London, Nov 3: British pop and R&B singer Leona Lewis, 23, firmly believes that Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has it in him to fix up broken Britain if he wins the US election on November 4.

Lewis, who had grown up surrounded by gang violence on an East London estate, noticed that the behaviour of youngsters in the area has gone from bad to worse.

The singer, who was heartbroken when her friend Etem Celebi, 17, was shot dead a year ago, believes that Obama can help get British youngsters from ethnic minorities off the streets if he was elected to the White House.

London, Nov 3: English pop singer songwriter Victoria Beckham has snubbed an invitation to her former ‘Spice Girls’ bandmate Mel B’s “Egyptian wedding”.

Mel B has gone all out for the do, flying friends and family members for an all-expenses-paid trip to witness the renewal of her vows to Stephen Belafonte.

However, her former bandmate Posh and her hubby David Beckham do not plan on attending the ceremony, the Sun reported.

It is not known whether the other bandmates — Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton and pregnant Mel C — will be there.

London, Nov 3: If rumours are to be believed, Sienna Miller’s relationship with married American actor Balthazar Getty is on the rocks.

According to pals, Balthazar is stalling on his divorce to his wife Rosetta Millington, which is getting right up Miller’s nose.

And he is refusing to move with the actress to London because he wants to remain close to the three sons he has with Rosetta.

“They had such an animal attraction in the beginning. Now the dust has settled and they’re talking about the future, there are a couple of things they have been rowing about,” the Mirror quoted a pal, as saying.

London - Leading budget airline Ryanair said Monday the steep rise in the oil price had led to a 47-per-cent fall in net profits in the six months to the end of September.

The Irish carrier said net profits between April and September stood at 169 million pounds (277 million dollars).

Chief executive Michael O'Leary said he was confident the profits would recover if the oil price, currently at 80 US dollars a barrel, continued to fall.

"We have a significant cost advantage over our competitors many of whom have hedged fuel next year at significantly higher levels than current market prices," O'Leary said Monday.

London, Nov 3: Scientists from King's College London have launched a major clinical trial to test whether common antidepressant drug lithium can effectively treat motor neurone disease.

Till now, there is no effective cure or treatment for the fatal motor neuron disease, which is commonly found in men and most likely to strike between the ages of 50 and 70.

However, it can affect any adult at any age.

An Italian study had shown that lithium might have a protective effect with MND, but the British scientists said that the findings should be treated with caution.

The researchers said that the study was necessary because positive findings from a small-scale Italian study were "too dramatic too ignore".

London, Nov 3: Children with higher IQs are more likely to vote for Green Party or Liberal Democrats as adults, a new study has found.

The study led by the University of Edinburgh and the UK Medical Research Council has discovered a link between childhood intelligence and their voting preferences in later life.

They are also more likely to vote in general, and get involved in politics.

During the study, the IQs of more than 6,000 subjects were recorded at the age of 10, before any secondary schooling.