London, Nov 2 : Even as it’s less than two days to go for the US presidential polls, the Republicans have in their last ditch effort to score a lead over Democratic nominee Barack Obama, have approached an Oxford academic with a whipping 10,000 dollar fee to “prove” through a computer technique that Obama’s autobiography “Dreams from My Father, and Fugitive Days” was penned by a former terrorist William Ayers.

According to latest polls, Obama is ahead of his Republican rival John McCain by at least six points.

London, Nov 2 : Want to get rid of those extra pounds? Well, then all you need to do is simply write down your daily food intake, for it can double your weight loss, according to a new study.

The study, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, followed 1,700 overweight people over six months, and revealed that those who wrote down everything they ate lost an average of 13lb.

London, Nov 2 : The first child-friendly audio guide for car satnavs has been launched in the UK.

It pinpoints places of interest, tells youngsters exactly how far away it is, and offers an entertaining commentary as the driver approaches the location.

The creators of the RoadTour Child Friendly Driving Guide, dubbed the ''totnav'', are positive their recommendations will be a hit - because they took advice from their target audience.

Over the five years it took to create the device, the company surveyed children to gauge their reactions about tourist attractions.

As well as pointing to 3,000 places of interest, the totnav gives information on opening times and entrance costs.

Obama holds hefty lead over McCain in the presidential race in the Wolverine State. According to the recent Obama vs McCain Michigan polls, Obama holds double digit lead over McCain.

Michigan has been Democratic state — the state was won by Democrats in 2000 and 2004. Let’s check out what the latest McCain vs Obama Michigan Polls show.

Conducted from October 26 to October 28, the Detroit News/EPIC-MRA's Obama vs McCain Michigan poll shows Obama leading McCain by 12 % points — 50 % to 38 % among the likely voters of Michigan.

London, November 2 : The tragedy that hit the Titanic, which claimed more than 1500 lives, could have been averted had it been constructed with steel rivets, a new documentary reveals.

According to a documentary, the Olympic-class passenger liner that had hit the bottom of the ocean on its maiden voyage sank because its bow and stern were bolted together with weak wrought-iron rivets.

The documentary, ‘The Unsinkable Titanic’ will lay the claim that the liner could have stayed afloat had the shipbuilders ‘Harland and Wolff’ in Belfast chosen the available ‘best best’ quality rather than only ‘best’ wrought-iron quality.

London, November 2 : Britney Spears has put her 55-hour former hubby Jason Alexander on the pay roll to be her butler, according to pals.

The pop icon, who has stunned all with her gradual return to stability, offered the job to her childhood pal after learning that he had squandered the 300,000 divorce settlement paid by the singer.

The 26-year-old is trying to help out buddy Jason who has been struggling with his acting and singer career and lived in a grimy flat since the couple split four years ago, according to her close friend.