London, Nov. 12 : Disgraced ex-minister Ron Davies has called for scrapping the term ‘British’.

He told staff the word upsets people from Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Asia and China.

London, Nov 12 : An "intelligent pill,” dubbed the "iPill", has been developed, which when taken releases the correct amount of medicine according to what the body needs.

Designed by Philips, the Dutch electronics giant, the iPill consists of a microprocessor, battery, wireless radio, pump and a drug reservoir so that it can release medication in a specific area in the body.

It uses its sensors to measure acidity ad its location in the gut and then releases the drug, reports The Telegraph.

According to the company spokesman, it is possible to use the iPill for the treatment of digestive tract disorders like Crohn''s disease.

Washington, Nov 12 : Kevin Federline has appreciated ex-wife Britney Spears’ quick thinking after their son was rushed to hospital following an allergic reaction.

Spears’ two-year-old son collapsed at the singer’s family home in Kentwood, Louisiana on Nov 9 and doctors concluded he had a reaction to "something he ingested."

The 30-year-old rapper revealed that he is happy with the youngster''s swift medical treatment and has no immediate plans to seek an investigation into the matter.

London, Nov 12 : A dog barred from a pub for chewing up its beer mats has been allowed back in – but only if she wears a high-visibility vest.

‘Hatty’ the Lakeland terrier must be visible at all times to landlord Nigel McLelland at the Jolly Sailor in Prestatyn, north Wales.

Jeff Hughes, the dog''s owner, said his pet started chasing and chewing beer mats after the pub''s assistant manager threw one to her.

"One night we went in there and it was packed, there had been football on or whatever. She just went berserk,” The Telegraph quoted Jeff, as saying.

Melbourne, Nov 12 : Two men who were refused entry into a nightclub Down Under scaled its roof with one crashing through the ceiling and landing on the dance floor and the other had to be rescued by emergency service volunteers after he got stuck in the ceiling.

The men, aged 20 and 21, were turned away by the doormen of Inflations nightclub in the Victorian town of Bairnsdale about 3.20am on Sunday before they concocted their own plan to get inside, reports News. com. au.

The pair went to the back of the building and climbed two storeys before removing a vent from the roof of the club.

Cops said the owner of the nightclub confronted the man who fell on the dancefloor, who replied, "I just dropped in for a drink. "

Washington, Nov 12 : Popstar Geri Halliwell has ended her whirlwind romance with Ivan ‘Flipz’ Levez, it has emerged.

Apparently, the ‘Wannabe’ hitmaker could not deal with distance between them, though they had a bright future ahead.

The 36-year-old had been dating the Los Angeles-based dancer, 29, since April this year (08) but is now rumoured to have called time on the romance.

“She called Flipz when she returned to the U. K. from L. A. and confessed that things just weren''t working for her,” Contactmusic quoted a pal, as telling Closer magazine.