London, November 25 : Swiss chemists have developed a new material from polyester fibres coated with millions of tiny silicone filaments, which they claim is the most water-repellent clothing-appropriate material ever created.

Stefan Seeger, the University of Zurich researcher who led the creation of the waterproof material, has revealed that drops of water stay as spherical balls on top of the fabric, and a sheet of the material need only be tilted by two degrees from horizontal for them to roll off like marbles.

The researcher says that a jet of water goes off the fabric without leaving a trace.

He attributes the incredible water resistance of the material to a layer of silicone nanofilaments, which are highly chemically hydrophobic.

London, November 25 : Singer Kelly Osbourne thinks socialite Peaches Geldof’s hurried marriage to Max Drummey was ‘a cry of help’.

The singer-actress revealed that she saw Peaches as a ‘sad little girl’ who tied the knot in a desperate bid for attention.

“The way I see it is that Peaches is a very lost, sad little girl,” the Sun quoted her as telling Star magazine.

“It’s all a bit sad to be honest with you. If she loves him then good for her, but if it was done for attention, it’s a bit sad.

London, Nov 25 : TV talk show host Oprah Winfrey has asked a court to dismiss a defamation case brought by the ex-principal of her girls school in South Africa.

According to the lawsuit, filed in Philadelphia last month, Mzamane is seeking more than 250,000 dollars in damages for remarks Winfrey made insinuating that she failed in her duty as the head of the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls after a dorm matron was accused of assaulting and abusing six students last year.

London, Nov 25 : King of Pop Michael Jackson, who has reportedly blown 1 million pounds on luxuries and trinkets, including toys and comic books, is said to be surviving on a meagre diet of biscuits, painkillers and gravy.

According to sources, the singer’s spending habits are still running out of control, describing him as a “millionaire who lives like a billionaire”.

And they say his bizarre sprees have left him close to ruin.

Sources have claimed he will go into a comic store or antiques shop and buy the whole stock. When a catalogue arrives, he will order everything in it.

London, Nov. 25 : Believe it or not, officers of a top security British jail drove 40 miles to a restaurant to buy 3,500 pounds worth of curry for Muslim inmates.

The incident took place after the Muslim prisoners’ complained that the meals being served in the jail were not tasty enough.

According to The Sun, more than 150 prisoners and 50 staff tucked into the beef madras and lamb rogan josh meals worth 18 pounds each.

The food was purchased from the Roti Food Bar in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. They were to celebrate Eid — the end of the Ramadan month of fasting.

London, Nov 25: Due to unrealistic expectations of married life, a growing number of British brides are turning to counselling in order to deal with "post-nuptial depression", medical experts have warned.

According to psychologists, about 10 percent of newly-married women are seeking counselling to cope with their "secret sadness".

Dr Michelle Gannon, a San Francisco psychologist, said that a rising number of couples were finding it difficult to deal with the inevitable rows, having expected a life of marital bliss, reports the Telegraph.

"I tell them: ''Where did you get the idea that you weren''t supposed to fight'' You are. It''s normal," he told Time magazine.