London, Oct 27: Popstar Kerry Katona has lost control over her finances to sleazy husband Mark Croft after being declared bankrupt.

It is being predicted that Mark, who cheated on Katona with a hairdresser and a barmaid, may leave her high and dry after taking over her finances.

“Since Kerry was made bankrupt in August, Mark has been in control of her money, which leaves all her friends worried for her future. What happens if he just walks out on her? She will be left high and dry,” British tabloid The Sun quoted a pal as saying.

Washington, Oct 27 : Forty million voters are expected to cast early ballots this year for US presidential elections. And they are doing so amid charges from Republicans and Democrats of attempts to steal the election through either voter fraud or suppression.

To separate fact from fiction, CBS News conducted a detailed survey of 17 states that allow early voting - in person. It found that charges of widespread voter fraud or suppression are far more rhetoric than reality.

Sydney, October 27: While the number of women turning to mammograms has significantly increased following breast cancer diagnoses among many celebrities, experts have found that many of them are in the under-40 age group, where mammographic screening is not effective.

"It is important to dispel the misconceptions, address unnecessary alarm and provide the facts for this age group," the Sydney Morning Herald quoted Dr. Helen Zorbas, director of the National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre, as saying at the launch of breast cancer awareness day in Sydney.

Melbourne, October 27 : Pictures showing Irish rocker Bono with his arm around two bikini-clad teenagers in St Tropez have been posted on social networking website Facebook complete with diary details.

The 48-year-old U2 star met American fashion student Andrea Feick and her British friend Hannah Emerson, both 19-year-olds, while he was on holiday with long-time friend Simon Carmody, a musician and former member of Irish band Golden Horde.

Feick said that their relationship had never crossed the line beyond friendship.

"For somebody who''s much older than I am ... no thank you," news. com. au quoted her as saying.

Washington, Oct 27: Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has opened up an eight-point lead over his rival John McCain in Virginia, and the Illinois Senator is entering the final week of the campaign with several core advantages when it comes to turning out his supporters.

According to a new Washington Post poll, Virginia voters think that Obama is the candidate who would do more to bring needed change to Washington, who understands the economic challenges people are facing and who is the more honest and trustworthy of the two rivals.

Washington, Oct 27 : Republican presidential nominee John McCain has acknowledged that the race to get to the magic number of 270 electoral votes is tough, but said polls are “all over the map” and he is doing better than the numbers would suggest.

“We’re doing fine, we have closed in the last week, we’ll continue to close in the next week and you’ll be up very, very late on election night,” McCain told "Meet the Press" anchor Tom Brokaw in an interview taped in Iowa.