London, April 15 : A brewing company in Britain has been told by the Advertising Standards Authority that its beer ad with the slogan "Take Courage My Friend" constitutes a serious breach of rules, which say alcohol cannot be seen to promote confidence.

Wells & Young''s brewing company has been asked to remove the billboard posters that feature a man sitting on a sofa with a can and glass of beer beside him, and a woman standing with her back to him wearing a figure-hugging dress that had its sales label still attached.

The slogan in a bubble coming from a large pint reads: "Take Courage My Friend".

London, Apr 15 : Russian popstar Oksana Pochepa admits she was the girl photographed frolicking with Mel Gibson on a beach, and adds that she has fallen for the actor.

Pochepa says she is smitten by the 53-year-old actor and hopes their love is "strong and long-lasting".

Just weeks after the snaps were published, the movie legend's wife Robyn Gibson, 52, filed for divorce.

"This is serious and I hope that our union will be real and strong and long-lasting," the Sun quoted Pochepa as saying.

London - Chelsea fought off a valiant Liverpool fightback on Tuesday, drawing 4-4 on the night, but progressing to a Champions League semi-final date with Barcelona by a 7-5 aggregate. As Fabio Aurelio and Xabi Alonso struck for Liverpool before half-time, Chelsea's 3-1 lead from last week's first leg was wiped out.

Second-half strikes from Didier Drogba, Alex and Frank Lampard put Chelsea 3-2 up on the night.

An incredible tie seemed over at that point, but a deflected Lucas Leiva shot reawakened Liverpool's hope, and when Dirk Kuyt headed in, there were still seven minutes remaining.

London - Manchester United provide five of the six candidates on the shortlist to be PFA Player of the Year, it was revealed on Tuesday. Goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar, defenders Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand, midfielder Ryan Giggs and winger Cristiano Ronaldo, who won the award last year, are all shortlisted, along with Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard.

United also provide two of the players on the shortlist for Young Player of the Year, defenders Jonny Evans and Rafael da Silva.

London, April 14: Amazon. com has apologised for an error due to which the sales ranking were removed from tens of thousands of books, and it became difficult to search for tomes.

Making a statement on Sunday, the online retailer said that a "glitch" had caused the problem, and promised that the numbers would be restored.

However, sales numbers were still missing until Monday afternoon.

Hit by the error were recent works like Chelsea Handler''s My Horizontal Life, as well as classics like Gore Vidal''s The City And The Pillar and James Baldwin''s Giovanni''s Room.

London, April 14 : Pals of Jack Tweed, who has been struggling to cope with the tragic death of his wife Jade Goody, fear he may crack if he is sent to prison again.

The grieving widower, who lovingly cared for his cancer-stricken wife till she passed away on March 22 aged 27, was temporarily released from jail.

The 21-year-old had been found guilty of drunken assault on a taxi driver after losing his temper over the fare.

He was given a reminder that he would not be provided any special treatment despite the media circus around his late wife.