The week that was at a glance
Bald to hairy
Women with a taste for bald men will be disappointed by the news that scientists are close to finding a cure - for baldness, that is. Scientists have managed to make mice regenerate hair follicles and grow their hair back. The plan now is to find a way to repeat the process in humans, which should please the two in every three men suffering some form of baldness by the time they are 50.
Clean to dirty
An entrepreneur in drought-stricken Brisbane is offering topless and nude car washes. The Bubbles 'n' Babes car wash also has a lap-dance service to keep drivers occupied while their cars are wiped to perfection.The car wash was set up by a strip-club owner to capitalise on the boom in commercial car washes due to a ban on washing cars at home.
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A menopausal Paris Hilton. Labour leader Pat Rabbitte's description of PD leader Michael McDowell, during a debate on RTE TV.
We now know...
The late Steve Irwin's nine-year-old daughter, Bindi Irwin (right), has been voted the favourite face of Australian tourism, beating cricketer Shane Warne to the title.
Maternal devotion is limitless. A German mother-of-five (36) drove her son to a jewellery store he wanted to rob because she was afraid he might come to harm. He and his two accomplices stabbed and robbed a jeweller in the city of Dresden. She was sentenced to three years and 10 months in prison.
The numbers
658consumer complaints about cold-calling to Data Protection Commissioner in 2006
2The total estimated amount, in kilograms, of cocaine used by Dubliners every night
2.9 %the rise in prices last month, giving Ireland the highest increase in the EU