London, Mar. 23 : The Royal Navy elite flying instructors inspired the American Top Gun fighter pilot academy, a new book has revealed.

The British contribution of a dozen instructors was a substantial help to the Americans struggling for aerial success over Vietnam

According to The Telegraph, when British pilots arrived at Miramar airbase in California in the early 1960s, the Americans were losing a large number of dogfights in their multi-million Phantom fighters to the enemy''s relatively "cheap" MiG 21s.

London, Mar 23 : Ever imagined Emily Bronte's classic tragedy `Wuthering Heights' with its backdrop in Rajasthan? Well, that's what you'll witness if you happen to see Oldham Coliseum's latest production, which showcases the romantic tale on stage, but with an Indian touch.

London-based British Asian theatre company Tamasha is staging an Indian-version play based on the famous novel at the Coliseum, reports Times Online.

The names of the main characters in the play would be Krishnan, instead of Heathcliff, and Shakuntula, rather than Cathy.

London, Mar 23 : A robot's eyes may not be the windows to its soul, but they can certainly help humans guess the machine''s intentions, according to a new study.

Researchers led by Bilge Mutlu at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, have demonstrated that robots "leak" non-verbal information through eye movements when interacting with humans.

Mutlu said that humans constantly give off non-verbal cues and interpret the signals of others, without realising it at a conscious level.

London, Mar 23 : A Norwich woman claimed that she had a terrifying close encounter with an alien while walking her dog, according to newly released Ministry of Defence (MoD) documents.

The anonymous woman telephoned RAF Wattisham in Suffolk in a state of distress and said that she was approached by an extra-terrestrial with a "Scandinavian-type accent" in a light brown flying suit, reports the Daily Star.

London, Mar 23 : The England and Wales Cricket Board plans to stage the Indian Premier League in a little over two weeks without any disruption to its domestic or international schedule.

The ECB is confident that it can stage all 59 matches of the IPL from April 10 to May 24 on major grounds without altering any fixtures. The number of IPL matches will not be reduced, The Guardian reported.

The ECB said that it could measure up to one of its biggest challenges and pip its only realistic rivals, South Africa, to host the six-week Twenty20 tournament.

London, Mar 23 (ANI): Lady GaGa has scored her second number one on the UK singles chart.

''Poker Face'', the follow-up to her January chart-topper ''Just Dance'', vaults from four to the top spot this week.

Rapper Flo Rida remains at two with ''Right Round'', while last week''s chart-topper, the Comic Relief version of ''Islands In The Stream'', slips to three, reports the BBC.

Meanwhile, Ronan Keating has debuted at number one on the UK albums chart with ''Songs For My Mother''.