London, November 4 : ''''Simply Red'''' frontman Mick Hucknall is selling a signed pair of David Beckham''''s football boots at an auction – and is prepared to make a loss of 24,000 pounds.

The singer, who had bought the boots for 29,000 pounds at the ace footballer’s garden party before the 2002 World Cup, was told that they were expected to fetch only 3,000 to 5,000 pounds at the sale.

The red and white Adidas boots are embroidered with ‘No. 7 Beckham’ and bare the name of Beckham’s first son, Brooklyn, on the tongue.

They are signed as: “To Mick, Best Wishes, David Beckham 7.”

London, Nov 4 : New York-based billionaire businessman Donald Trump’s contentious plans to transform a wild and windswept stretch of the Aberdeenshire coastline into an exclusive 1 billion pound golf resort have been approved by the Scottish Government.

Trump said he was “deeply honoured” by the decision, which follows a local planning inquiry.

Soon after Trump submitted his plans for a golf resort, he made clear that he expected officialdom’s approval. With characteristic bluntness, the property billionaire told an interviewer: “I’m going to get it.”

Tehran - The Iranian parliament on Tuesday dismissed the interior minister for presenting a false document and refusing to resign following his admission that his university certificate was a fake.

Ali Kordan had been under pressure since August, when he took office, to make the case clear but refused to resign when Oxford University in Britain denied awarding him an honorary doctorate through its representative in Tehran, as he had claimed.

Washington, Nov 4 : Hollywood actress Charlize Theron is reportedly in talks to star alongside Tom Cruise in ‘The Tourist’, which is to be directed by Bharat Nalluri.

It is said to be a remake of the 2005 French thriller “Anthony Zimmer.”

In the film, Theron will play a female Interpol agent who uses an American tourist in an attempt to flush out an elusive criminal with whom she once had an affair, reports Variety.

Manama, Bahrain  - The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) has instructed Ithmaar Bank to postpone the hugely anticipated initial public offering (IPO) of real-estate developer Naseej, it has emerged on Tuesday.

The decision by the CBB, citing current market conditions as the reason behind its assessment, comes just over two weeks before the planned 18 November IPO launch date. Ithmaar Bank had been acting as the lead manager of the offering.

Chairman of Ithmaar Bank, Khalid Abdulla Janahi, announced plans two weeks ago to introduce the IPO, the largest to date to be launched from Bahrain, during a meeting of major Naseej shareholders.

The announcement was based on the fact that the underwriters had chosen to guarantee the full issue.

Washington, Nov 4 : People often tend to fast forward and skip past advertisements while watching a movie on DVD players, however, a new study has found that fast-forwarding viewers actually pay more attention and can be influenced by brand images they view only for a fraction of a second.

The study led by Carroll School of Management researchers have found that brands can stand out as viewers skim ads with TiVo and DVRs.

Ads with brand information placed in the centre of the screen still create brand memory despite a 95pct reduction in frames viewed and complete loss of audio.