London, Nov 26 : Beatles member Sir Paul McCartney has revealed that he is happy with people downloading music illegally, though it’s a weird concept for him.

The revelation came as the Beatles’ deal with music giant iTunes fell through, when it was abandoned after Apple Corps bosses and EMI executives failed to agree on terms.

“It’s weird for me (the concept of downloading). I''m not from that. I''m from going into a shop and buying a 45,” the Daily Express quoted him as saying.

London, Nov 26 : The chairman of the Lap Dancing Association told a parliamentary committee recently that lap dancing was not a form of sexual act.

The claim, made by Simon Warr, was greeted with scepticism by MPs, while he was giving evidence to the Commons culture committee as part of an inquiry into the operation of the Licensing Act.

Lap Dancing clubs are at the moment licensed in the same way as pubs and clubs, and the government is under pressure to change the act and to have it licensed as sex encounter establishments.

London, Nov 26 : Controversial photographer Anne Leibovitz has been sued by a celebrity stylist after she failed to pay her 266,670 pounds for her work on a photo shoot with Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson.

According to the suit filed by stylist Nicoletta Santora''s company The Art Department Creative Services, Leibovitz has paid less than 86,670 pounds of the 343,330 pounds in wages billed to her between July and December 2007, reports The Daily Express.

Nicoletta worked with Annie in an advertising campaign for Disney, featuring Jessica Biel, Jennifer Lopez and David Beckham as the company''s famous fairytale characters.

London, November 26 : Children''s comics have made a comeback on the back of the success of spin-offs from TV shows like ‘Dr. Who’ and new titles.

Market research company Mintel says that an array of new publications has helped boost sales by more than 72 per cent in five years.

The company reckons that the comics and children''s magazine sector is currently worth 136million pounds, up from 79million pounds in 2003.

It revealed that the BBC’s Dr. Who Adventures magazine topped the chart as the most popular children''s title in 2007, with a circulation of 155,000.

London, Nov 26 : English Page 3 Girl and glamour model Keeley Hazell is all set to be crowned as America’s No 1 babe after reaching the final of an alternative US election.

Hazell, 22, has already been elected over a bevy of beauties from across the world, including Beyonce and Angelina Jolie, in the contest for website IGN.

The e-poll to elect their ‘Baberaham Lincoln’ winner has already seen millions of Americans flocking to it, where they will be choosing their candidate from 64 cute contenders, reports the Sun.

London, Nov 26 : Apple has withdrawn its iPhone 3G ads after UK advertising regulations received complaints that the company is misleading consumers by exaggerating the speed of its hugely popular smart phone.

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) upheld complaints about a television ad for the iPhone 3G which boasted of the gadget''s "really fast" performance.

ASA advocated complaints about a television ad for the iPhone 3G which boasted of the gadget''s "really fast" performance.