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Sienna calls it quits with Jude (Go To Top)

     Washington: Hollywood beauty Sienna Miller has reportedly ended her eight-month engagement with Jude Law, after news of the latters affair with his children's former nanny became public. Miller who took off her engagement ring last week has apparently told Law there is no chance of a reconciliation, reports The Sun. "Jude is desperate to see Sienna so they can talk things through - but she point-blank refuses to see him," a friend of the couple said. "She is took angry to forgive him. She's told him in on uncertain terms that she never wants to see him again," he added.

AR Rahman to create music for 'Rings' stage show (Go To Top)

     London: Indian music maestro AR Rahman has created the musical score for the stage version of The Lord of the Rings, which will open in Toronto, Canada, in 2006. Canadian Tony Award-winning actor Brent Carver will perform the part of Gandalf, played by Sir Ian McKellen in the movie trilogy. More than 4,000 people auditioned for the show, which covers all three books of JRR Tolkien's saga. Producer Kevin Wallace said the casting process had been "intensive" as they searched for the perfect 55 cast members. "It's a classical piece of theatre as far as the language is concerned," he was quoted by the BBC, as saying. "At the same time, it's flooded with music. So it requires a very particular vocal delivery, which is a non-traditional musical- theatre vocal delivery. We were looking for actors who were capable of stripping their voices back to a more pure sound so they could deliver the songs these composers have created," he added.

Prince William to lend corporate governance to Charles' fiefdom (Go To Top)

     London: Prince William will reportedly hone his entrepreneurial skills so that he can learn how to run the Duchy of Cornwall like a modern business when he starts work in the City this autumn. While his father has been accused of treating the estate like an archaic "personal fiefdom", William is said to want a modern monarchy run on cutting-edge financial principles. The 23-year-old has indicated that he is keen to acquire the skills which will help him eventually to have a hands-on role at the head of the Royal Family. "William is a bright young man who is well aware that the public has greater expectations in terms of a value-for-money monarchy than ever," a senior royal source was quoted by the Dailymail, as saying. "He knows he needs to understand how the estate works from top to bottom. His vision appears to contrast graphically with that of Prince Charles, who has been criticised in the past for running his household in a "feudal" manner," he added.

Charlotte Church turns lingerie lass  (Go To Top)

     London: Charlotte Church is all set to sign a lucrative six-figure deal to model sexy lingerie. According to Femalefirst, underwear giant La Senza is reportedly keen to sign her after she was photographed showing off her stunning body in a bikini while on holiday in Antigua with boyfriend Gavin Henson. "They think Charlotte would be perfect," an insider was quoted as saying. The couple is said to be considering lucrative offers from clothing line Roc-a-wear, and a Japanese skincare range.

Wining and dining, the way to a woman's heart (Go To Top)

     London: If you want to woo a woman then be sure to shower her with lavish gifts and shell a good amount in wining and dining. Dr Peter Sozou and Professor Robert Seymour from University College London (UCL) have developed a mathematical model that shows how expensive but worthless gifts may help facilitate courtship. Reporting in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B they analysed the function of a courtship gift and what the characteristics of a 'good' gift are. They show that gifts can act as a signal of a man's intention. Offering an expensive gift may signal a long-term commitment but the man must be wary of being exploited by a gold-digger who intends to dump him once she gets the gift. By modelling courtship as a sequential game, they show that an extravagant gift, which is costly to the man but worthless to the woman, may solve the problem. A costly gift signals the man has long-term intentions but by being worthless to the woman, gold-diggers are deterred. The researchers also show that a modified form of the model may apply to species where males do not help to raise the young.

     Dr Peter Sozou, of UCL's Centre for Mathematics and Physics in the Life Sciences and Experimental Biology, says, "Gift-giving by males is a feature of human courtship and mating systems in a number of species. Females invest more resources than males in offspring and so must take care to pick the best partner possible, something that's not always easy to gauge from general cues such as appearance. "In humans, a girl wants a guy who is attractive to her and will help raise their children. The worst pay-off, reproductively, is if she hooks up with an unattractive male who, literary, leaves her holding the baby. "Guys are less likely to offer expensive gifts to females they don't have a long-term interest in. And girls won't be impressed by cheap gifts," "By offering expensive but worthless gifts, such as dinners and theatre trips, the male pays no cost if the invitation isn't accepted. Girls that don't find a guy attractive are less likely to take up the invitation because it would mean spending time with a person they aren't interested in," he adds.

Cruise can't restrain himself over Katie Holmes (Go To Top)

     London: Tom Cruise might have had some embarrassing moments, but despite that he couldn't help but tell the whole world how much he loves his fiancie Katie Holmes. "I just can't restrain myself, I honestly can't. I've never felt like this before - and I want to communicate it - it's good to communicate happy things. People like hearing it," Hello magazine quoted him as saying. "Lately I've had so many people come up to me and tell me about how they got engaged, and it's like an outpouring of this type of conversation, and what I think is: 'Let's have more of this. This is a good thing to have'," he added.

