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Hitler''''s first self-portrait up for auction

adolf_hitlerLondon, Mar 26 : A self-portrait of Adolf Hitler is to go under the hammer.

The Nazi leader is hardly recognisable with no moustache in the picture which is thought to be the first he ever painted.

But he identifies himself with the initials AH by his head.

The amateurish painting is among 13 works by the Nazi dictator, created back in 1910 when he was just 21.

The small portrait has no nose or mouth, but the side parting hairstyle is unmistakable.

Lennon’s half-sister faces legal action from U.S. author over biopic

Lennon’s half-sister faces legal action from U.S. author over biopicLondon, March 26 : John Lennon’s half-sister Julia Baird, 62, and the makers of a new biopic on the late Beatle’s childhood face possible legal action from American author Geoffrey Giuliano.

The writer has penned several books on the Fab Four, apart from collaborating with Julia for the biography ‘John Lennon, My Brother’, published in the late Eighties.

Titanic hero''s sacrifice surfaces 97 years after tragedy

titanicLondon, Mar 26 : A heart-rending story of an unsung hero of the Titanic tragedy has emerged - 97 years after his death.

New archives reveal how Arthur West, 36, perished on the Titanic after leaving a lifeboat to get his wife and children some hot milk.

Arthur, a shopworker by profession, was taking wife Ada and daughters Constance, five, and ten-month-old Barbara to start a new chapter of life in America when the liner sank in 1912.

Tottenham coach Redknapp comes clean on feud with England coach Capello

Tottenham Hotspur football clubLondon, Mar. 26 : Former England mid-fielder and now manager of the Tottenham Hotspur football club Harry Redknapp has set the record straight over his bitter row with England football coach Fabio Capello.

In his exclusive SunSport column today, Redknapp spelled out why he did not want Capello to pick his defender Ledley King for England’s double- header against Slovakia and Ukraine.

He said he was stunned by claims that he used King to undermine Capello.

Nicole Ritchie laughs off ‘twin’ rumours

Nicole Richie London, Mar 26 :

New marker to detect prostate cancer identified

New marker to detect prostate cancer identifiedLondon, Mar 26 : Sarcosine, an N-methyl derivative of the amino acid glycine, can distinguish between slow-growing prostate cancers and those likely to spread and become lethal, playing a major role in cancer detection, according to scientists at the University of Michigan.

Led by Dr. Arun Sreekumar, the study not only proves that sarcosine is a marker of cancer aggressiveness, but also that it is highly associated with tumour development as well.

For the study, the researchers looked at more than 1,000 small molecules in tissues associated with prostate cancer.

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