London, Nov 10 : Chiefs of Britain''s biggest exam board, the Assessment and Qualification Alliance, were blasted by a furious Deputy Head for having recommended pop paedophile Gary Glitter''s song to kids.

The board had listed Glitter''s 1970s smash ''I''m The Leader Of The Gang'' as "related listening" for GCSE music coursework, earning it the ire of the Deputy Head, who called it "completely inappropriate".

Parents and child abuse campaigners also stated that vulnerable students should not have been directed towards the pop pervert''s songs, and they were further infuriated by the fact that Glitter could rake in more royalties from additional sales.

London, Nov 10 : A team of scientists has determined that the amount of land available for wildlife habitat is overestimated and may be less than previously thought of, because the scale of existing models is too large.

According to a report in New Scientist, the team comprised of Changwan Seo of the University of Seoul, South Korea, and his colleagues, who tested four models at a variety of spatial scales, using existing data for rare plants such as Coulter pine.

At present, most models divide the world into 50-kilometre grid squares, which gives a very coarse resolution, and is quite large.

The team found that the larger the grid size, the more the models overestimated the range available.

London, Nov 10 : With plans underway for passenger space travel becoming a reality by the middle of next decade, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has started developing safety rules for civilian space flight.

According to a report in New Scientist, EASA has decided to develop the new rules after Sweden built a spaceport from which Virgin Galactic may offer flights into the aurora borealis, a major attraction for people.

“Both (Virgin’s) carrier aircraft and the rocket-powered aeroplane/glider would meet the definition of an aircraft, and therefore fall under EASA’s scope,” said a spokesman.

London  - Ten days after Liverpool lost their unbeaten Premier League record at White Hart Lane, they have their chance for revenge as they return to face Tottenham in the fourth round of the Carling Cup.

Liverpool have bounced back from that defeat, beating West Brom 3-0 on Saturday to remain level on points at the top of the Premier League.

Forward Robbie Keane scored twice, his first Premier League goals since moving from Tottenham, and he is relishing the return to his former club.

London, Nov 10: A team of archaeologists has determined that an ancient religious site in Argyll, Scotland, which predates the Pyramids and Stonehenge, may have been abandoned because of climate change.

According to a report in the Times, the site is at Kilmartin Glen, in Argyll, which has one of the most important concentrations of Neolithic and Bronze Age remains in Europe.

London, Nov 10 : With its unusual pairing of a celebrity and professional dancer, Strictly Come Dancing has become the world’s most popular TV programme.

The show sold internationally as ''Dancing With The Stars'' has become the world’s most watched programme, with the BBC selling the format to 38 countries.

"Dancing With The Stars is the most popular format in the world and is worth around £60 million a year,” the Telegraph quoted Wayne Garvie, the BBC''s director of Worldwide content, as saying.