Highland Park single malt named world's best spirit (Go To Top)

     Edinburgh (Scotland): Scotland's famous 18-year- old Highland Park single malt whisky has been declared the world's best spirit by the American Spirit Journal (ASJ), a leading drinks magazine in the United States. Produced at a distillery in Orkney, Highland Park topped a list of the world's 100 best distilled spirits. American drinks specialist Paul Pacult compiled the list after judging thousands of whiskies, rums, gins, vodkas, tequilas and other distilled spirits for the list. "Out of the hundreds of whiskies from Scotland, Canada, the US, Japan, India and Ireland, Highland Park 18-year-old is the finest of them all and right now is my favourite distilled spirit," scotsman.com quoted Pacult, as saying. He further stated that the whisky had all the qualities required for it to be declared the best in terms of it having no rough edges "and everything is melded together brilliantly." Ken Grier, the director of malts for the Orkney Distillery, said: "It's not only a huge accolade for Highland Park, it's a major achievement for Scottish whisky." Highland Park was established in 1798 and is Scotland's northern most distillery. The brand, which has already won awards from Whisky Magazine and the Chicago Beverage Testing Institute, launched the 18-year-old single malt in 1997. It is priced at 58 pounds a bottle.

Rolling Stones' return with a 'Bigger Bang' (Go To Top)

     Washington: The Rolling Stones first record in the last eight years is all set for a release. According to Eonline, the Bigger Bang, the band's first studio effort since 1997's Bridges to Babylon, is set for release Sept. 6 in the United States. In addition to the lead single, "Streets of Love," the album includes two Keith Richards-sung tunes; "This Place Is Empty" and "Infamy." Among the 16 cuts Bang are: "Rough Justice," "Back of My Hand," "Laugh, I Nearly Died" and "Oh No, Not You Again."

Harrison Ford still ready for a baby (Go To Top)

    London: Hollywood actor Harisson Ford is reportedly considering having children again at the age of 63, with his girlfriend Calista Flockhart, of Ally McBeal fame. Despite an age gap of 23 years the couple have defied critics by making their relationship last three years. Ford, who has four children from his two failed marriages to Mary Marquadt and Melissa Mathison, acts as a dad to Flockhart's three-year-old adopted son Liam and won't rule out more kids of his own. "I am quite happy with that. It's fun to be around young kids. I have a couple of grandchildren with my older boys and perhaps there are already enough youngsters in my life, but you never know," he was quoted by Femalefirst, as saying.

Harry Potter turned Rowling into a wine and nicotine addict (Go To Top)

     London: JK Rowling, creator of the boy wizard Harry Potter has revealed that she was so stressed writing the fourth 'Harry Potter' book that she suffered from an overdose of nicotine. The author says she made herself ill penning 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire' by taking up smoking again and using nicotine gum at the same time. "'Goblet of Fire' - oh my God That was the period where I was chewing nicotine gum. And then I started smoking again, but I didn't stop the gum," Rowling was quoted by Femalefirst, as saying. "And I swear on my children's lives, I was going to bed at night and having palpitations and having to get up and drink some wine to put myself into a sufficient stupor," she added. Meanwhile, Rowling who has three young children has confessed she is desperate to finish the seventh and final 'Harry Potter' book so she can concentrate on her family.

Liz Hurley bares all aboard a yacht (Go To Top)

     London: Hollywood beauty Liz Hurley recently showed that at 40 also she hasn't lost her sex appeal, as she lounged topless aboard a luxury yacht. The actress has often been criticized for dieting to maintain her svelte figure but she threw caution to the wind and lazed around baring all to get an even tan. According to the Mirror, she also found time to clamber off the boat for a dip as they weighed anchor off the island of Capri in Italy.

Pope's old home a hot spot for nudists (Go To Top)

     London: Pope Benedict XVI's old home has become a favourite hangout for nudists, and police patrols have been set up along hiking trials after pilgrims complained they kept bumping into nudists enjoying sex parties. The Schuetzing Valley near Marktl am Inn where the Pope was born, has become a popular spot for visitors since Josef Ratzinger was elected to the Papacy, reports Ananova. But Catholics have been stumbling on more than the cobblestones lining the streets of the quaint market town after the valley became popular with extrovert nudists. "The Schuetzing Valley is really happening in the summertime. Lots of nudist areas with great orgies. There's something for everyone," on one nudist website a fan writes. Police spokesman Franz Sommerauer admitted that pilgrims have banged into nudists making love on the forest floor. Sommerauer added that they now planned to set up regular checks of the valley. "Sex outdoors is forbidden in Germany. If we catch anyone then they will face a hefty fine," he said.

Jessica Alba chose movies for money (Go To Top)

     Washington: Jessica Alba entered the movie business to ensure she'd never be poor again, if she is to be believed. "My parents were like 18 when my mom got pregnant. They had high school educations and that was it. They didn't have much. My dad was in the Air Force to support his wife and kid, and it was a struggle. I never wanted to have problems with the bills," contact music quoted her as saying. "I just thought I wanted to do something where I could express myself creatively on one end, and on the other end, I didn't want to worry about finances. I would have done theatre if it was just about acting," she added.

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