London, Jan 4 : Lindsay Lohan's father has launched another attack on the actress' girlfriend Samantha Ronson, calling her "a parasite".

Speaking exclusively to the News of the World, Michael - who has spoken of his disapproval of the pair's lesbian relationship in the past - has claimed that the DJ would not let his 22-year-old offspring visit her family over the festive period.

And also called Ronson a "parasite" who is a bad influence.

He said: "I was prompted to do this by people who know the truth and were tired of people slamming me for standing up for what is right.

London, January 4 : Amy Winehouse, who has been giving her nerves a rest in the Caribbean, reportedly wants to turn to threads to be a fashion designer.

The Brit singer, who has had her share of troubles regarding drugs, alcohol, public outbursts and troubled relationships, purportedly bragged about being in talks with top brand Fred Perry.

Amy, often spotted donning the label shirts, further alleged having put her ideas to paper for the designer.

Hong Kong - Hong Kong has the greatest rich-poor divide of any developed country with more than 1 million people living in relative poverty, a party political leader claimed Sunday.

Democratic Party leader Albert Ho called the divide between the rich and poor in the wealthy city of 6.9 million "an embarrassment to our society" and called on Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang to act.

"The government has made it an article of faith and told all of us to believe in the 'trickle-down effect' in the market economy," Ho said on state-run radio.

Lahore, Jan. 4 : The US Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia affairs, Richard Boucher, is expected to arrive in Pakistan on Monday as part of Washington's efforts to defuse tension between India and Pakistan following the Mumbai terror attacks.

Boucher's visit to Pakistan is aimed at removing the threat of war in South Asia, irrupted after the Mumbai attacks. He is also scheduled to discuss the war on terror and bilateral issues with the Pakistani leadership, the Daily Times reported.

London, Jan 4 : If you thought true love was something just restricted to movies and soaps, then here's a piece of information: brain scans have revealed that couples can respond with as much passion after 20 years as most people exhibit only in the first flush of love.

Shakespeare once said that "love is an ever-fixed mark / That looks on tempests and is never shaken". Now, it seems, he was telling the truth, at least that's what researchers at Stony Brook University in New York think.

Scanning the brains of people who have been together for 20 years, the scientists found that about one in 10 couples still display elements of "limerence", the psychologists' term for the obsessive behaviour of new lovers.

London, January 4: Britney Spears, who is trying to get back on track after her much-publicized meltdown, is reportedly suffering from stage fright, which could put her
2009 world comeback tour in jeopardy.

Mum Lynne revealed that the singer, who put up with two tumultuous years during which she lost the custody of her two sons followed by her trips to rehab, need a push to up her confidence.

"That gut belief she had in herself is what's missing," the Daily Star quoted Lynne as telling a US magazine.