London, Sept. 8 : The loss of a computer disc carrying sensitive details of thousands of prison service employees is likely to cost British taxpayers millions of pounds.

The country’s Justice Secretary, Jack Straw, has ordered an urgent inquiry after it was revealed that the hard drive was reported missing in July. He has also demanded to be told why he was not informed in time about the incident that occurred in July 2007.

London - Shares in leading British banks rallied strongly on the London Stock Exchange Monday following news of the US government's bail-out of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

London, Sept 8: Women get finicky over typical male chauvinists, goes the common notion. But not knowing a man is far more unnerving for the ladies than his overtly sexist views, according to a new study.

In fact, the ignorance of a man’s views can even make the women perform worse in exams.

During the study, Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton at the University of California, Berkeley, gave a written test to 170 female undergraduates.

Prior to the test, the students were assigned to one of three empty offices, which they were told belonged to their male examiner.

London, September 8 : A leading British academic feels that literacy rates in several English-speaking countries have been marred by strict spelling rules.

John Wells, Emeritus Professor of Phonetics at University College London and president of the Spelling Society, says that children should not be compelled to memorise irregular spellings and learn how to use the apostrophe.

“The teaching of literacy in schools is a major worry. It seems highly likely that one of the reasons Britain and other English-speaking countries have problems with literacy is because of our spelling and the burden it places on children,” Times Online quoted him as saying.

London, Sept 8: Prince William and his brother Harry are said to be upset with the owners of their late mother Princess Diana''s death crash car, for the company want the Mercedes back to cash in on its tragic past.

Paris-based Etoile Limousine owns the Mercedes S-280, which it hired to the Paris Ritz hotel.

The car crashed in the French capital just over 11 years ago, killing Diana, 36, her boyfriend Dodi Al-Fayed, and driver Henri Paul.

London, Sept 8 : Want to be a successful flirt? Well, then all you need to do is simply to let your prospective partner know that you find them attractive, according to a new research.

The University of Aberdeen study shows that telling the person "I really like you" is likely to push the chosen target to reciprocate the feelings.

It also revealed that if a person shows someone their feelings, through eye contact, smiling - or simply telling them - they are more likely to return the sentiment.

The new study found that ‘social cues’ - someone''s efforts to show how much they like a person - are of great importance in the blossoming of mutual attraction.