Hormone ‘makes women unfaithful’

Women with higher levels of a certain hormone have a higher chance of having affairs and are more confident of their attractiveness. Those with high levels of Oestradiol are inclined to be less content with their love life and more liable to sleep around a study from the Royal Society suggests.

“Attractive women may not only have more alternatives but also high standards that are difficult to satisfy, they may have fewer reasons to be committed to any partner if higher-quality potential mates are available.’’ said US psychologist Dr Katrina Durante.

Love's Labours Lost?

A 72 year old woman has launched an advertising campaign to finder a stranger who told here " I Love you" 40 years ago. Regina Bradley met the man in 1968 and made a date for that night, but she was - late - and the pair never met up.

"He was the first to say he loved me. That moment has stayed with me for 40 years" she said.

Is your future partner all fingers and thumbs?

Women who want to discern if a future boy-friend will splash the cash need only look at the length of his fingers - or so a case study in Belgium has concluded.

If a big difference in length between ring and index finger exists, a man is more likely to be more aggressive and less likely to part with his cash, the study has concluded.

Relative finger lengths have long been linked to dominance - differences in finger length signal higher testosterone levels during development in the womb, leading to more dominant behaviour in late life - but this recent study has gone further to prove the assumption.

In the study a group of men were given ten Euros and asked how much they would like to give another person. The bigger difference in the ring and index finger length, the less money they gave away apparently.

Woman burnt in "witchcraft" killing

A young woman has been lashed naked to a pole and burned to death in a suspected voodoo killing in Papua New Guinea. It is thought to the be that latest in a series of 'sorcery killings' in the heart of the jungle. The girl was stripped naked and could not shout for assistance or resist as she was tightly strapped and her mouth gagged.

Hysteria over witchcraft is said to be rampant in parts of the country where black magic is still practised.

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GoSuperModel teen girl virtual world to launch in the UK

Those of you with teenage girls may be interested in this: An Ad-funded virtual world for teen girls, which already has 6m members across Europe is to launch in the UK.

GoSuperModel has members across eight European countries and hopes to take on top teen virtual sites Stardoll and Haboo when it goes live for UK users this January.

The site from Danish Company Watagame is backed by Accel Partners, which counts Facebook and online video platform Brightcove among its investments.

The site allows girls to create avatars, play games and earn and spend virtual money.

iVillage revives games strategy in UK following US success

Women's portal iVillage has resurrected its games strategy as it looks to take advantage of a growing appetite for casual games.

The NBC Universal owned website has launched a series of trivia and celebrity themed games for its audience of more than 2m users.

The games channel launches as the site looks to emulate the success of iViallage US, which has seen increased levels of engagement driven by casual gaming.

The games channel will be pitched to advertisers along with editorial and display tie-ups across the site.

Italian liqueur Disaronno is the first brand to take over a game, with a branded Cocktail Matcher game.

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