London, Aug. 8 : Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi apparently is not too bothered about the credit crunch woes of his fellow Italians, for he has gone ahead and purchased a neo-classical villa at Lesa on Lake Maggiore in northern Italy.

According to The Times, 71-year-old Berlusconi already owns a mansion in Milan - which he is expanding - luxury seaside villas in Sardinia and Bermuda, and a Renaissance palace in Rome, among other properties. The family that launched the Campari drinks empire formerly owned the latest buy.

London, Aug 8 : Austrian incest fiend Josef Fritzl lied that he rigged the cellar door to open if he died, it has emerged.

This revelation implies that his daughter and the kids she bore him would have been entombed forever.

Fritzl, 73, had told police that the 50-stone mass of steel and concrete had a timer, which would automatically open if he did not reset it.

He claimed it ensured his secret brood would be freed if he failed to visit them, reports The Sun.

London, Aug. 7: TV journalist Martin Bashir has apologised for making what he called a "tasteless" comment about Asian women.

Speaking at the Asian American Journalists Association annual banquet in Chicago, he said: "I''m happy to be in the midst of so many Asian babes. "In fact, I''m happy that the podium covers me from the waist down."

But in a letter published in New York magazine, the 45-year-old said: "Upon reflection, it was a tasteless remark that I now bitterly regret."

London, Aug. 7 : Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) could soon be hovering over many British cities to spot people inside their homes and to eavesdrop on their conversations.

According to the Daily Express, British lawmakers have backed the use of the eight million pound machines by police forces and other agencies including MI5.

Crowd control, anti-terror surveillance, maritime searches and support for the Coastguard, police, fire and intelligence services are all uses being considered.

London, Aug 7 : A Brit student has shunned a 100,000 pounds-a-year job offer - so she could train as a plasterer.

Gemma McCoyd, recently graduated with a first-class masters degree in maths, turned down a lucrative offer to become an actuary for a top London firm.

Instead, the 24-year-old wants to join the building trade and has enrolled on an advanced plastering course.

McCoyd, from Halstead in Essex, developed interest in plastering on an art course while studying for her degree in the US.

Now, she is the only girl in her 30-strong class at Leicester College.