Matt Ridley, the low-profile chairman of Northern Rock, broke off his stillness on Tuesday to blame unprecedented market situations for the bank’s troubles, and to show commonness with his stressed

London, Sept.19: Murderers and rapists, who are still serving jail sentences, are being allowed to drive on roads in Britain under an open prison scheme.

According to The Daily Mail, over 200 inmates, including 33 killers, have been granted permission to drive themselves to and from open prisons to paid jobs in the community.

London, Sept.19: Scoring a duck in a cricket match would not merit much attention, but in England skipper Paul Collingwood’s case, it resulted in the media being all over him because his early dismissal against South Africa in a Twenty20 World Cup match was blamed on a visit to a strip club.

The 31-year-old father of one admitted that he went to a lap-dancing club in Cape Town in the early hours of Saturday morning. In less than 24 hours he was out for a duck against South Africa, reports The Daily Mail.

London, Sept 18: Football ace David Beckham is turning into a ‘Spice Boy’, for the soccer player has been helping his wife practice her moves for the upcoming Spice World tour.

The Spice Girls’ tour choreographer Jamie King has asked the girls – Victoria, Mel B, Mel C, Emma Bunton, and Geri Halliwell to involve their beaus for practice ahead of their tour.

A source revealed that Becks is happy to be a part of the tour, seeing his enthusiasm, the other girls have also roped in their blokes.

London, Sep 18: Dame Helen Mirren’s lucky charm – her "stripper's shoes" – has paid off by getting her an Emmy for the second consecutive year.

The British actress, who won the award last year as well, scooped an Emmy for the best actress in a TV miniseries or movie for ‘Prime Suspect: The Final Act’, and in the same pair of shoes.

The actress bought the Perspex six-inch high stilettos in frenzy hours before last year's ceremony after realising that she had forgotten her high heels.

London, Sept 18: A team of researchers at Washington University has revealed that socks with tight elastic bands may result in infants getting lesions on their legs.

Sock-line bands are raised, reddish markings in the region of the ankle or leg, which occur after wearing a tight pair of socks just once.

According to the study, the marks fade but the raised lines remain.

However, the lesions appear to be harmless.

Since the condition has only recently been recognised, it is unclear whether scarring will be permanent.