Nairobi/London - Britain's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has called off a probe into a huge fraud involving contracts with the Kenyan government, saying Kenya had failed to provide evidence to allow it to prosecute those responsible.
The fraud, which took place between April 2002 and February 2004, involved contracts with the phoney Anglo Leasing Company worth almost 100 million dollars.
The SFO office was probing offshore accounts in Jersey and Guernsey as part of the fraud, which saw payments made for passport equipment and supplies for the Kenyan police that were never delivered.
London, Feb 5 : Pop princess Britney Spears' Circus tour will be taking off as scheduled despite the rumours of her cancelling it because of her two kids.
Spears, 27, had planned on taking her two sons along with her for the tour, and it seems her ex-husband Kevin Federline, 30, had objected to it.
"Britney is 100 percent committed to her tour and Jayden and Sean will be joining her," the Daily Star quoted a source as saying.
London, Feb 5 : Soul singer Natalie Cole is set to pay tribute to her late father Nat King Cole with a new version of some of his popular songs in her new album.
The 58-year-old star has recorded a reworked version of her dad''s song Straighten Up and Fly Right along with producer will. i. am for a new album celebrating the life and legacy of the jazz icon.
And Cole's sure that her beloved father and legendary singer would approve of the recordings.
"I just love, love, love the mix that will. i. am put on ''Straighten Up and Fly Right.'' It''s so very cool and Dad would get quite the kick from this," the Daily Express quoted her as saying.
London, Feb 5 : Hollywood actor Robert Downey Jr. has dismissed reports that Mickey Rourke has been roped in to play his nemesis in the upcoming Iron Man sequel.
Downey Jr., who played the lead role of tycoon-turned-superhero Tony Stark in the 2008 comic book movie, will reprise his role.
He insists reports that `The Wrestler' star has already signed up to play comic book villain Crimson Dynamo are `false'.
"That''s actually incorrect," the Daily Express quoted him as telling MTV.
However, he refused to confirm Rourke is in negotiations to play another character, Whiplash.
London, February 5 (ANI): Gwyneth Paltrow was `devastated' after being snubbed by her rock idol Courtney Love, who was "really horrible" to her when they first met.
The actress, who now shares a close bond with the singer, revealed that she was left heartbroken following the former `Hole' frontwoman''s nasty attitude.
"We were in an elevator and she was really horrible to me. And I was the biggest Hole fan of all time. I was devastated. Then she went on a drugs spiral," the Daily Express quoted her as telling Elle magazine.
However, the differences between the two were sorted out after Love subsequently apologised for her behaviour.
Nairobi/London - Britain's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has called off a probe into a huge fraud involving contracts with the Kenyan government, saying Kenya had failed to provide evidence to allow it to prosecute those responsible. 
London, Feb 5 : Pop princess Britney Spears' Circus tour will be taking off as scheduled despite the rumours of her cancelling it because of her two kids. 
