Hospital gowns which bare patients' rears could be a thing of the past, after new designs for "modesty" gowns were revealed.

The new-look gowns are currently being used in NHS hospitals in Bristol where they are said to be a hit with patients.

A spokesperson for North Bristol NHS Trust said the old bum-baring robes could be embarrassing and undignified, as well as a bit chilly.

That is why they are now phasing them out in favour of the new "dignity gowns" which ties up at the sides and wraps around the body.

One patient said he hoped the new gown would mean that he wasn't the butt of any more jokes about his arse.

The observation deck at the top of the tallest building in the world, has been closed after just one month.

Visitors to the 160 floor tall Burj Khalifa in Dubai have been paying $100 (£60) each to go to the sky-high observation deck.

But this week the deck was closed with Emaar Properties, the owner of the building, saying there had been problems with the power supply for the elevators.

It is not known when the deck - 36 storeys below the highest offices - will be re-opened.

Something tells us the 'At the Top' visitor attraction just won't have the same level of appeal if tourists have to take the stairs.

Trials of an amphibious bus to ferry people across the River Clyde have hit technical problems… after just 60 minutes.

Travel firm Stagecoach are currently testing a £700,000 floating bus which they hope will be able to replace an existing ferry service between Renfrew and Yoker.

But on its second run, the bus - which can do 60mph on roads and 8 knots in the water  - suffered an issue with suspension causing it to be dry-docked.

Bosses say it was only a minor glitch and that the 'amfibus' will be back on the road (and river) tomorrow - if successful it will become Britain's first timetabled amphibious bus service.

A Brazilian football commentator fainted on live TV while talking about an upcoming game.

Zé Batista was chatting to a colleague about a match between Gremio and Sao Luiz when the 37°C heat in the studio got to him.

After a few seconds of looking a bit queasy his eyes drift upwards and he collapses onto the floor - much to the shock of his co-commentator.

The camera quickly cuts away to an empty pitch before returning to two other RBS TV presenters back in the studio.

Rather depressingly, it looks like even the build-up to that game was more interesting the Aston Villa game this weekend.

An Australian sword swallower has set a new world record after swallowing 18 blades at the same time.

Chayne Hultgren, 31, who performs under the name Space Cowboy, beat his own record of 17 swords in the event at Byron Bay in New South Wales.

After warming up, he swallowed all 18 of the 72cm swords at the same time, while watched by an adjudicator from Guinness World Records.

He then slowly pulled them back out, to cheers from the assembled crowd who were just glad not to have seen something gory.

We know he's okay because he took a drink of water after the event and it didn't spray out from his chest cartoon-style.

An artist has created a secret art exhibition hidden in the metal road bollards dotted around Cardiff city centre.

Jane Edden has constructed a series of miniature worlds within the bollards, each viewable through a discreet peep hole at the top.

The artworks consists of intricate laser-cut figurines in various situations but will go unnoticed by most visitors to the Hayes and St David's shopping centre where they are located.

So remember, if you see someone with their head pressed against a road bollard in Cardiff on a Saturday night they are obviously an art aficionado and definitely not drunk.

A British pensioner has been named a "10th Dan" judo black belt -  the sport's highest rank.

72-year-old George Kerr is just one of seven living people to achieve the rank, meaning he can still flip and throw with the best of them.

Additionally Kerr - who won the gold medal in the 1957 European Championships - is just one of five non Japanese people ever to get it.

The award recognises his illustrious judo career which has seen him reach the highest level as a coach, player and referee.

It also means George - who counts Mick Jagger among his students - now gets to wear a red belt tie around his judo suit… and any other outfit he likes, well we are not going to argue with him.

Millions of men are clueless what size clothes their partner wears... or even what her natural hair colour is, it has been found.
 
Researchers revealed while six out of ten guys reckon they know their partner inside out, the truth is they are in the dark about almost everything.
 
A study of over 2,000 men found eight percent don't know their wife or girlfriend's natural hair colour and 12 per cent don't know her eye colour.
 
One in three have absolutely no idea what their partner's favourite perfume is and one in ten don't know her date of birth.

So how well do you know your partner? Let us know in the comments… but be careful, do you know if she reads NewsLite?

Five crates of whisky and brandy which were buried under Antarctic ice by a polar explorer have been recovered after 100 years.

The sprits had been buried under the hut of Brit Sir Ernest Shackleton in 1908 - presumably to hide them from fellow explorers.

There they lay until the stash was discovered by restoration workers conducting work on his hut in 2006 - but at the time they were too far under the ice to be recovered.

So a team from New Zealand Antarctic Heritage Trust were recently dispatched to liberate the drinks -- no, they didn't need to worry about taking ice.

People with cats as pets are generally smarter and better educated than dog owners, it has been revealed.

Researchers from the University of Bristol looked at the 20.8 million dog and cat owners in the UK to identify their various characteristics.

Dog owners tended to to live in bigger households and have young children while those with cats tended to be female an live in semi-urban/rural locations.

But interestingly cat owners were also 1.36 times more likely to have a university degree than dog lovers - meaning that they, and their pets, are smarter.

The experts think this is because cats better fit into the lifestyle of educated young professionals… but we all know it's really the cats being discerning about their owners.