London, July 21 : Illegal immigrants might soon get British citizenship by just paying 200 pounds, if a bizarre policy of the Liberal Democrats is made into a law.

According to a party think-tank, the country''s half-a-million illegals should be allowed to sign up for an "enrolment period". 

The scheme could mean that anyone who manages to stay in Britain undetected for three months could pay 200 pounds to enroll, followed by five installments of 1,000 pounds over the following five years, as quoted in the Daily Star. 

Once they have completed their enrolment, which includes getting a job, paying taxes and learning English, they would be given permission to live here permanently.

London, July 21 : Want to snare billionaire? A Russian school is offering tips on how to seduce and bag the wealthy man of your dreams.

A popular school of seduction in the Moscow is teaching professional women how to attract men - preferably a richer one.

Evgeniya Steshova, who runs the crash course, said that girls want to meet good men with a high social standing and of course it doesn''t hurt if he''s a rich one.

The lesson starts with grading each other on the scale of five on perfume, manicures, hair, underwear and sex appeal.

Steshova advises to be at your best while trying to attract a man. Men react to women''s appearance.

London, July 21 : British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is studying a new scheme to encourage people to use environmentally friendly vehicles rather than those propelled by petrol or diesel — giving away electric cars for free or at a heavily subsidised price.

Senior Downing Street sources say that Israeli businessman Shai Agassi, 38, has proposed the plan to the PM.

If cleared, the scheme would require people to sign an agreement with a company to run the hybrid cars, and buy electricity to charge their batteries.

London, July 21 : An apparent set of ‘Siamese twin’ birds, which are conjoined, has been discovered in Arkansas in the US.

According to a report in the Telegraph, the pair of barn swallows, attached at the hip by skin and possibly muscle tissue, is being sent to the Smithsonian Institution for examination and confirmation.

The officials at the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission have described the finding as incredibly rare.

“I can’t even say it’s one in a million – it’s probably more than that,” said Karen Rowe, an ornithologist with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. “There’s just very little to no records of such a thing,” she added. 

London - Britain's HBOS bank, one of the first to turn to investors for a cash boost, said Monday that less than 10 per cent of its shareholders had taken part in a rights issue of 4 billion pounds (8 billion dollars). 

Halifax Bank of Scotland said just 8.29 per cent of investors opted to buy heavily discounted shares as part of the scheme to help strengthen its balance sheet, announced in April. 

This means that the rights issue's underwriters, Morgan Stanley and Dresdner Kleinwort, have to find buyers for more than 3.6 billion pounds worth of shares by Tuesday's deadline, or accept the stock themselves if they fail to do so. 

London, July 21 : If you want your lady love to leap into your arms with joy, then all you have to do is give her the new range of chocolates that are being sold at Harrods that come with a price tag of whopping 5,000 pounds and are wrapped in Indian silk.

Made by renowned Lebanese chocolatier Patchi, every part of the chocolate, made from finest grown cocoa, is meticulously prepared.

The 49 chocolates are hand wrapped and placed on suede leather partitioned with gold and platinum.

Each and every chocolate is adorned with gold and Swarovski crystal and silk rose.

These are then placed in a stunning box made of genuine leather and magnificent hand woven silk from India and China.