London, Apr 26 : Beatrice Arthur, the Tony and Emmy-winning actress best known for her role as Dorothy Zbornak in "The Golden Girls," has died. She was 86.

The actress had been suffering from cancer and died at her Los Angeles home.

Arthur first appeared in the comedy series "All in the Family" as Edith Bunker''s loudly outspoken, liberal cousin, Maude Finley.

"Maude" scored with television viewers, and Arthur won an Emmy Award for the role in 1977.

London - Liverpool kept their title hopes alive with a 3-1 win at Hull City on Saturday as they moved back above Manchester United on goal difference at the top of the English Premier League. A first-half strike from Xabi Alonso set Liverpool on their way and two goals from Dirk Kuyt sealed the points, though champions United can go back three points clear at the top, with a game still in hand, if they beat Tottenham Hotspur later on Saturday.

London, Apr 25: Britain's Got Talent judge Simon Cowell has told the show's star Susan Boyle to "get herself together" if she wants to win the competition.

Cowell, 49, who is apparently fed up with stories about 47-year-old Boyle''s unkempt hair, bushy eyebrows and pet cats, urged her to concentrate on winning the television talent competition rather than on the attention surrounding her.

London, Apr 25 : Katy Perry and ex-boyfriend Travis McCoy are back together.

The couple realised that they could not bear to be apart, and therefore, have rekindled their romance.

Katy and Gym Class Heroes rapper Travis split in December, blaming the break-up on their busy careers, reports The Sun.

However, Travis has now exclusively revealed that they're happier now that they've "grown up" and learned to take the relationship at a slower pace.

London, Apr 25 : A device, which can detect malaria within minutes, has been created by scientists from Glasgow University.

As for how it works, blood samples are placed in the microchip, which is designed to detect the strain of disease.

Project leader Dr Lisa Ranford-Cartwright said: "The current way of diagnosing is using a blood smear on a slide and examining it on a microscope.

"That will take a good microscopist a good hour to reach a diagnosis, it''s extremely difficult to make that diagnosis accurately.

London, Apr. 25 : Chelsea mid-fielder Frank Lampard took the extraordinary step of calling a radio show to defend himself against suggestions that he had abandoned his two daughters by letting them live "in inferior circumstances" after he split with his Spanish fiancée Elen Rives.

In an emotional exchange, Lampard said he called James O''Brien''s phone-in programme on LBC to defend himself against "idiots like you" after the presenter said men who behaved in that way were "weak and scum".