London, Apr 7 : Kylie Minogue's beau Andres Velencos has reportedly succeeded in gaining the approval of her family.

According to reports, Kylie's family members were very impressed with Velencos' charming and witty attitude when she introduced him to them in Melbourne.

London, Apr 7 : British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has claimed over 17,000 pounds in second-home expenses under the MPs expenses system despite moving into a grace-and-favour apartment in Downing Street after becoming Prime Minister.

Brown changed the definition of his "main home" after moving into Number 10, a decision that allowed him to continue benefiting from generous MPs expenses system.

London, Apr. 7 : Arsenal are "super outsiders" to win the Champions League next month, and team manager Arsene Wenger is delighted that the bookies' also thinks so.

The Gunners boss is more than happy for his young team to play the role of rank outsiders going into tonight's quarterfinal first leg in Villarreal.

Wenger claims Arsenal are only 50-50 to beat the unpredictable Spaniards who lost 3-0 at Almeria over the weekend.

London, April 7 : A German DJ has made a new world record after wrapping up his `morning' show after a week.

Dominik Schollmayer, from Hit Radio Antenne in Hanover, central Germany, made the longest continuous radio show record with 169 hours of broadcast.

The 26-year-old, who was watched over by doctors throughout his attempt, beat previous record holder, an Indian DJ, by one hour, reports the Telegraph.

Dominik was given permission to play two records back to back up to six minutes along with a five-minute break every hour.

London, Apr 7: Are last night’s festivities making your head pound, stomach queasy and skin a deathly shade of grey? Well, then go ahead and grab a big, fat bacon sandwich to save your life, say scientists.

The yummy grub has always been a popular cure for a hangover, and now scientists have come up with proof to claim that it really works, reports The Mirror.

London, April 7: Veteran broadcaster Sir Michael Parkinson has said that Jade Goody represented "all that is paltry and wretched about Britain today".

The 74-year-old criticized the hype created around the late reality TV star, who was recently buried after losing her battle to cervical cancer on Mother’s Day aged 27.

Parkinson said that the ‘exaggerated’ pedestal awarded to Goody, who rose from shambled back streets in Essex to fame and fortune through the Big Brother show, was uncalled for.