Sex exhibits set to draw thousands to Olympia

Tens of thousands of people will head to west London next week for an exhibition devoted to sex.

About 75,000 visitors are expected at Erotica - the biggest exhibition of its kind in Europe - at Olympia between 19 and 21 November.

The centrepiece is a live stage by the world's largest fetish club, Torture Garden. Organisers have been given a licence to feature full nudity and there will be more than 200 stands.

Big sellers are expected to be erotic clothing, including Eternal Spirits - which designs for pop band Scissor Sisters and actress Sarah Michelle Gellar.

A spokeswoman said: "It is more acceptable - there won't be 75,000 people in dirty macs."