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Kate Winslet goes topless for ‘The Reader’

London, Dec 23 : Hollywood actress Kate Winslet has gone topless for her new movie `The Reader'.

The Queen’s paedophile butler jailed

London, Dec 23 : A paedophile royal butler who took one of his victims to tea with the Queen Mother has been jailed for a minimum of six years.

Paul Kidd, 55, was described as "a brilliant groomer" by police after he admitted a string of sex offences against young boys.

He started grooming one of the boys who was aged 12 and a patient on a hospital ward where he worked as a trainee nurse. Another victim was 14 when he first spoke to Kidd on a CB radio.

Kidd was senior footman to the Queen Mother from 1979 to 1984 and previously worked as a royal butler to The Queen from 1977.

Arnie would love to be US President

California Governor Arnold SchwarzeneggerLondon, Dec 23: California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has admitted that he would like to be President of the United States if the Constitution was changed.

The president of the United States must be an American-born citizen, according to the Constitution.

As the Governor of California, the Austrian-born former body-builder has been in charge of one of the largest economies in the world since 2003, The Telegraph reported.

But with only two years remaining in his maximum eight-year run as Governor of California, he will be out of a job in two years.

Madonna ‘shells out £5,000 on bubbly silver wine’

Madonna ‘shells out £5,000 on bubbly silver wine’London, December 23 : Madonna has reportedly shelled out 5,000 pounds to buy herself a bubbly wine laced with silver for Christmas.

The `Material Girl' hitmaker, who is presently locked in a bitter divorce settlement with ex-hubby Guy Ritchie, was said to have paid for 25 bottles of the sparkling Spanish drink.

"It's made by mixing a liquor containing silver dust into a sparkling rosé," the Sun quoted Alberto Fernandez, director of Artesanos del Vino which produces 24K Silver in Valencia, as saying.

Prince Harry’s ‘beerless Annus Horribilis to pursue chopper pilot dreams’

Prince Harry’s ‘beerless Annus Horribilis to pursue chopper pilot dreams’London, December 23 : Prince Harry, who is honing his flying skills to become a pilot of the meanest attack machine in the British Army, will reportedly have to bear his own version of Annus Horribilis, `a horrible year' - by giving up alcohol for a year.

The third in line to the throne, well known for his party lifestyle, is said to be required, like his counterparts, to follow the Army's strict rules for Apache's learner pilots that includes staying away from the bottle for months at a time.

Purple squirrel leaves British experts baffled

Purple squirrel leaves British experts baffledLondon, Dec 22 : A purple squirrel, spotted by pupils and staff at a British school, has baffled experts because they don''t seem to find any explanation for the ''unusual'' colour of the animal.

Teachers and pupils at Meoncross School in Stubbington, Hants, were left gob-smacked when they first saw the creature through the window during a lesson.

And since then, the squirrel, now nicknamed Pete, has become a regular fixture at the school.

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