Brackley, England - Lucas di Grassi will test for the Honda Formula One team later this month, joining fellow Brazilian Bruno Senna, nephew of racing legend Ayrton Senna.

The pair will test the Honda RA108 car for the Japanese team at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona during Honda's first official winter test, which runs from November 17 to 19.

Honda revealed that di Grassi, who finished second in the GP2 Series in 2007 and third this year, will be given a full day of testing. The

London, Nov 7: F1 world champ Lewis Hamilton is planning to spend millions on houses across the world to be with his Pussycat Doll Nicole Sherzinger.

The racing driver is keen to spend time with the singer.

And the 23-year-old says that he is now ready to buy homes in America, Australia and Europe to live with his ladylove.

“I’m very happy and we’re both very very happy with each other. I’m definitely sleeping with a big smile on my face,” the Daily Star quoted him, as saying.

The Bank of England’ s monetary policy group has slashed the official bank rate paid on commercial bank reserves by 1.5% points to 3%.

London, Nov 7: LA Galaxy star David Beckham is likely to be axed for England’s clash with Germany on November 19.

The former skipper, one cap short of Bobby Moore’s outfield player record of 108, is about to pay the price for LA Galaxy’s failure to reach the MSL play-offs.

It is believed that Becks, 33, will lack match fitness for the prestigious friendly in Berlin, as he will not have played a serious game for three weeks, The Sun reported.

London, Nov 7: Fallen England soccer idol Paul Gascoigne has been given a nine-week breathing space to file his late tax returns and fend off a bankruptcy petition by Revenue and Customs.

Gascoigne has not filed any returns for the past two years. The taxman is petitioning on the basis of an estimated 200,000-pound liability, The Sun reported.

At the London Bankruptcy Court, the case was adjourned until January 9 with the Revenue’s agreement.

Gascoigne’s solicitor Craig Montgomery told Deputy Registrar Kyriakides that his financial affairs were complex, involving interests overseas, and time was needed to submit returns and liquidate assets to meet his liabilities.

London, Nov 7 : After Daniel Craig backed the idea of a black James Bond following Barack Obama’s win, BBC bosses are in talks with Hollywood actor Colin Salmon to cast actor Colin Salmon to be the first black Doctor Who.

Colin, who has appeared in Bond flicks earlier as M’s assistant in three 007 flicks, will replace David Tenant in ‘Dr Who’.

“He made a good impression when he appeared and bosses think the time is right to have the first black Doctor,” The Sun quoted BBC spokesman, as saying.

Colin was earlier tipped as the next Bond before it went to Daniel Craig.