Bring back... Hot water bottles

A hot water bottles is the safest of companions these days. Snuggle up to its warm sloshiness and that's proably as much attention as you are going to get in the winter from a partner.

The hot water bottle is quintessentially British.

When the Queen goes abroad, she always takes her own and Gladstone went went to bed every night with a hottie filled with tea!

So bring it back because...

*You can buy bottles which work without water - a sure sign that they are at the cutting edge.

*You can strap them to your body to quell lumber aches and even cure hangovers.

*Eskimos are so desperate for hot water bottles that women are frequently offered in exchange (not really).

*They are a super save on the heating bill.