London, Dec 17 : Anne Hathaway''s ex-boyfriend Raffaello Follieri, who was imprisoned in a scam case, has confessed to a fraud of over 2.4 million pounds.

The Italian businessman was sentenced to four-and-a-half year in jail after pleading guilty to 14 counts of wire fraud, conspiracy and money laundering earlier this year, reports the Daily Express.

Follieri's prosecutors filed legal papers in New York on Dec 15, in which they claimed that the 30-year-old Italian has agreed to pay restitution of 1.3 million pounds to the Toronto-based company Dundee Realty Corp.

London, Dec 17 : Germans are fearing that their language is being eroded by waves of English and other foreign jargon.

At least 60 per cent of new words being used in Germany today are English.

After years of post-war Anglicisation and Americanisation, seven out of 10 Germans speak some English, The Telegraph reported.

But experts say there is a growing backlash against the widespread use of foreign terms in the age of globalisation, technology and immigration. Business leaders are growing tired of English "management speak".

London, Dec 17 : Santa Claus' most likely age is 66- the same age as Sir Paul McCartney and Harrison Ford - according to a new UK poll.

London, Dec. 17 : England left-arm spinner Monty Panesar's career is plunging towards crisis point following another poor showing for his team in the First Test against India in Chennai, the Sun reports.

Panesar failed to take a wicket in 27 overs in India's second innings despite operating on a pitch that was tailor-made for him. He was attacked for his performance by a string of cricket legends, including Ian Botham, Geoff Boycott and Shane Warne.

Experts believe that his bowling has gone backwards during the past year and he cannot think on his feet, decide what pace to bowl or even set his own field. He does not appear to know the laws, either, judging by some of his leg before wicket appeals.

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London - An Iraqi doctor who worked in Britain was Tuesday found guilty of conspiring to murder hundreds of people in planned major car bomb attacks in London and Glasgow in 2007, a court in London