An erotic garden roller (pictured) and a pair of sandals are among the pieces going on show at a new exhibition dedicated to designer William Morris. The influence of Morris, who combined left-wing politics with groundbreaking design, is explored at the National Portrait Gallery’s show.

Morris, who died in 1896, was a leader of the arts and crafts movement which inspired a revival in traditional British textiles and an early exponent of socialist ideas. Sculptor Eric Gill, who was also influenced by Morris, is represented by Adam and Eve – a garden roller that shows the biblical couple locked in an erotic embrace.

New arrivals at Scottish safari park

A troop of 30 monkeys from Gibraltar have been flown more than 1,000 miles (1,609km) to set up home in Scotland.

The wild Barbary macaques arrived at Blair Drummond Safari Park near Stirling following a deal with the Gibraltar government to reduce the territory’s monkey population. Ministers said exporting the macaques was preferred to culling the animals, whose rise in numbers has been causing problems for local residents.

US man addicted to Google Glass

An American man has been admitted into the US Navy’s substance abuse programme after showing signs of addiction to Google Glass.

According to the doctors at the Substance Abuse and Recovery Programme, the man, who was initially admitted for alcoholism treatment, wore Google’s smart headset for up to 18 hours a day, and reported feeling irritable and aggressive when stripped of the wearable technology. He was diagnosed with internet addiction disorder (IAD).

Hookah-style pipes up in smoke

Thailand’s Cabinet has approved a ban on the import of hookah-style water pipes and electronic cigarettes, copying a similar move by neighbouring Cambodia earlier this year.

Deputy government spokesman Major General Sansern Kaewkamnerd said the ban proposed by the Commerce Ministry was imposed for health reasons. The Public Health Ministry originally suggested the move, saying the items were luring young people into smoking.

The ban also applies to substances that could be used to flavour the water used in the water pipes, also called baraku in Thailand. The use of baraku is still legal in areas where smoking is allowed. Those violating the ban face a maximum jail term of 10 years or a fine of five times the product’s value, or both.

Woman saved after night in ravine

A US Coast Guard helicopter was called in to help rescue a woman who veered off a mountain road, rolled hundreds of feet down an embankment and spent the night in a ravine in Northern California.

Television news footage showed the helicopter hovering over Mount Hamilton in San Jose and the small white vehicle resting on its bonnet below the embankment with emergency workers surrounding it.

A vehicle communication system provided a location, but rescuers did not find the driver. Her family then used a mobile phone application to track her. The woman was said to be conscious and complaining of abdominal pain.

Dream house built on wrong plot

A dream beach house in Florida has turned into a nightmare for a Missouri couple. Six months after the custom-designed house was built on the Atlantic Ocean near Palm Coast, Mark and Brenda Voss learned it is on the wrong plot in the gated Ocean Hammock community.

Mr Voss told the Daytona Beach News Journal they are in “total disbelief”. The couple own 18 other residential plots in the community. They bought the plot in question in 2012 and hired Keystone Homes to build a three-storey, 5,000-square-foot holiday let. But it was instead built on the plot next door, which is owned by a North Carolina couple.

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