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Madonna hints at Guy Ritchie’s infidelity in latest song?

Madonna hints at Guy Ritchie’s infidelity in latest song?London, November 8 : Madonna, it seems, has dropped in a hint on her estranged hubby Guy Ritchie’s infidelity – during her Los Angeles gig the singer dedicated her new song to all women whose best friends had cheated upon them by ‘fing’ their boyfriends.

The Queen of Pop, who has been trotting the globe for her ‘Sticky & Sweet’ tour and is currently in middle of a bitter divorce battle, sent a murmur down the LA crowd when she announced her ‘She’s Not Me’ was for all such deceived women.

Britain revokes visa for former Thai premier

Britain revokes visa for former Thai premierBangkok  - Britain has revoked tourist visas for fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife Pojaman, media reports said Saturday.

Thai newspapers claimed a cancellation notification was sent to various airlines by the British UK Border Agency at a time when the former first couple were travelling outside London where they have been living in self-exile.

"Airlines are advised not to carry these passengers to the UK," said the e-mail message to airlines, signed by Bangkok-based immigration liaison manager Andy Gray.

Blinded by stroke, British hobby pilot shepherded to safety by RAF

Royal Air Force (RAF)London  - A light aircraft pilot, blinded by a stroke while flying, was guided to a safe landing by Royal Air Force (RAF) pilots giving instructions over the radio as they flew alongside him, the BBC reported Friday.

Jim O'Neill, 65, was flying his two-seater Cessna light aircraft at 4,572 metres en route from Scotland to Colchester, in south-east England, on October 31 when he suddenly went blind.

BA half-year profits nosedive in turbulent environment

British AirwaysLondon- Pre-tax profits at British Airways (BA) slumped by nearly 92 per cent to just 52 million pounds (83 million dollars) over the summer period - "one of the bleakest on record" the airline said Friday.

Half-yearly profits between April and September were down from 616 million pounds for the same period in 2007 after fuel costs increased from 511 million pounds to 1.5 billion pounds, the airline said.

Internet hooked youngsters make for bad jurors, says UK Lord Chief Justice

London, Nov 7 : The senior-most judge in England and Wales has said that youngsters who are hooked on to the Internet are not used to listening for long periods and thus would not make good jurors.

Lord Judge of Draycote, the Lord Chief Justice, said in a speech that young jurors should be given information on screens because in his opinion, that’s how they are used to catch information.

"Most are technologically proficient. Many get much information from the Internet. They consult and refer to it. They are not listening. They are reading,” the Telegraph quoted him as saying.

He added: "One potential problem is whether, learning as they do in this way, they will be accustomed, as we were, to listening for prolonged periods.

Amy Winehouse refused to pay £30,000 for hubby Blake Fielder-Civil’s rehab

Amy WinehouseLondon, Nov 7: English singer/songwriter Amy Winehouse has refused to pay 30,000 dollars for her hubby Blake Fielder-Civil’s rehab.

Fielder-Civil, 26, who had been released from prison on November 5, had straight away headed to the rehab for treatment despite having said that he was looking forward to a reunion with Winehouse.

However, Winehouse, 25, has refused to pay for his rehabilitation, and pals have revealed that her hubby “has a lot of work to do” as their marriage is on very shaky grounds.

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