London - Unemployment in Britain rose sharply

Washington, Dec 17 : Pop star Hilary Duff has revealed that she never claimed to be virgin.

The `Dignity' hitmaker also said that her virginity should not be a matter of concern to other people.

"You know what? I was quoted saying I was a virgin, but I absolutely did not say that, that''s nobody''s business but my own," Fox News quoted Duff, as telling Maxim magazine.

Duff also stated that she has also been wrongfully accused of giving lap dances to men at clubs, and is definitely not got engaged to beau Mike Comrie.

Washington, December 17 : Actress Eva Mendes is upset that she has not been invited to U. S. president-elect Barack Obama''s inauguration into the White House, which will take place on January 20.

"Hottest ticket party in town. I thought I had some pull - I usually do, and I''ve been shut down. It''s the hardest party to get into," Contactmusic quoted the actress, who is a big fan of Obama, as telling Access Hollywood.

The beauty, however, added that she would keep trying for a ticket to the historical event.

New York - The top official in charge of watching over US stock markets, Christopher Cox, admitted late Tuesday that his agency had failed to act for nearly a decade on suspicions concerning the dealings of alleged Wall Street fraudster Bernard Madoff.

In a statement Cox, who is chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), said the agency had received allegations going back to 1999 about Madoff.

London, Dec 17 : Duffy will soon be seen as the new face of Diet Coke, for

London, December 17 : Madonna, who had been granted a preliminary divorce from Guy Ritchie in November, has reportedly been accused of providing varying divorce settlement figures, including one up to 21million pounds higher than the other.

The Queen of Pop, was at first, said to have decided to pay the Brit director 50-60 million pounds, reports the Mirror.

However, a fresh email to BBC News claimed that Guy would be handed out an amount between 60-70 million pounds or 39-46 million pounds.