Max Mosley's close shave

Today's ruling in the Max Mosley case was deadly serious for both the formula one boss and the News of the World, despite the fact that the whole action was based around, you know, spanking and stuff. Thankfully, the judge, Mr Justice Eady, managed to find some humour in the unusual nature of the case, particularly when it came to Mosley's predilection for having his bottom shaved. In his ruling, the judge wrote: "The claimant, for reasons best known to himself, enjoyed having his bottom shaved - apparently for its own sake rather than because of any supposed Nazi connotation. He explained to me that while this service was being performed he was (no doubt unwisely) 'shaking with laughter'. I naturally could not check from the DVD, as it was not his face that was on display."