WEIRD STUFF: Noisy couples disturbing neighbours

Eating chocolate could extend your life

A new study has found that chocoholics are less likely to suffer from heart disease or cancer and also have a reduced risk of diabetes.

Experts say chocolate can lower bad cholesterol and blood pressure and claim that regular consumers tend to be slimmer and more active.

Scientists suggest that compounds in cocoa, known as flavonoids, boost the health of blood vessels.

Professor Jiaqi Huang, from the US National Cancer Institute in Maryland, USA, said that the study could "partially allay concerns regarding adverse health concerns from low-to-moderate chocolate consumption".

The British Heart Foundation has claimed that the study is not conclusive enough for it to lessen heart disease risk.

It said: "It's fine to treat yourself now and again, but no single food or nutrient is more important than an overall balanced healthy diet."

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Ed Sheeran fan pregnant for singer's lookalike

Amanda Baron often joked about marrying the Bad Habits hitmaker but is now expecting a child with Ed's doppelganger, Ty Jones.

Baron is hoping the baby girl has ginger hair like her dad - who works full time as an Ed lookalike.

She explained how she met her partner at a Sheeran concert.

Baron told The Sun newspaper: "I thought my friends were having me on when they said he was a lookalike. I always wanted to go out with a ginge, and now I've got the best one - apart from the real Ed, obviously."

The baby is due in July and the couple have been playing Ed's tunes to her in a bid to spread the love for the music superstar.

Baron, from Manchester, said: "We've been playing Ed's songs to her, and we're both hoping she loves him as much as we do."

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Noisy couples disturbing neighbours

Couples having noisy sex led to 168 complaints from neighbours last year.

New details revealed under a Freedom of Information request revealed some of the strangest cases surrounding noisy lovemaking - with some disputes going on for so long that authorities fitted recording equipment.

One person complained to Warwick Council that their neighbours could be seen bonking in their kitchen with the window open and the lights on.

In Hull, neighbours having rumpy-pumpy in a blow-up hot tub sparked anger while Sutton Council in South London had a total of four cases.

In one complaint, a resident said: "The couple have windows wide open. We are being woken up in the middle of the night/early in the morning.

"Basically, they are screaming when having sex."

The true number of complaints about noisy sex is likely to be a lot higher as many councils do not separate the incidents from general noise complaints.

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Indiana Jones-inspired man discovers treasure trove

A metal detectorist inspired by Indiana Jones has unearthed PS65,000 worth of ancient coins.

George Ridgeway describes the adventurer, played by Harrison Ford on the big screen, as his "boyhood hero" and he emulated the explorer by finding the haul of 725 Iron Age and Roman pieces near his Suffolk home in September last year.

The loot dates from around 206BC - before the Romans invaded Britain - to the reign of Emperor Claudius in 47AD, when it is thought to have been buried.

Ridgeway told the Daily Mail newspaper: "Indiana Jones was my boyhood hero.

"I went to the British Museum when I was younger and I dreamt of finding treasure. I've done it and now I've added something to Roman history. It's wonderful."

Ridgeway's find has been provisionally valued at PS65,000 although a final figure will be reached by the Treasure Valuation Committee. He will share a 50-50 split with an unnamed landowner.