London, April 16 : A fertility specialist based at St Mary's Hospital in London has proved how little evidence is there to back up the claims of many diet products, by showing that even a placebo can make seven out of 10 persons lose weight.

Professor Lesley Regan tested the pill, costing just pennies to make from ingredients found in any kitchen, as part of a TV show that lifts the lid on the diet and supplement industry.

London - We've been here before. English domination of Europe is becoming a habit.

Statistics don't always tell the full story, but in this case they are incontrovertible.

For the third season running, three of the Champions League semi-finalists come from the Premier League.

In the past five seasons, the Premier League has provided 12 of the 20 Champions League semi-finalists while Spain, in the same period has yielded four semi-finalists, Italy two and the Netherlands one.

London, Apr 16 : Popstar Amy Winehouse, it seems, is trying to remain sober during her Caribbean gig.

The 25-year-old crooner put an unusual demand of teabags and a bottle of brown sauce as she prepared herself to perform at St Lucia Jazz Festival next month.

"Amy has been missing her home comforts while she has been away," the Mirror quoted Winehouse's friend as saying

"When they said she could have anything, those were the two things she was craving from home," the friend added.

London, Apr 16 : Rocker Billy Joel''s wife has rubbished reports that she is romantically involved with Israeli designer Yigal Azrouel.

Katie Lee, 27, who wed the rocker in 2004, is baffled by the reports and branded the rumours "mean-spirited and untrue" on her Twitter page.

Her representative also denied the claims.

"They''ve just been friends - purely platonic," the Daily Express quoted the rep as telling Usmagazine.

London, Apr 16 : Skoda has beaten motoring's elite to be voted the UK's number one car brand and British-built Jaguar XF became the most satisfying new car to own.

The Czech manufacturer has Britain's happiest and most satisfied owners, according to a survey. Skoda took the top manufacturer's title and also had two cars in the top three individual models with the Superb second and Octavia third.

London, Apr 16 : Buying drugs on the Internet can seriously damage your health, warn doctors.

British doctors have issued a stark warning to people who buy medicines over the Internet after it emerged one in four has treated patients made ill by them.

According to docs, people face a "minefield" when it comes to purchasing online, with many sites offering fake medicines and promoting online doctors and advisers who have no professional qualifications.