London, November 3: Bond star Daniel Craig might have ended up going to a university fulfilling his mum’s dreams had he not decided to pursue theatre.

The 40-year-old, who quit his A-levels aged 16 to attend a drama school, had been discouraged by his mum, Carol, who told the Brit that ‘qualifications on bits of paper’ would not make him an actor.

The 61-year-old Carol revealed that she respected and believed in her son’s capabilities, yet she couldn’t stop herself from worrying when he announced his acceptance into the National Youth Theatre .

London, Nov 3: A car, based on Ferrari, could be flying its passengers to their desired location, within just two years time.

According to a report in the Telegraph, known as the ‘Autovolantor’, the car is based on a 200,000 pounds Ferrari 599 GTB, and is being developed by “Moller International”.

It will have the ability to take off vertically and hover, thanks to eight powerful thrusters which direct air down for take off. Vents then tilt so the car can fly forward.

The car is expected to be able to do 100mph on the ground and 150mph in the air. The calculated airborne range is 75 miles and ground range is 150 miles.

London, November 3: A genetically modified soya bean, which can help to prevent heart attacks, has passed the first phase of trials in the United States.

Researchers at the University of South Dakota say that the promising results of the experiments have cleared the way for its use in foods such as spreads, yoghurts, cereal bars, and salad dressings.

The researchers said that their study had shown that oil from the GM soya could raise blood concentrations of long-chain omega3 acids, which are found chiefly in oily fish such as salmon, trout and fresh tuna.

London, November 3: British Airways staff have launched a scathing attack on passengers, whom they have branded "smelly and annoying" on a Facebook page created by "London Gatwick Ground Staff".

The staff’s hatred for travellers manifests itself in the comments on the Facebook page, which suggest that passengers put boarding passes in their mouths before handing them over at the departure gate.

While one staff member has slammed smelly passengers and celebrity fliers, another has criticised Americans.

London, Nov 3: A 1941 iconic portrait of British PM Sir Winston Churchill is all set go on display in an exhibition of works by the legendary photographer Yousuf Karsh.

The Armenian-born Karsh died in 2002 after a career of more than 70 years.

He named Churchill’s portrait as ‘The Roaring Lion’.

He has photographed the likes of Fidel Castro, Nikita Krushchev and Pope John Paul II along with glamorous Sophia Loren, Audrey Hepburn, Brigitte Bardot and a young Jacqueline Kennedy, wife of John F Kennedy, reports the Telegraph.

London, Nov 3: Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a new technique that may one day help in mending damaged heart tissues.

The team has developed a novel scaffold, on which it claims to place living heart cells or stem cells that would later develop into a patch of cardiac tissue that could be used to treat congenital heart defects, or aid the recovery of tissue damaged by a heart attack.

The biodegradable scaffold would be gradually absorbed into the body, leaving behind new tissue.