However, the trend is not reflected in New Zealand, where only 14 per cent of respondents admitted they would indulge in a sexual encounter if the situation presented itself. Topping the good behaviour league ahead of the Kiwis were the Americans.

The Johnny Foreigner survey examined the answers of more than 9,000 football fans who responded to questions about their sexual intentions at the World Cup.

Topping the poll of those who were travelling with sex on their mind were the English. 45 per cent said that they were intending to have sex whilst away, or would not turn it down if it was offered to them. Over one-third of German fans admitted that they wouldn’t mind a fling whilst their team wasn’t playing, and 28 per cent of Brazilian fans also admitted to fancying a bedroom Samba whilst in South Africa.

CEO of Johnny Foreigner, Leon Jacobs, said that all supporters intending to have sex whilst visiting South Africa needed to keep in mind the fact that the country has one of the highest rates of HIV/Aids in the world. He asked that all fans make sure that they protect themselves adequately and behave responsibly.

As well as indulging in sexual activities during their lunch breaks, Kiwis also like to read books, surf the web, go shopping, go to the gym, get some chores done or do a crossword. Slightly more unusual activities involved getting engaged to be married, finding out that a baby is on the way and getting a tattoo.

More than half of those who replied said that they simply went to the lunch room and ate their lunch. Many also admitted to eating their lunch at their desks or in their car.

A surprising number of respondents said that they rarely took their whole lunch break, if they took a break at all. 75 per cent said that their lunch breaks usually lasted no more than 30 minutes and 33 per cent said that they did not take a break every day.

When asked how they would like to be spending their lunchtimes, respondents said that, other than having sex, they might like to be having their sandwiches on board a yacht. Another fantasy was to have lunch served to them by their boss. Others said they would be quite happy if they didn’t have to make their own lunch.

Lubo Zahorsky from Sydney denies that he committed rape and claims that any sex which took place was consensual. Mr. Zahorsky stands accused of giving the two female students a bottle of wine into which he had previously mixed the drugs Stillnox and Rohypnol, two extremely potent drugs.

Crown Prosecutor Sarah Bowers said that the women claim that Mr. Zahorsky took the bottle of lambrusco from the fridge and poured it into their glasses himself. They also say that he did not join them but instead sipped beer.

Mr. Zahorsky’s lawyer Matthew Johnston claims that his client was actually cooking outside on the barbecue when the wine was pored and that it was poured by one of the students.

After lunch the two women say that their vision became blurred and that they soon both lost consciousness. One says she woke up to find Mr. Zahorsky kissing her and touching her genitals. She says that although she could not feel anything and although it was like being in a dream, Mr. Zahorsky was moving in a way which suggested he was having sex with her.

The woman’s friend confirms that she woke up to see Mr. Zahorsky on top of her without his clothes on.

Both girls later got in contact with their country’s consulate.

Mr. Zahorsky had previously been prescribed with both the drugs alleged to have been involved, and a brochure on Rohypnol was also discovered in his home. The trial continues.

The 41-year-old Lisa Robertson made headlines for her romantic in-flight tryst with the English actor after revealing the affair on televison’s Channel 9 after the liaison which took place on a flight bound for Mumbai from Darwin in 2007.

The Melbourne Magistrates Court has now found Robertson guilty of concealing monies earned from her bankruptcy proceedings after her career allegedly spiralled downwards after going public with the mile high milestone.

The court heard that Robertson had begun abusing alcohol after the affair and was involved in a benefits scam which saw her conceal the earnings made from her media expose. Perhaps she should have asked the actor for another deposit. Justice Philip Goldberg has little sympathy for Robertson, saying she had used him simply to gain notoriety. She has been ordered to undertake alcohol and drug assessment in addition to serving the 100 hours of community service. Her earlier efforts will not count towards time served.

Roberston, who is also facing assault charges from an incident earlier this year at a Melbourne restaurant, refused to comment, something she may have considered doing in the first place.

Researchers Richard Milner, Patricia Blackwell and Michael Jennions from the Australian National University have published their study in the latest issue of Biology Letters. The study investigated initially how female fiddler crabs, the ones without the massive weapon, went about protecting their territory.

