London, Apr 22 : Less than a quarter of British people believe that common courtesy is important, a new survey has found.

The survey for bank First Direct revealed that simple acts of kindness are on decline in Britain.

Two-thirds refuse to given up their place in a queue while as many as one in 10 forget to say ''please'' and ''thank you''.

London, Apr 22 : Hotel heiress Paris Hilton stripped down to tiny two-piece in a bid to promote denim jeans.

The 28-year-old socialite donned a bikini in a new ad campaign for fashion label Guess, famous for its designer denim.

She looked even more sizzling as she posed in another set of skimpy swimwear with her tiny chihuahua between her legs.

“Paris looked red-hot in her bikini but it seems like a funny way to sell jeans,” the Daily Star quoted an onlooker as saying.

"Guess do make other clothes but that still doesn’t explain her dog. Paris clearly believes less is more and thinks her body is the mutt’s nuts,” the witness added.

London, April 22 : Jade Goody’s sons have new heartbreak to face in their little lives after their cancer-stricken great- grandfather committed suicide.

Bobby, five, and Freddie, four, had been on a holiday to Australia with their dad Jeff Brazier, who had decided to take them away after their mother passed away in March.

And days later the body of Jeff’s grandfather Jack Smith was discovered in his garden along with a gun, while a suicide note was found at his kitchen table.

London, April 22 : Amy Winehouse reportedly had Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine singing to her by phone.

The ‘Rehab’ hitmaker was said to have received the “treat” through fellow singer and friend Remi Nicole at the Coachella Festival in the US.

“Remi was with Maroon 5 and called Amy. Adam sang her their hit She Will Be Loved. I heard Amy singing along,” the Sun quoted a source as saying.

London, April 22 : A team of British scientists has found that nicotine chewing gum, lozenges and inhalers designed to help people to give up smoking may have the potential to cause cancer.

The research team, led by Muy-Teck Teh, of Queen Mary, University of London, has found a link between mouth cancer and exposure to nicotine, which may indicate that using oral nicotine replacement therapies for long periods could contribute to a raised risk of the disease.

London, April 22 : There is extraterrestrial life and it is being concealed by the United States government, claims ex-NASA astronaut Edgar Mitchell.

Mitchell made the claims at the fifth annual X-Conference – a meeting of those who believe in UFOs and other life forms.

Mitchell, who was part of the 1971 Apollo 14 moon mission, said that alien life does exist but the truth is being covered up by the U. S. govt.