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Now, rent a friend for £6.50 an hour

London, July 19: Feeling lonely? Well, now you can hire a friend for just 6.50 pounds an hour, thanks to a US based site launched by an internet entrepreneur.
Scott Rosenbaum, 30, has a database of 218,000 men and women who members of his site Rent a Friend can hire "to hang out with, go to a movie or restaurant with", or be "someone to show you around an unfamiliar town".

The site already boasts 2,000 members, each paying up to 16 pounds a month to access the site.
And when they see a friend they like the look of, they can rent them for as little as 6.50 an hour.

Rosenbaum said he wanted to "go a step back" from dating sites and offer a service that was, in the words of his website "strictly platonic".

"No one was offering friendship,” the Telegraph quoted him as telling The Times.

The service is not just about getting people to meet up for a drink or a meal.

It lists a host of diverse activities that members might like to hire friends for, including "teaching manners", "snowboarding", "family functions" and just "hanging out". (ANI)

Women are most attractive at 31

London, July 19 (ANI): Women are at their attractive bets when they are 31—that’s the precise age when, according to a survey, they are considered most beautiful.

The poll of 2,000 men and women, commissioned by the shopping channel QVC to celebrate its Beauty Month, found that females in their early thirties are seen as more attractive than younger girls as they are more confident and stylish.

The research concluded that beauty is as much about personality as appearance.

It was defined as being confident by 70 per cent, having good looks by 67 per cent and being stylish by 47 per cent.

Almost two thirds of women surveyed – 63 per cent – agreed that "with age, comes beauty".

The same number said that as they get older, they care less about what others think of the way they look.

And 51 per cent said as they age they shed their insecurities and feel prettier.

The survey also found that men now spend more on their looks than women—their monthly bill including gym and hairdressers is 119 pounds, compared to girls”” 105 pounds.

"This research shows what many have always suspected – real beauty is about more than just good looks, but a combination of confidence, style and personality too,” the Scotsman quoted Sue Leeson, marketing director of QVC, as saying.

"We know that treating yourself to something that makes you feel good, experimenting with hairstyles, and knowing the make-up to wear that makes you look your best will enhance your confidence and make you feel at your peak,” she added. (ANI)

Girls ditching size zero for hourglass figures

London, July 19 (ANI): The size zero trend seems to be heading out as more and more girls are preferring to sport an hourglass figure.

Sales of curve-creating underwear, accessories and dresses have gone up, with celebrities like Kelly Brook’s body being the body shape most sought after.

Cosmetic surgery firm Transform has seen a 175 percent increase in a year for a 13,500 pounds op involving breast and bum implants and liposuction on waists.

“It seems we may be moving on from the size-zero craze. It’s no doubt in part due to gorgeous, curvy celebrities such as Kelly Brook or Holly Willoughby,” the Sun quoted a Transform spokeswoman as saying.

According to shop chain Peacocks, sales of waist-squeezing control underwear have doubled in a year, and bigger bras are also flying off the shelves. (ANI)