London, Mar 24 : Spending money gives the same buzz as doing drugs, conclude scientists.

According to researchers, splashing money stimulates the reward centres of the brain associated with types of addictive activities.

The research also found that people tend to spend more if they have higher salaries - even if prices are correspondingly high.

Such a behaviour has been described for years by economists as the ''money illusion''.

London, Mar 24 : English glamour model Nicola McLean has revealed that wearing an Indian bindi makes her feel complete and extra special.

McLean, 25, who is wearing a bindi, which is an Indian piece of jewellery or cosmetic mark, on her forehead, is from Hamilton, Lanarkshire, and she has been the face of top jewellers Rox, who are designing a diamond bindi in honour of this year’s tenth Miss Scotland contest.

“The Rox bindi will cost 21,000 pounds. My bindi was just costume jewellery in lookalike rubies and diamonds,” the Sun quoted her as saying.

“But whether it’s made of diamonds or glass, wearing a bindi makes a girl feel extra special.

London, Mar 24 : Late Brit celebrity Jade Goody’s mom Jackiey and widower Jack Tweed have been working on the final plans of the Big Brother star’s funeral so as to give her the “perfect send-off”.

The plans for the funeral had been made by Goody after she came to know that she would not survive the cervical cancer she was suffering from.

As per the plan, a cortege of 21 cars will follow the coffin from her home in Upshire, Essex, to St John the Baptist in Buckhurst Hill on April 4.

London, Mar 24 : Brit comedian Robert Webb was recently spotted dressing up in fishnets and a blonde wig, and giving a look which distinctly resembled queen of pop Madonna’s.

Webb, 36, whose picture was published in this week''s Heat magazine, seems to have taken a liking for skimpy leotards after dancing in one for Let''s Dance For Comic Relief earlier this month.

“I would love to say it’s always been my ambition to dress up as Madonna, but it hasn''t,” the Sun quoted him as saying.

London, Mar 24 : Star Trek series is all set to return to the small screen, as a Hollywood writer is looking to produce a new TV show to tie in with the forthcoming flick.

While a prequel flick, directed by ‘Lost’ creator J. J. Abrams, is set to hit cinemas this summer (09), screenwriter Bryan Fuller is hoping to capitalize on the flick’s success with a Star Trek TV series.

London, Mar 24 : Hollywood actor Ashton Kutcher has naughtily posted a picture of wife Demi Moore’s bottom on his Twitter page.

While the couple was on Parrot Cay, in the Turks and Caicos Islands to attend Moore''s ex-husband Bruce Willis'' wedding to model Emma Heming, Kutcher was upto his mischievous tricks.

He mischievously took a picture of the ‘Ghost’ actress bending over while wearing a bikini, and later posted it on social networking site Twitter. com.