London, January 19: Jamie Hince has reportedly splashed more than 30,000 pounds for graffiti to be sprayed on the walls of girlfriend Kate Moss' house.

The Kills frontman was said to have gifted a ring to the supermodel for Christmas and had spent thousands on a series of presents for her 35th birthday.

The rocker apparently also paid for another custom-made ring for the occasion, reports the Sun.

And now, it was reported that Jamie had commissioned two works by renowned Parisian artist Andre, aka Monsieur A.

Sydney, Jan. 19: Test hopefuls Phil Jaques and Stuart Clark have been told by Cricket New South Wales CEO David Gilbert that they will not be selected to play in NSW''s Sheffield Shield clash against Tasmania from January 30 unless they play grade cricket this weekend.

The Sydney Morning Herald quoted Gilbert as saying that there was too much at stake for the team to field underdone players. The Shield match is the last chance for players to impress before the South African touring squad is announced.

Jaques has already delayed his return after experiencing discomfort in his back last week, while Clark (elbow) chose Saturday as his return date. If Jaques does not recover in time, the door is open for David Warner to make his first-class debut.

London, Jan 19 : Pope Benedict XVI is set to launch a dedicated channel on video sharing website YouTube.

Video footage and audio of addresses given by the Pope, as well as news about the Holy See, will be posted on to the website, reports the Telegraph.

The material is aimed at everyone from devout Catholics to the curious browser.

Vatican Radio and the Vatican''s television centre in collaboration with Google, which owns YouTube, will supply the material.

Hong Kong  - More than 60,000 new jobs will be created by the Hong Kong government in 2009 to offset the effects of the global financial crisis, the territory's leader announced Monday.

Speaking at the opening of a financial forum in the city of 6.9 million, Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang said the government had speeded up infrastructure projects to provide the new jobs.

Sydney, Jan. 19: The Chief Executive Officer of New South Wales (NSW) Cricket, David Gilbert, today said that Australia''s latest batting sensation, David Warner, deserves another chance to cement his place in the side, though he is yet to play first class cricket for his state.

When asked for his reactions to the possible dumping of Warner after his no show in yesterday''s one-dayer against South Africa at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart, Tasmania, Gilbert told the Sydney Morning Herald "That would be rough. It would be very difficult to form an opinion on a player after one game. David played a remarkable innings in his Twenty20 [international] debut and since then he has been under immense pressure, and there has been huge expectations."

It seems that Shahid Kapoor can now hope to breathe easy. The big news doing the rounds is that Shahid’s parents viz. Pankaj Kapoor and Neelima Azeem have finally given their permission to their son to buy a new Yamaha bike.

A buddy close to Shahid Kapoor said, “Shahid is very fond of bikes. When he was shooting with for Ishq Vishk Pyar Vyar, we used to go on long bike rides along the Western Express highway while his parents were against it. Shahid Kapoor has always been an parents very much.”