lobster has found a new home at Arnold's Lobster and Clam Bar in this city.

Arnold's owner, Nathan "Nick" Nickerson, was given the lobster by a friend and created a home for the lobster, named Fiona, in his eatery's lobster tank, The Boston Globe reported.