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London, June 22 : Harry Potter star Sir Michael Gambon's mistress Philippa Hart has given birth to the couple''s second child.

The Irish-born actor, who plays Professor Dumbledore in the wizard films, has become a father for the third time at the age of 68.

Gambon is already father to 17-month-old son Michael with set designer Hart and 44-year-old son Fergus with his wife Lady Anne.

London, June 22 : Soccer star David Beckham's secret to fit body has been revealed - body-bending Pilates exercises.

The 34-year-old English footballer was introduced to Pilates - a stretching and breathing routine particularly popular with women - on loan at AC Milan.

"I do an hour of Pilates a day. The medical set-up at Milan is fantastic and fitness-wise I am the best I have been for a long time," the Sun quoted Beckham as saying.

The hour-long exercise has reduced Becks' body fat from 13.7 per cent to a super-toned 8.5 per cent.

London, June 22 : Water conservation usually takes a backseat while doing laundry, but not anymore, for now a new environmentally friendly washing machine, which uses use only one cup of water and leaves clothes virtually dry, is all set to hit showrooms next year.

Developed at the University of Leeds, the technologyaims save up to 90 per cent of water used by conventional machines, use 30 per cent less energy, and thus can have the environmental impact of taking two million cars off the road.

Six new cases of swine flu were reported on Friday, taking the confirmed infections in India to 50 from 44 recorded yesterday.

In its statement, the health ministry said that among the new infections, three are from Delhi, two from Bangalore and one from Mumbai. Out of these 50 cases, 16 have been discharged. The statement further added that the rest of the patients are all stable and remain admitted to the identified health facilities.

Sydney, June 22 : One in four Australians have caught their partners cheating on them through a text message, according to a new survey.

The survey commissioned by Telstra''s State of the Nation has found that four in 10 Aussies send up to seven text messages a day, while one in three use texts to tell others about major events like births or promotions.

Nearly 25 pct of the respondents found out their partners were cheating by reading a text.

Here’s a sad news for Asin Thottumkal die-hard fans.

It is learnt that the gorgeous screen siren Asin injured her right leg while practising Kalaripayattu in Keralafor his upcoming next ‘19th Step’. The swelling in her leg restricted her plans to walk the ramp at a film award ceremony that was to take place a few days later.

In addition to this, Asin has decided not to take any allopathic medicines.

"Yes, that's true," admits Asin.