London, Nov 19 : An estimated 300,000 visas giving foreigners the right to come to Britain may be wrongly approved every year, a committee of British MPs has been told.

Linda Costelloe-Baker, the independent visa monitor, told the Home Affairs Committee it was “reasonable” to assume 15 percent of short-term approvals were wrong.

London, Nov 19: The golden rule of advertising – thin models lure more people towards the product – is actually a misconception, claims a new research.

The study revealed that skinny models are a ‘turn off’ to consumers in TV commercials and other advertising.

According to scientists, images of super-thin models carry no edge in encouraging young women to buy and for the majority of adult women ads showing skinny girls actually discouraged sales.

Whereas, plus size models, actually encouraged them to buy, the research found.

London, Nov 19 : An army medic’s account has confirmed what people long believed: Adolf Hitler, the Austrian-born politician, only had one ball.

According to war veteran Johan Jambor, Hitler had only one testicle – the German revealed it to a priest in the 1960s, who then wrote it down.

Twenty-three years after Johan’s death, the priest’s document has come to light.

The war tyrant’s medical condition has been mocked for years in a British song.

London  - Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson and Everton manager David Moyes were both disciplined by the Football Association for improper conduct on Tuesday.

Ferguson received a two-match touchline ban and a 10,000-pound fine while Moyes was fined 5,000 pounds.

Ferguson's punishment came after the Scot showed his fury towards referee Mike Dean in United's recent 4-3 victory at Old Trafford.

London  - Chelsea striker Didier Drogba received a three- match ban on Tuesday for throwing a coin into the crowd in a Carling Cup match last week.

The 30-year-old picked up a coin that had been thrown at him from a section of the Burnley fans and hurled it back into the crowd.

After the match, which Chelsea lost, Drogba admitted an FA charge of violent conduct.

"Players should be able to play football without fearing for their personal safety," an FA spokesman said.

"It is totally unacceptable for players to be put in danger by supporters throwing missiles onto the pitch.

London- Inflation in Britain fell to 4.2 per cent in October from 5 per cent in the previous month, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said Tuesday.

The fall in the Retail Price Index (RPI), a measure that takes into account housing costs, was the first since 2003.

The drop was in line with expectations as prices for food and fuel fell over the past few month, analysts said. However, the inflation rate is still well above the official upper target of 2 per cent.