Sex shop criticised

London - A church leader is calling for a novelty sex shop which does a booming trade in life-sized inflatable sheep to be banned…

London - A church leader is calling for a novelty sex shop which does a booming trade in life-sized inflatable sheep to be banned from opening on Christmas Eve, which this year falls on Sunday.

Pastor Peter Keevil, of Emmanuel Christchurch, in Bridgend, has vowed to block the shop's bid in an effort to keep the Christmas Eve Sunday sacred.

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