Madonna: I sleep with my phone

Who said romance was dead? Madonna has revealed her and husband Guy Ritchie sleep with their mobile phones.

The singer revealed the pair put their BlackBerrys under their pillows every night.

According to The Sun quoting Elle magazine she said: "We lie right next to each other with our BlackBerrys under our pillows. It's not unromantic, it's practical.

"I often wake up in the middle of the night and remember that I've forgotten something, so I jump up and make notes."

She added: "I'm sure loads of couples have their BlackBerrys in bed with them." I don't think so Madge!

She also revealed that film director Guy waits until she comes to bed to play with his gadget - yes, we are still talking about the BlackBerry.

She added: "Guy's always waiting for me to come to bed, so he plays Brick on his Blackberry until I'm ready."

Madonna dismissed rumours that the couple's marriage is in trouble.

She said: "I had to marry someone as tough as me. Guy's definitely tough. I had to marry a challenge, otherwise I would just get bored. Whatever else Guy is, he's never boring."

Maybe someone should tell Madge that playing games on your phone while in bed with your wife isn't exactly exciting.

Madonna's album Hard Candy is on sale on April 28.

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Man Charged For Having Sex With A Patio Table

Police in Ohio say that a married father of three has confessed to repeatedly having sex with his patio picnic table.


Art Price, Jr., 40, has been charged with four counts of public indecency after a neighbor videotaped him getting all nasty with the umbrella hole in the middle of his plastic picnic table. Apparently preferring the table's legs in the air, Price reportedly flipped the table over before forcing himself inside of it.

Price admitted that his skeevy antics took place both inside and outside of his home, and police say he did his table humping in broad daylight, not far from a school.

In addition to public outrage, we imagine there's considerable jealousy among Price's other lawn furniture. While barbecues and lawn chairs don't have many places for good loving (unless you're big enough for that drink holder), we're sure that plastic gnome hiding in the hedges is wondering why he wasn't chosen. The garden hose, however, is probably pretty relieved.

Legs manual wins odd title prize

A self-help guide called "If You Want Closure In Your Relationship, Start With Your Legs" has been voted the oddest book title of the year.

It beat off stiff competition from another entitled "I Was Tortured By the Pygmy Love Queen" to win The Bookseller magazine's prize, reports the BBC.

"Cheese Problems Solved" took third place in a poll which attracted 8,500 votes.

Joel Rickett, deputy editor of The Bookseller, said of the winner: "So effective is the title that you don't even need to read the book itself."

He added that it "makes redundant an entire genre of self-help tomes".

The manual, whose author is named Big Boom, is described as a "self-help book, written by a man for the benefit of women".

Bookseller's contest began in 1978, and the roll-call of previous winners includes High Performance Stiffened Structures, Living with Crazy Buttocks and How To Avoid Huge Ships.

I need a day off - so shoot me!

A 21-year-old US man reportedly asked his friend to shoot him so he could skip work.

Sheriff's detectives say Daniel Kuch, of Pasco, Washington state, took a bullet in the shoulder to avoid taking a drug test at work.

Mr Kuch claimed he'd been the victim of a drive-by shooting while jogging with a friend, reports the Daily Telegraph.

But his story unravelled when detectives were called to the medical centre where Mr Kuch sought treatment for his bullet wound.

Detectives told KONA radio that Mr Kuch later acknowledged that he asked his friend to shoot him so he could get some time off work and avoid the drug test.

Pasco detective Jason Nunez said: "It's extremely concerning that someone would come up with a story like this. It presents such a serious situation, when someone makes up a false story just to help themselves."

Mr Kuch is expected to be charged with false reporting, while his friend has been arrested for reckless endangerment.

Police declined to say where he worked or if he still had a job.

Leona bags US No 1!

Leona bags US No 1!


Leona Lewis claimed the No 1 spot on the US singles chart yesterday (March 28), becoming the first British female to do so in 20 years.

Her smash hit single Bleeding Love has been gaining momentum since its US release six weeks ago while her recent performance on the prestigious Oprah Winfrey Show boosted her climb to clinch the top spot.

Hackney-born Leona told the BBC: "I'm so excited to be able to spend some time in the US and showcase my music to everyone here."

"Its been a dream of mine since I was a little girl and I can't wait."

Kim Wilde was the last British female to claim a US No1 with a cover of the Surpreme's hit, You Keep Me Hangin' On in 1987.

Trapped tourists go potty

Passengers on the London Eye cracked open supplies of blankets, water and emergency toilets after it ground to a halt.

About 400 people were on the tourist attaction ground when it had to be stopped for more than an hour for urgent repairs.

London Eye staff spoke to the trapped tourists via intercom, instructing them to open emergency supplies of water, blankets and commodes.

However, for anyone caught short, privacy in the glass capsules could not be guaranteed, reports the Daily Telegraph.

London Eye spokeswoman Liz Edwards said: "We had two-way communication with all the guests, so we spoke to everyone to reassure them.

"There was a technical fault with one of the tyres so we thought the best thing to do was op the wheel until it could be repaired.

"Engineers came along and the guests opened comfort packs with water, blankets and glucose tablets. There were commodes as well."

She said none of the passengers had suffered any health problems or panic attacks.

All the guests were offered warm drinks and a refund just after 7pm when they came down from the wheel.