Blind man arrested for driving car

Tallin- Police in the Baltic state of Estonia stopped a man who was driving erratically at the weekend, only to find he was blind, reports reuters fromTallin.

The 20-year-old was driving in the southern city of Tartu early Sunday -- helped by instructions from his 16-year-old passenger.  ”At first they thought he was just drunk, but the man kept missing the tube for the breath test, then they realised he was blind" and arrested him, Tartu Police spokeswoman Marge Kohtla said.

No more crispy duck at toilets

Food stalls attached to Beijing's public toilets will be removed in good time for next year's Olympics, state media said Saturday, reports Reuters from Beijing.  Complaints over toilets with poor sanitation and toilet operators turning them into commercial operations led to the ban, which comes into force in October.

“It is not proper to sell soft drinks or snacks right at the toilets," the Beijing News said. “The city authorities also plan to publish a toilet guide, provide toilet information over the phone and the Net and erect road signs to help toilet users.” Billboards near toilets will also be banned.

Songwriter Lee Hazlewood passes away

Barton Lee Hazlewood, singer and songwriter best known for writing and producing These Boots Are Made for Walkin for Nancy Sinatra, has expired, AP reports from Las Vegas. He was 78. Hazlewood died of kidney cancer on Saturday evening.

He was known for his work with the daughter of Frank Sinatra, writing and producing hits as Sugartown and Some Velvet Morning. He also produced Something Stupid, a duet Nancy recorded with her father in 1967.
He is survived by his third wife Jeane, son Mark and daughters, Debbie and Samantha.