On the day the world woke to hear the news that Michael Jackson had died, another celebrity icon passed on to that film set in the sky, but it seemed like the media world has all but forgotten her.

Yes, Farrah Fawcett (Majors) – the original blonde bombshell of 70s TV hit "Charlie's Angels" – lost her battle with cancer and died in hospital aged 62.

The woman who sent little girls running to their mum's bedrooms looking for any means by which they could get "the flick" into their fringe had been fighting the disease since 2006. But with her long time partner Ryan O'Neal by her bedside she finally succumbed and the woman that played the perky, sexy, yet wholesome, Jill Monroe finally said goodbye.

And to reveal just how iconic those Angels were, we have chosen our favourite "Charlie's Angels" poses from the hundreds posted on Flickr – and as you can see even the boys want to be Angels as well.

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After hearing about the classic car enthusiast who was so worried about thieves making off with his 1963 surf blue Morris Mini that he decided to park it in his living room, we had a little discussion in the office about what us girls would and wouldn't put up with.

Ten things you don't want your partner to bring into the front room:

1. Dog poo


2. Motor bike engine


3. Wet dog


4. Their lover


5. Classic car – no matter how beautiful it is


6. His pub football team


7. A Doner Kebab after ten pints


8. A life-size cardboard cut-out of his favourite film star, complete with flat stomach and surgically enhanced chest


9. His ‘private' video collection


10. The in-laws

And here's what we think is OK to bring into the lounge area:

1. Chick flick DVDs along with any or all of the following items from 2 to 5


2. A bottle or two of wine


3. Chocolates


4. Flowers


5. An agreed choice of takeaway meal, particularly after a long Friday in the office


6. His buff best mate


7. The fit members of his pub football team


8. Keys to a brand new car – not the car itself


9. Gucci Handbag – the one you specified not a cheap knockoff from the local market


10. Jewellery – as long as its for you not him

Anything else? Just let us know.

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Ever fancied a dance floor and a disco ball in your car? Music lovers Matt Michulak and Harry Burton have just that, as well as a bubble machine and psychedelic paintwork adorning the outside. The disco duo will be boogying their way along the 1,500 mile cross Europe “Bonkers to Budapest Wacky Rally” – hoping to beat off the competition with their disco moves.

The cars have to have been bought for under £250 and takes competitors to the Hungarian capital of Budapest.

The pair will be racing on behalf of the Rainbow Trust Children's Charity which provides practical and emotional support to families who have a child with a life-threatening condition or terminal illness.

With such crazy add-ons who knows what their car insurance will be like but offers have already been made on the disco car for when it returns from its epic journey.

To support Team Disco visit www.justgiving.com/discobus.

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Whether you think them chavvy or cool, tacky or tasteful, personalised number plates are around to stay. To resemble the driver's name or initials, birth date, dog's name or hair colour, or to signify the nature of a company's work, the possibilities are endless and more time can be spent searching for the ideal number plate then on looking for good deals on car insurance for women.

As the UK registrations system does not permit more than three letters to appear together without numbers in between, most personalized plates are formed of a mixture of letters and digits that resemble the chosen word.

For instance for a name like 'ROSIE', you would have to have something like 'R0S1E' with a zero and a number one replacing the 'O' and the 'I'. This of course means that many plates end up looking completely random and nonsensical as owners rather desperately try to have their names emblazoned across their motors.

Although personalised number plates are relatively easy to get hold of- there are a number of sites that have them for sale - they don't come cheap and ironically, the less lettering you choose, the more expensive they become.

The world's most expensive number plate sold for a whopping £7 million and simply had the number one on it. Surely better ways to spend that kind of money can't be too hard to think of- a luxury villa in the Maldives perhaps or maybe an Aston Martin or two?

Before they became common, personalised number plates were synonymous with rich and famous people. However, as they've become more and more widespread, they have become better associated with the chav population- I saw one such driver who had the good grace to admit to his chavvy ways and have a registration plate of CH4V 1 affixed to his spoiler topped and under lit banger.

Those desperate for a personalised number plate should at least ensure it is amusing for the motorist behind. Owners of a funeral service might like to consider having 'H34V3N' across their plates or a postie might go for something like 'U GT M41L'. Smug, self important plates such as 'V1P' or 'V R1CH' may face the risk of being smashed in "accidental" collisions.

A supposed selling point of the personalised number plate is its ability to hide the age of the car from other motorists. As the new car registration system clearly shows the year a car was made, many proud motorists opt for personalised plates to prevent others knowing that their car is, god forbid, more than a year old. However a quibble that could be raised with this point is that some personalised plates cost at least as much, if not more than a new car.

If you are going to get a personalised number plate, it's probably worth trying to find good deals on car insurance for women as the money saved may well make up for what you fork out for your new plate.