D Monday, December 21, 2009 METRO 11 Male contestants take centre stage on the catwalk during the Miss and Mister Germany beauty pageant in Listow, northern Germany. Cathrin Durakovic and Mete Kaan Yamann were crowned Miss and Mister Germany Picture: AFP Fab abs Pincushion boy has needles removed A CHILD is recovering in hospital after surgery to remove 5cm sewing needles his stepfather confessed to pushing into him in a ritual. The two-year-old Brazilian boy faces additional surgery, probably in the next couple of days, to remove more of the dozens of needles that remain in his body, a hospital spokeswoman said. Police in Salvador said the boys stepfather has confessed to pushing the needles into the boy at the behest of his lover in an odd ritual aimed at keeping the couple together. berlusconi attack was faked claim A YOUTUBE video which suggests the attack on Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi last week was faked has become an overnight sensation, receiving almost 500,000 hits in a matter of hours. Mr Berlusconi 73, was hit in the face with a replica of Milans Gothic cathedral following a political rally and suffered a fractured nose and two broken teeth. But the video suggesting the attack was faked points to apparent inconsistencies in the story and raises questions regarding key moments in the aftermath of the attack. TV3 and RT in festive fracas over TV guideBY GRAHAM McODISSON ITS not even Christmas Day yet but TV3 and RT are already hav- ing a row over the remote. The independent broadcaster has issued a legal threat to RT over major errors in its Christmas RT Guide TV listings. TV3 has demanded the State broadcaster recall all copies of the magazine which sells nearly 100,000 copies after it mixed up its St Stephens Day schedule with ITVs, claiming it could have a seri- ous impact on its viewer figures. Bosses at TV3 are also angry at the incorrect listing of Irish film Be- longing To Laura which is to make its world premiere tonight as well as the lack of exposure for its Christ- mas film line-up in the RT Guide. However, RT has insisted the er- rors were not malicious. A Sunday newspaper reported that a legal letter sent to RT said: Our client has suffered and will continue to suffer serious loss and damage. TV3 wants the guide withdrawn and replaced with a corrected ver- sion and also suggests alternatives. Firstly, corrections to be broad- casted on radio and television, in prime time on dates and times to be agreed: the correct TV3 listings for St Stephens Day and the incorrect transmission time and date for Be- longing to Laura, TV3 said. Secondly, a separate advert to run on RT 1 and RT Radio 1 in rela- tion to the Irish TV premiere of Be- longing To Laura. TV3s Maureen Catterson said the matter was being pursued legally: We have no problem with honest mistakes but when its this many at such an important time of year, we need them to be fixed... But Muirne Laffan of RT Pub- lishing said: RT acknowledges the error, which the suppliers have taken responsibility for. She said RT had taken steps to mitigate the errors, but she said TV3s demands were ex- cessive and cannot be met. The cast of Belonging To Laura index.html2.html3.html4.html5.html6.html7.html8.html9.html10.html11.html12.html13.html14.html15.html16.html17.html18.html19.html20.html21.html22.html23.html