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Michael Caine’s daughter banned from watching his new film

Michael Caine’s daughter banned from watching his new filmLondon, Apr 27 : Veteran actor Michael Caine's wife is so upset with his role of a dying man in his new film that she has banned their pregnant daughter from watching it.

In the film `Is Anybody There', the 73-year-old actor plays the role a retired magician, crumbling into the final stages of a long life.

His wife Shakira found the film so disturbing that she has banned their pregnant daughter, Natasha, from seeing it.

Snoop Dogg lands in court for assault

Snoop Dogg lands in court for assaultLondon, April 27 : Snoop Dogg has landed in a Californian court to face a civil lawsuit filed by a man who claims he was assaulted by the rapper during a concert in 2005.

Richard Monroe, Jr. alleged that the hip-hop star had struck him with a microphone after he jumped on stage of the White River Amphitheater on the outskirts of Seattle, Washington.

Monroe claimed during the opening hearing, in Santa Monica on April 24, the singer's security guards later gave him a brutal beating.

Girls Aloud eye temporary split to go solo

Girls Aloud eye temporary split to go soloLondon, April 27 : Girls Aloud will be temporarily headed for their own separate paths to pursue their solo career plans.

The Brit girl group, consisting of Cheryl Cole, Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts, and Kimberley Walsh, revealed while personal ambition was going to be theme for some time, the split would not be permanent.

"We're all doing different things this year," the Mirror quoted Sarah as saying.

Black-car drivers most likely to break speed limits

Black-car drivers most likely to break speed limitsLondon, Apr 27 : People who drive black cars are most likely to break speed limits, a new poll has found.

The survey, by insurer elephant. co. uk, found that almost 25.4 per cent of black-car owners have speeding convictions.

And they are also 9 per cent more likely than average drivers to get speeding penalty points.

Next "most speedy" colour in line was grey, with 25.1 per cent of owners of grey vehicles having speeding convictions.

Has the cure for HIV been discovered?

Has the cure for HIV been discovered?London, Apr 27 : Taking a major leap in AIDS research, scientists have claimed that they have found a cure for the HIV virus by using a long established cancer treatment to help destroy the killer disease-bone marrow transplants.

Doctors have successfully treated one patient using the method and are confident the process will work for other sufferers.

In their opinion, using of bone marrow transplants to cure HIV could become common in just five years.

The procedure involves using bone marrow stem cells already used to help beat blood cancers like leukaemia and lymphoma.

Sir David Attenborough bags Bafta, 48 years after first win

Sir David Attenborough bags Bafta, 48 years after first winLondon, April 27 : Sir David Attenborough, the BBC''s voice of natural history programmes for more than 50 years, has repeated his success at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 48 years after bagging his first BAFTA trophy.

The 82-year-old was honoured for his wildlife series Life In Cold Blood that went on to win the specialist factual category.

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