Archive for the ‘In The News’ Category

Buns 'too small' in Brook advert - Posters promoting a play starring actress Kelly Brook have had to be changed because buns covering her breasts were deemed to be too small. – BBC News

Beckham signs AC Milan loan deal – England midfielder David Beckham is to rejoin AC Milan on loan in January after the Italian club reached an agreement with Los Angeles Galaxy. – BBC Sport

File-sharers are big spenders too – People who download music illegally also spend an average of £77 a year buying it legitimately, a survey has found. – BBC News

Barrichello seals Williams drive – Brazilian veteran Rubens Barrichello and German rookie Nico Hulkenberg have been announced as Williams' new driver pairing for the 2010 Formula 1 season.- BBC Sport

Has The Facebook Photo Mystery Been Solved? - More than 210,000 Facebook users are following Australian Danny Cameron's hunt to find the owner of a camera he found on Mykonos.- Sky News

Singing Japanese PM Set To Top Music Charts - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama could be a hit in the nation's music charts after a pop song he recorded more than two decades ago was re-released. – Sky News

Wayne And Coleen Give Birth – And It's A… - Wayne Rooney's wife Coleen has given birth at Liverpool Women's Hospital. – Sky News

Robert Pattinson And Kristen Stewart Deny 'Retarded' Romance Rumours - Robert Pattinson And Kristen Stewart have denied persistent reports they're a real-life couple, with the latter calling the rumours “retarded”. – Entertainment Wise

Watch Bella Suffer 'Deadly' Paper Cut In The Twilight Saga: New Moon – The moment Bella Swan suffers a paper cut surrounded by the Cullen family in The Twilight Saga: New Moon has been unveiled in full for the first time. – Entertainment Wise

Springboks bank on Brussow – Johannesburg – Flanker Heinrich Brussow was a surprise inclusion in the South African team named on Monday to face the Leicester Tigers at Welford Road. – IOL

Fatty food makes you stupid, says study - London – A few chocolate biscuits with your morning coffee may seem a relatively harmless treat, but scientists have discovered that such day-to-day indulgences could be more damaging than previously thought. – IOL

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Twilight New Moon Director: 'I Haven't Betrayed Bella And Edward'- Twilight Saga: New Moon director Chris Weitz says the forthcoming movie has been faithful to the original book. – Entertainment Wise

Vettel wins as Hamilton drops out – Sebastian Vettel cruised to victory at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix ahead of Red Bull team-mate Mark Webber after Lewis Hamilton was forced to retire early. – BBC Sport

Cheryl Cole achieves chart double -  Girls Aloud singer and X Factor judge Cheryl Cole has achieved double chart success with her debut solo single and album both reaching number one. – BBC News

Air tax increase comes into force – The first of two rises in UK airport departure tax has come into effect, adding up to £30 to the cost of flying. – BBC News

Coffin To Go? Wal-Mart Buries Its Customers - The world's largest retailer Wal-Mart covers most ground when it comes to shopping – and now it is going six feet under. – Sky News

Boyzone To Release Album Featuring Gately - The remaining four members of Boyzone have told Sky News they will release a new album featuring Stephen Gately as a tribute to the singer. – Sky News

Michael Jackson's This Is It To Be Submitted For An Oscar - Michael Jackson's This Is It movie will be submitted for Best Picture at the Academy Awards, Sony Pictures has said. – Entertainment Wise

SA government's 'wasteful expenditure' at R326m – Government's "wasteful expenditure" currently stands at R326 million due to officials buying luxury vehicles and the hosting of lavish parties, the Democratic Alliance said on Sunday. IOL

Joost comes clean - SuperSport has axed former South African rugby captain Joost van der Westhuizen as a presenter over his admission that he starred in a sex video which showed him snorting drugs. IOL

Bulls ready for victory parade – Johannesburg – The Blue Bulls are going on a victory parade through the streets of Pretoria on Monday morning to show their ardent supporters the Absa Currie Cup trophy which they won after an epic final against the Free State Cheetahs at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. IOL