The power of the Internet has saved more than 800 cats from being skinned and served up on Chinese dinner tables.

The top judicial bodies fired a new shot in the country’s fight against corruption yesterday by issuing a legal interpretation of new forms of bribery.

Men might still dominate most workplaces but a study has proven what many happy couples know – the wife runs the roost at home and the husband is happy to let her.

Bao Xishun, 56, 7ft 9ins tall, of Inner Mongolia, China, is to marry 5ft 6ins tall Xia Shujuan, 29, later this week, but they feared they would not be able to live together as they couldn’t find furniture big enough for their new apartment, reports Zhejiang Online.

Spend the day at the beach while keeping your iPod, phone, or camera totally charged.

This is a very revealing chart that shows how dangerous our illegal drugs are.  Notice that over half are far less lethal than alcohol.  And that most common spice – nutmeg – is one of the most dangerous.

The Magic Wheel is one Swiss designer’s answer to the long-gone scooter craze. Consisting of one big wheel and one small wheel, the rider plants one foot on a platform and pushes with their opposite leg. (w/pic & video)

Affixed to the red-brick exterior of Wormwood Scrubs prison is a small plaque. It reads: "Her Majesty’s Prison Service serves the public by keeping in custody those committed by the courts. Our duty is to look after them with humanity and to help them lead law abiding and useful lives in custody and after release." [...]

The $3bn (£1.5bn) global market for toothpaste is on the verge of a shake-up as new biotechnologies come through that not only curtail sensitivity problems but will also enable teeth to re-grow to fill in small cavities.

On an average day, nearly everyone in the US ages 15 and older engages in some sort of leisure activity, like watching TV, using a PC, socializing or exercising, according to the US Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics’ "American Time Use Survey."