And finally… life begins at 80 and beardos

An 84-year old woman has filed for divorce from her husband, 88, because of a lack of sex in their marriage.

The elderly woman from Scafati, Campania in southern Italy complained her husband was only interested in sex twice a month.

However, Italian media reports the move was a ploy to make him take viagra.

They report that when he refused to take it due to a heart condition she screamed: “Rubbish! You just have palpitations from time to time.”

He told lawyers he prefers playing boules with his friends over having sex with his wife.

The woman has apparently vowed to find herself a new lover.

Swedish police officers responding to an emergency call reporting a sighting of ISIS militants and their black flag were probably rightly apprehensive.

But when officers arrived at the remote castle of Breahus, they only found a group of harmless beard aficionados.

A group calling themselves the “Bearded Villains” came together at the site with dark formal clothing, big bushy beards and the black flag of their organisation.

From a distance, their assembly was mistaken for a rally by the notorious Islamist group.

John Ekeblad, co-leader of the group, told Sweden’s Metro newspaper that the mistake illustrated the prejudices that bearded men face.

Mr Ekeblad said: “Each and every day you hear someone say you are a terrorist.”

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