A Newcastle woman, pictured above, has lost her case at Newcastle Magistrates Court today after she tried to sue the Royal Victoria Hospital after her husband went in for an operation which left him unable to have sex with her afterwards. Mrs Minger from Gateshead, aged 67, said to reporters outside the court this afternoon "Me and me 'usband Fred 'ave 'ad bangin' sex till 'e went ta 'ospital and 'ad is operation. Now 'e's not interested 'n me and it's all down to them tw_ts!"

The surgeon who performed the operation attended court to give evidence said "All we did was remove Fred's cataracts!"