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London, Sept 14: A study has revealed that children of 15 months of age should have their cholesterol levels tested to prevent heart disease later in life.

Familial hypercholesterolaemia, meaning high cholesterol running in families, affects about two in every 1000 people and causes very high levels of low density lipoprotein (LDL) or ‘bad cholesterol’ in the blood. And high cholesterol carries a higher risk of death from coronary heart disease.

Washington, Sept 14: Colombian pop superstar Shakira has quietly enrolled at Los Angeles University UCLA to study the history of western civilization.

The Hips Don't Lie hitmaker has been going for classes for the past month and is studying with professor Robert Cleve, according to Peopleenespanol.com.

The curvy singer, who made her debut album ‘Magia’ at the age of 14, is a two-time Grammy Award winner and eight-time Latin Grammy winner.

London, Sept 14: Actress Naomi Watts is afraid that with her 40s fast approaching, the time is running out for her to have more kids.

The Aussie, who gave birth to her first son Alexander Pete in July, wants have more kids before she is too old.

"For so long, I thought, 'I can't have a baby now. I've got this to do, that to do. I've got to achieve that and this.' The truth is, this just happened so quickly, and you can still do it,” Sun quoted Watts, as saying.

Gonda (Uttar Pradesh), Sept 14 (ANI): The bodies of 12 Kanwarias, who were crushed to death by an Express train near the Saryu Ghat Railway Station of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday night, have been recovered from the Saryu River.

At least 16 Kanwarias were reportedly killed in the accident.

The search operation was carried out by divers of the paramilitary Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC).

London, Sept. 14: British Telecom covered up a massive fraud by call centre staff to ensure it won a new contract worth more than one billion pounds, an employment tribunal was told.

According to the Daily Mail, call centre staff made millions of 'false' calls on auto diallers to make sure bonus-linked performance targets were met under a lucrative contract handling calls from Ministry of Defence bases.