A Briton reported to be a secret agent was found murdered in a flat close to the central London headquarters of the Secret Intelligence Service.
The body of the man in his 30s, yet to be formally identified, was found in a holdall in the tub in the bathroom of the flat in Pimlico, close to the Vauxhall Bridge across the Thames, reports said Wednesday.

After an acting career spanning more than six decades, veteran star Sean Connery insists he is done with the world of showbiz and will never act in films again.
The Scottish actor, most famous for portraying British secret agent James Bond between 1962 and 1983, celebrates his 80th birthday on Wednesday and admits that it is u

MERICAN ROCK legend Jimi Hendrix and German-British composer George Frideric Handel would not have much in common at first glance.
Hendrix, the rock icon who revolutionised music in 1960s, died at a very young age of 27 and his peripatetic lifestyle meant that he kept moving for music gigs and concerts, never calling a place home for long.

Women might lust over hunks like Brad Pitt and George Clooney, but when it comes to relationship, they prefer a dorky geek who really knows how to fix things, a new study has found.

British Prime Minister David Cameron, who is the country’s youngest Prime Minister in two centuries, announced the birth of his fourth child, a daughter, on Tuesday.
The baby was born prematurely on Tuesday afternoon as Mr Cameron, 43, and his wife Samantha were on holiday in Cornwall with their two children, Nancy, 6, and Arthur, 4. Their eldest son Ivan, who suffered from cerebral palsy and epilepsy, died in February last year.

British tycoon Sir Richard Branson on Tuesday was forced to abandon his attempt to kitesurf across the English Channel.
He had hoped to celebrate his 60th birthday by becoming the oldest person to cross the 24.4-mile English Channel by kite-board. He also wanted to set a second record by being part of a kite-board team making the fastest crossing across the channel.

Dieting to shed the flab? Just drink two glasses of water before having your meal, for a new study says it’s the easiest way to cut calorie intake.
An international team, led by Virginia Tech University in America, has claimed that dieters struggling in the battle of the bulge can put an end to over-eating by simply filling up on half-a-litre of water before meals.

24 star Keifer Sutherland is reportedly engaged to longtime girlfriend Siobhan Bonnouvrier who has been photographed wearing a diamond engagement ring.
The couple are holidaying together in Italy and were photographed holding hands while strolling in the town of Portofino, reported Daily Mail online.

A German skydiving student is said to have created history by solving a Rubik’s Cube mid-air — in a rubber dinghy as it plunged to earth from 14,000 feet.
29-year-old Ludwig Fichte was filmed completing the classic puzzle while falling 5,900 feet in 31.5 seconds. And, after cracking the Rubik’s Cube, he deployed his p

Popstar George Michael on Tuesday pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of cannabis.
The 47-year-old was arrested on 4 July in North London, after he crashed his car into a branch of photographic shop Snappy Snaps and was on the police bail following the crash.