What they found was that a neighbourhood watch group was often developed based on sexual offerings whereby a male crab, with appendage, could have his way in return for protection for the female from stray homeless males.

The size of the male’s claw was also investigated with the team of researchers determining that it had grown in girth over time as a way of luring females and beating off fellow males. Professor Jennions said that the massive claw was used either as a come hither or go thither gesture. It was also used as a form of barricade across the burrow to prevent unwanted entry. The scientists also found that on windy days many males can be blown over from waving their huge body part around willy-nilly.

The paper claims to be the first to show conclusive evidence of male and female defence coalitions although the trading of sex for favours is quite common in the animal kingdom. Some species of penguin give it up for next stones while blackbirds coerce males into the hay so they can raid his nest for food, presumably when he is asleep after the act.

Cook, the cowgirl from Lowood, had the relationship announced by former partner Kerry Scrivener in an article published in the popular and appropriately titled magazine Woman’s Day. According to Scrivener, getting over the eight-year affair was difficulty enough without the reality television star running off with her younger sister Susan Vitlern. Scrivener was devastated when Cook ended the relationship saying the road ahead was hard, although according to the magazines tagline it’s all just part the day. Scrivener went as far to say that the act of betrayal meant that she once had an only sister, but now she has no sister at all.

In other breaking Australian Idol news, deep breath, schoolteacher Toby Moulton has quit the reality show claiming he found the call of the classroom far more appealing than the classless. Toby’s fans are understandably shocked at the announcement and how Moulton could claim that he was never really excited by the prospect of being a high-profile media circus freak, although the Adelaide teacher made an impassioned apology to friends, family and fans.

Moulton also said that he hoped his withdrawal would allow younger contestants (Moulton is the oldest competitor and it seems by some way the wisest) the chance to claim their place in the spotlight. Moulton said that he loved his schoolkids more than the media attention and felt that the Idol experience had made him realise where his heart truly lay. He gets this columns vote…

Scientists have claimed that unless a female redback is afforded at least an hour and a half of courtship, which generally includes tummy-rubs and vibrating webs, they become cranky.

The good news for the arachnid boys is that once in the mood the female will generally copulate with any strayy male who happens to chance upon her, even ones who have made no contribution towards foreplay. This scenario generally occurs because the female is gargantuan in comparison to her tiny male lover that many males are able to sneak up from behind and be done before the female has time to turn around and devour him. Numerous eyes do not make for a necessarily observant partner but multiple legs are obviously a bonus when attempting a quick escape.

The research was undertaken by a team at the University of Toronto in Canada and declared that courtship duration determined success rate for male redbacks. The poor critters who tried to mate without having spent enough time on foreplay were usually eaten for their lack of wooing.

But once the wooing was done it was a free-for-all on the female, with the researchers lamenting the fact that the female was apparently unable to identify who was responsible for her stimulation.

The study sought to answer the question of why many males seemed to gather around some females while others went unattended. Using safety in numbers was of greatest benefit for the males, particularly shy or weedy ones who usually wouldn’t stand a chance.

After being subjected to a barrage of questions concerning his personal life in recent days following the revelation, Della Bosca wrote to Premier Nathan Rees to formally announce his retirement.

Della Bosca was forced to come clean after the jilted 26-year old ex-lover sold her story to a local newspaper, which printed every lurid detail of the recently ended 5-month liaison.

The woman has had to face accusations that she set out to deliberately sabotage the MP’s career, but claimed that she fell in love with the minister after he apparently lied about the state of his marriage. She also claims to have had sex in the MP’s office, which he has denied.

The sexual encounter is not the first public scandal to involve Della Bosca. Last year he and his wife, fellow minister Belinda Neal, were involved in a nightclub incident where they allegedly bullied and abused staff.

In his resignation letter to the premier, Della Bosca apologised for any hurt he may have caused his family while maintaining that he had not breached any duties as a member of parliament.

For voters, the latest indiscretion has been seen as the last straw, with the couple both now looking at life outside the political aren