London, Jan 16 : Speculation is rife that short-sighted Prince William may have exploited a loophole to fulfil his dream of being an RAF pilot, for which only people with perfect 20/20 vision can apply.

The 26-year-old royal was spotted in a pair of shatter-proof specs as he began his helicopter pilot's training.

According to some, the prince, who faces being nicknamed Four Eyes by RAF pals, got round the rule because he was a serving Household Cavalry officer.

RAF chiefs are allowed to consider applications from Army and Navy personnel on a case-by-case basis.

London, Jan 16 : `Independence Day' star Will Smith, who has been ecstatic ever since the election of Barack Obama to the White House, has revealed that he will be an "eyewitness to history" at the inauguration.

Smith, who was at the Gala premiere of Seven Pounds, said that he's very excited to be at Obama''s inauguration next week.

He, however, revealed that he would not be performing at the ceremony on January 20.

London, Jan 16 : Ex- girlfriend of Hugh Hefner, Bridget Marquardt, has revealed that the Playboy founder wants her to find a new man.

Hefner has even asked Bridget, who moved out of the playboy mansion just a week ago, to get her new man home to meet him.

"He''s so excited and happy for me. Hef says if I want to come back to the mansion and bring a date, that''s no problem," the Sun quoted Bridget, as saying.

"He''s just being really sweet about it. We have gotten closer than ever. I will love him forever, there''s no question," Bridget added.

Bridget was the last of Hugh's ex playmates to leave the mansion, as ex playmates Holly Madisson and Kendra Wilkinson left earlier.

London, Jan 16 : One-time Ling of Pop Michael Jackson has sparked new fears for his health after he left a hospital sporting a bizarre surgical mask, scarf and a hat.

The `Thriller' hitmaker added fuel to the claims about his deteriorating health after he was spotted living the L. A. clinic.

Although, Michael was wearing a mask in a bid to avoid fans and media frenzy, his ever-loving fans recognized him and hurdled up to him for autographs.

London, Jan. 16: Frank Lampard has urged Chelsea's whining stars to stop crying - and get on with the job.

"The manager going public with his criticism is not a problem. If you want to cry just because the manager says you are playing below par, you need to look at yourself. We are all men and just have to accept it," The Sun quoted Lampard, as saying.

He was referring to coach Scolari blast at his star-studded squad before Wednesday's third-round replay and it was not hard to pick out Drogba, Deco, Nicolas Anelka and Michael Ballack were his prime targets.

London, Jan 16: In the most sensitive measurements yet made of the Martian atmosphere, scientists have determined that methane gas in the environment of the Red Planet is concentrated in three specific regions.

Since methane was first discovered on Mars in 2003, three teams have found signatures of the gas using ground-based telescopes as well as Europe's Mars Express orbiter.

Some observations hinted that the gas was not distributed evenly across the planet, but the source of the methane remained unclear.