A plan is afoot in the UK to stop men stripping to the waist – or what they call a waist – in public during this global heatwave. Constables would be empowered to haul off offenders. If passed, the ban will join those imposed on rowdy teens congregating in the streets and public drinking. It’s more economic than aesthetic. “There is a problem,” said local government minister Nicholas Bennett, who is behind the ban plan. “In my part of the country we are trying to revitalize the main shopping precinct. But one of the things that is depressing for anyone going shopping is the numbers of shaven-headed men, mainly in their 30s and 40s, who seem to think people want to see their torsos.” Um, but what if David Beckham wanted to buy a CD at the Virgin Store and he left his T-shirt in the car? And his pants. What then? (Daily Mail)