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British police puzzled by macabre crime as body parts are found

British police puzzled by macabre crime as body parts are found London  - British police are investigating a mysterious crime after the discovery of several parts from the same body in different parts of the country in what has been described as a "macabre jigsaw puzzle."

Police in county of Leicestershire, in central England, confirmed Friday that a human head found in a field comes from the same body as an arm and a leg found dumped further south earlier.

New head named for Britain's 4.2 million Roman Catholics

Archbishop Vincent Nichols London  - An archbishop known for his conservative views on issues of homosexuality and education was Friday named the new head of Britain's 4.2 million Roman Catholics.

The Most Reverend Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Birmingham, will take over his new role as the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Westminster next month.

The 63-year-old will succeed Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor who, at the age of 77, has become the first Archbishop of Westminster since the mid-19th century not to die in office.

Berbatov injury adds to Manchester United's worries

Dimitar BerbatovLondon  - Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson will have use all his managerial skills this weekend after Dimitar Berbatov added to his striking woes by being ruled out for two weeks with an ankle injury.

The Bulgaria striker suffered the injury in the defeat against Fulham two weeks ago and will therefore miss Sunday's clash with Aston Villa and both legs of the club's Champions League quarter-final with Porto.

United are already without the suspended Wayne Rooney, while Ferguson will assess the fitness of Carlos Tevez after his return from Argentina's 6-1 defeat in Bolivia in midweek.

Michelle Obama tells London schoolgirls world needs more strong women

Michelle Obama tells London schoolgirls world needs more strong womenLondon, April 3: U. S. First Lady Michelle Obama told pupils at a girls'' school in London on Thursday that more strong young women were needed to determine the world’s future.

"I was surrounded by extraordinary women in my life who taught me about quiet strength and dignity," the Independent quoted her as telling 100 children at the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School in Islington, north London.

The school is said to have such a racial mix that the student body can speak 55 languages.

Crouch blames Ferdinand for his infamous robotic dancing

Crouch blames Ferdinand for his infamous robotic dancingLondon, Apr 3  English striker Peter Crouch, who vowed that he would never again perform his infamous robotic dancing in an England shirt, did it just four days after to break his Wembley promise.

Crouch completely forgot that vow after scoring his first goal for England against the Ukraine on Wednesday. He bagged the opener in the crucial 2-1 Wembley win and said: "I'm blaming Rio entirely for that goal celebration."

A third of Brit men ‘prefer video games to sex''

A third of Brit men ‘prefer video games to sex''London, Apr 3: A third of men would rather play video games than have a night of passion with their partners, reveals a new UK study.

And this rises to two thirds if there's a chance of playing a brand new game.

Reasons men gave for choosing to twiddle with their control pads rather than opting for romance ranged from partners "being hard to please" to "not being as much fun" as playing computer games.

To reach the conclusions, specialist PlayStation3 website questioned 1,130 men who were in relationships.

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