‘Sounds of intimacy’ heard at Wimbledon’s meditation space

And other stories from the stranger side of life

A lawn at Wimbledon tennis championships

“Sounds of intimacy” have reportedly been heard at a new quiet space designed for tennis fans to find “a moment of private meditation, prayer or reflection” at Wimbledon. The Guardian said spectators have reported seeing "sheepish looking couples” emerging from the facility next to court 12. One onlooker said he spotted a man and a woman leaving the room with “big grins” on their faces. “She was in a long flowing summer dress and there was no doubt as to what they’d been up to,” he explained.

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Chas Newkey-Burden has been part of The Week Digital team for more than a decade and a journalist for 25 years, starting out on the irreverent football weekly 90 Minutes, before moving to lifestyle magazines Loaded and Attitude. He was a columnist for The Big Issue and landed a world exclusive with David Beckham that became the weekly magazine’s bestselling issue. He now writes regularly for The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Independent, Metro, FourFourTwo and the i new site. He is also the author of a number of non-fiction books.