London - Consumer price inflation fell sharply in Britain in December to an annual rate of 3.1 per cent from 4.1 per cent in November, the Office for National Statistics
(ONS) said Tuesday.
The biggest factor behind the fall was the temporary reduction in Value Added Tax to 15 per cent, decreed by the government in late November as part of an effort to stimulate demand.
The headline rate of inflation measured by the Retail Prices Index (RPI), which takes into account mortgage costs, fell to 0.9 per cent from November's rate of 3 per cent.
London - Manchester City confirmed on Tuesday that Brazilian forward Robinho has left their training camp on Mallorca.
It is understood that Robinho left the island on Monday, with reports suggesting he had been involved in a row with club officials following the collapse of talks aimed at bringing his compatriot Kaka to the club.
Other reports suggested the forward had been told he could return to Brazil to celebrate his 25th birthday.
London, January 20 : Stars of actresses Sharon Stone, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen on the Hollywood Walk of Fame have been smudged with the words "FUR HAGS!" by anti-fur campaigners.
While Stone's star, received in November 1995, was smeared with "OLD FUR HAG!", the actress twins'' shared marker bared the words "FUR HAGS!", reports the Daily Express.
London, Jan. 20 : The England cricket team under new captain Andrew Strauss will have to prove to its fans and spectators both here and in the Caribbean that it has the unity to perform in the run-up to the Ashes to be held later in the year.
Strauss and his teammates will embark on their tour of the West Indies today, and in purely cricketing terms, playing the West Indies in the Caribbean - or anywhere else - is not what it used to be.
The Independent says that the team has been mediocre for years.
London, Jan 20 : English singer/songwriter Chris Martin has come up with an idea to make his band's latest video a little more humorous by using puppets.
The `Coldplay' frontman suggested that model look-alikes of the band be used for the promo for Life In Technicolor II.
"The puppets were Chris's idea. The band wanted to do something funny and light-hearted," the Sun quoted a source as saying.
London, Jan 20 : Christina Aguilera threw a `wild' birthday bash for her son''s first birthday.
The theme of the bash was inspired by the classic children''s book `Where the Wild Things Are,' reports the Daily Express.
The singer and her husband Jordan Bratman hosted the event at their Beverly Hills, California home on 17 January (09) to celebrate the tot turning one earlier that week
(12Jan09).
The party was full of costumed mythical characters from the book and decorated with festive blue, green and pink balloons.
London - Consumer price inflation fell sharply in Britain in December to an annual rate of 3.1 per cent from 4.1 per cent in November, the Office for National Statistics 
London - Manchester City confirmed on Tuesday that Brazilian forward Robinho has left their training camp on Mallorca.
London, January 20 : Stars of actresses Sharon Stone, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen on the Hollywood Walk of Fame have been smudged with the words "FUR HAGS!" by anti-fur campaigners.
London, Jan. 20 : The England cricket team under new captain Andrew Strauss will have to prove to its fans and spectators both here and in the Caribbean that it has the unity to perform in the run-up to the Ashes to be held later in the year.
London, Jan 20 : English singer/songwriter Chris Martin has come up with an idea to make his band's latest video a little more humorous by using puppets.
London, Jan 20 : Christina Aguilera threw a `wild' birthday bash for her son''s first birthday.
