Primark drops padded child's bikini

Primark has stopped selling padded bikini tops for children after criticism that they sexualised young girls, a spokesman for the chain said. The company apologised for any offence caused by the product and said profits from any bikinis already sold would be given to a children's charity. A spokesman said: "Primark has taken note of the concern this morning regarding the sale of certain bikini tops for girls, a product line that sells in relatively small quantities. "The company has stopped the sale of this product line with immediate effect. "Primark will donate all the profits made from this product line to a children's charity, and apologises to customers for any offence caused." Child protection consultant Shy Keenan, of The Phoenix Chief Advocates which helps victims of paedophiles, earlier called for a boycott of Primark until the bikini top was withdrawn.

"As victims' advocates, we know why you should never sexualise children or help to normalise the sexualisation of children," she said. "They may be learning how to look sexy in an adult way, but no- one is teaching them what to do if they receive robust unwelcome adult attention.

"We say boycott Primark until they agree to withdraw this line."

Father held after baby left in car

Police arrested a man for leaving his 1-year-old baby in a car unattended during the early hours while he watched strippers at a nightclub in New Zealand's capital, and have placed the boy in welfare agency care. A passer-by called police after seeing the sleeping baby in a car parked near the Mermaid Strip Club in Wellington about 3 am on Tuesday. Police took the baby to hospital and arrested the father, 42, after he was located in the club, Inspector Simon Perry said.

Two convicts dress up as sheep to evade capture

Two convicts who escaped from a high security prison in Argentina have managed to evade arrest by disguising themselves up as sheep by wearing full sheepskins including the sheep's head. Maximiliano Pereyra and Ariel Diaz stole the sheep hides from a ranch after fleeing from an Argentinian maximum security prison a week ago, The Sun has reported. The duo managed to evade 300 policemen on their trail by disguising themselves as sheep. Locals have seen them running through farmland at night. "They were wearing grey clothes but had full sheepskins, including the sheep's heads, over their heads and back," a farmworker was quoted as saying. Spotting the two men among thousands of sheep is "almost impossible", the police said.