London - A Dutch commando unit Saturday freed some 20 people being held by Somali pirates, the BBC has reported.

The captives were Yemeni fishermen who had been taken by the pirates following an attack on a Greek-managed tanker, the BBC said.

The captives were believed to have been on board a pirate "mother ship."

London, Apr. 18 : One of England''s finest Twenty20 minds and captain of Kent, Robert Key, believes that the Indian Premier League (IPL) might just help England win back the Ashes.

Key argues that if England are to have any chance of success in June''s World Twenty20, then the country''s top players must get more practice in the shortest form of the game - and where better than the IPL?

London, Apr. 18 : Steven Gerrard will miss Liverpool's crunch clash with Arsenal on Tuesday as he is down with a groin injury.

Gerrard suffered a recurrence in the Reds' final training session before the game, preventing him from even taking a place on the bench.

He may be even in doubt for the trip to Hull four days later.

London, Apr 18 : Pop star Christina Aguilera is reportedly in talks to play the role of a burlesque dancer in a forthcoming flick.

The flick in question has been written by Steven Antin, and Christina has been considered for the lead role in the flick, reports the Daily Express.

On the other hand, Dancing With the Stars'' professional Julianne Hough is also in talks to star alongside Aguilera as a pregnant showgirl.

London, Apr 18 : Owing to high calories in alcohol, the average wine drinker gains as much as half of stone of fat in a year, according to a new Government campaign on Britain''s drinking culture.

The drive will be focussing on the high calorific content of alcohol, in the hope of prompting people to cut down on their drinking.

The campaign has highlighted that the average wine drinker consumes an extra 2,000 calories a month - the equivalent of 184 bags of crisps.

London, Apr 18 : The date 24 January 1536 changed Henry VIII from a sporty and generous king to the tyrannical monster remembered by history, according to a new historical documentary.

A jousting accident on the fateful day, which occurred at a tournament at Greenwich Palace, happened just before he became estranged from the second of his six wives, Anne Boleyn.