London, April 18 : While westerners once used to be crazy about having Chinese characters tattooed on their bodies, ink parlours have observed a reversal of the trend off late.

Chinese tattoo makers have revealed that craze about tattoos in English is gradually increasing among their clients.

"Around 30 per cent to 40 per cent of our customers are choosing tattoos in English letters now. This has happened really suddenly, since the beginning of this year," the Telegraph quoted Zhang Aiping, a tattooist at Tattoo 108 in Shanghai, as saying.

London, April 18 : An entire mafia clan will once again be terrorising an Italian city, thanks to the laziness of a judge in signing off their sentences.

According to reports, 13 members of the notorious Strisciuglio clan will be set free on Wednesday.

Nine more members of the mafia will be freed next month.

Under Italian law, judges are required to officially confirm sentences or the defendants can get them struck off.

It was in January that the thugs were jailed, following a show trial of 161 mob members.

All of them were serving up to 14 years for killings, intimidation, violence, and theft.

However, the felons are all set to walk free and terrorise the streets of Bari once again.

London, Apr 18 : A British boffin has invented a revolutionary sat nav that directs guide dogs for blind people.

The 500-pound gizmo, which will be launched this summer, clips on to the dog's harness and vibrates on the left or right side to tell the handler which direction to go in.

The blind user announces their destination into a sat nav microphone. The vibrating receiver then indicates how to "steer" the dog.

London, Apr. 18 : British Tamils held regular meetings with Scotland Yard's Special Branch, even as some of their other colleagues were buying and supplying bomb-making equipment for rebel Liberation Tigers for Tamil Ealam, claimed alleged head of the Tamil Tigers in Britain.

Arunachalam Chrishanthakumar, known as AC Shanthan, became the first person to be convicted of aiding the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) since the British Government declared them an illegal terrorist group in 2001.

London, April 18 : Prince William has reportedly completed his basic flight training and will move on to a more advanced learning as he trains to become a search and rescue helicopter pilot with the Royal Air Force.

The 26-year-old was said to have already learnt risky night and instrument flying, forced landings, and emergency work in Squirrel choppers.

And now he is expected to get into a more intense training with Griffin helicopter to become skilled at carrying out rescues, reports the Daily Star.

London, Apr. 18 : Arsenal legend Ray Parlour has told Gunners boss Arsene Wenger to target the wobbly keeper Chelsea’s Petr Cech, whom he sees as the weak link that could lead to the Blue’s eviction from the Champion’s League.

Parlour, 36, was at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday as Cech dropped a series of clangers in the epic 4-4 draw with Liverpool.

He then spilled the beans in former boss Wenger’s office 24 hours later after his old team cruised into the Champions League semi-finals.