London, Mar 29 : Michele Mongelli, the ‘Italian Josef Fritzl’ who kept his daughter prisoner and brutally raped her for 25 years, was known to police, it has emerged.

Listening devices had been placed in the handset of Mongelli, a 63-year-old a scrap metal dealer in Turin, as part of the probe against him and his son Giuseppe, 41.

Officers heard him carry out the attack on his daughter, 34, after the handset had been misplaced, reports The Telegraph.

London, Mar 29 : Guy Ritchie’s latest squeeze Petrina Khashoggi is a self-confessed love addict, according to reports.

The leggy blonde Khashoggi – the love child of disgraced politician Jonathan Aitken – is being reportedly treated for the weird "problem" with relationship therapy sessions in the past.

London, Mar. 29 : British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his ministers can take a lessons on cost cutting from Prince William, second in line to the British throne, who has directed his staff to book him in economy on scheduled flights whenever possible.

“He is determined to get his traveling costs down. Obviously there will be occasions when his security team will advise him against this, but he has told us that his default position from now on will be to turn right when he enters an aircraft. He is acutely aware that this is no time for ostentatious expenditure,” The Telegraph quoted a senior courtier, as saying.

London, March 29 : Swedish Crown Princess Victoria will tie the knot with her former personal trainer this year, it has been announced.

The heiress apparent to the throne will marry Daniel Westling, belonging to a lower-middle class background, on June 19 at the Stockholm Cathedral.

The event will be marked with a three-day celebration that will see performances by renowned celebrities.

The cream of the country’s glitterati along with royalty from across Europe is expected to make the guest list.

London, March 29 : Paris Hilton was spotted openly showering kisses on beau Doug Reinhardt in the Miami surf.

The 28-year hotel heiress, wrapped in a bright wraparound top, tiny sarong and silver headband, reportedly displayed her playful side to 23-year-old Reinhardt.

She was later seen posing for the camera while the reality star went for a dip in the pool, reports the Daily Express.

Doug had previously revealed he wanted to start a family with the socialite, insisting he would love to have “some mini Parises one day."

London, March 29 : Rolling Stone’s Ronnie Wood was spotted soaking up the Hawaii sun with his 41-year junior Russian girlfriend.

The 61-year-old was seen smouldering toy girl Ekaterina Ivanova, who was said to have caught the attention of many others at the beach with her tiny bikini.

"Ekaterina''s swimwear turned as many heads as her curves did. It had strange circular patterns which looked like crop circles on her boobs," News of the World quoted an onlooker as saying.

The rocker had parted ways with his wife to be with the 20-year-old former cocktail waitress and was said to have been least bothered during the romantic break.