London, Oct 20: A lost portrait of Queen Elizabeth I, which depicts her as a pale, pious and austere young woman, has been found in the attic of a country house in East Sussex.

The portrait, which had lain unnoticed in the dirty loft for more than a century, is one of the few pictures to show the 16th century royal in the early years of her reign.

Elizabeth, who is dressed in simple black clothes and clutches a Bible, was believed to have been around 26 when the portrait was painted.

The discovery does not stop there. X-rays of the canvas have revealed another, even earlier picture of the queen below the surface, which shows her without the Bible and with a more ostentatious ruff.

London, October 20: A U. K. Government proposal to allow the use of human tissues taken from the mentally infirm without their consent, to create embryos for experimentation, has given rise to a fresh controversy.

The proposal is part of the controversial Parliament of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill.

On Wednesday MPs will vote on the bill that proposes to allow the creation of human/animal hybrid embryos to be used for stem cell research, to change the conditions for granting IVF, and to liberalise the abortion laws.

London, Oct 20: Faith and trust are a thing of the past, according to British scientists, who claim that the 21st century is the "age of paranoia.”

After researching paranoia for over a decade Dr Daniel Freeman, a clinical psychologist from King''s College London, conceded that levels of paranoia and mistrust are skyrocketing in today’s date.

"These days, we daren''t let our children play outside. We''re suspicious of strangers. Security cameras are everywhere,” The Telegraph quoted him as saying.

He added: "We seem to have entered an age of paranoia. And the indications are that things may only get worse."

Freeman found that one in four people have paranoid thoughts regularly.

London, Oct 20 : A new survey has found that nearly 60 pct of the Brit kids have seen Internet images that disturb them – a finding that further fuels concerns over increasing exposure to unsuitable web material.

National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) urges that new computers should carry high-security “blocking” software that stop them from viewing violent or sexually explicit pictures.

London, Oct 20 : A ‘flying saucer’ photographed in daylight above Dudley in the West Midlands has been hailed as ‘one of the most convincing pieces of evidence about aliens ever’.

The photo was taken by a 57-year-old nanny on a day out last April.

The startled visitor to Dudley Castle then sent it to a police detective who collects UFO sightings.

“It’s a very intriguing photograph that was taken purely by chance,” the Sun quoted DC Gary Heseltine, as saying.

“If it’s genuine then it could be one of the most convincing pieces of evidence about aliens from the UK ever,” he added.

London, October 20: Johns Hopkins researchers have found in experiments conducted on rat models of ALS, also called Lou Gehrig''s disease, that transplanting a new line of stem cell-like cells reduces neuron loss, and extends life.

Dr. Nicholas Maragakis, an associate professor of neurology at Johns Hopkins who led the research team, says that the new work supports the hypothesis that artificially outnumbering unhealthy cells with healthy ones in targeted parts of the spinal cord preserves limb strength and breathing and can increase survival.