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"Big Risks" to be brought by Giant database

The Information Commissioner, Richard Thomas said, UK would be facing significant risks, if giant databases of personal information are created.

Thomas is of the view that it might raise the risk of data going missing and bad decisions made based on people's files.

As of now, 30 "serious" breaches of data protection law by the government and other bodies are being investigated by Mr Thomas. Thomas is planning to advise that the least amount of data possible should be held, at his speech at the Royal Society of Arts in London.

BBC suspends top presenters in row over "lewd calls"

BBC suspends top presenters in row over "lewd calls" London - The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Wednesday suspended two top entertainers in a spiralling row over the broadcasting of lewd comments left on the answer phone of veteran Fawlty Towers actor Andrew Sachs.

Programmes by Jonathan Ross, host of a popular Friday evening TV chat show, and Russell Brand, a comedian, will be taken off air until the BBC has completed its investigations into prank calls they made on the BBC 2 radio channel.

TV and computer games making Brit kids grow duller

London, Oct 29 : A new study has revealed that teenagers are increasingly becoming dull due to their overindulgence in TV watching and computer games.

Researchers at King’s College, London, have found that 14-year-old kids these days are only as bright as the average 12-year-old used to be way back in 1976.

The reason behind the decline in intelligence has been attributed to the fact that children these days spend more time playing video games and watch television, instead of doing practical activities to boost their brains.

However, the findings go against school exam results, which have seen a steady rise in grades across all age groups.

Lisa Marie Presley’s chat with her dead father Elvis

London, Oct 29 : American singer-songwriter Lisa Marie Presley has revealed that she holds talks with her late father, Rock ‘n’ Roll King Elvis Presley.

The 40-year-old holds sessions with a medium, and has even gone so far as to introduce dad Elvis to her newborn twins.

“This was my dad, this was Elvis coming through!” the Daily Star quoted her as saying.

“I would know his energy anywhere and this was him, I have no doubt.

“Not only was it his voice, but I could also feel the exact same love that he gave me when I was a little girl. It was so overwhelming that I started to cry.

Amy Winehouse faces losing her voice due to chaotic lifestyle

London, Oct 29 : Troubled singer Amy Winehouse now faces losing the most important asset of her life – her voice.

Winehouse’s friends fear that the erratic lifestyle the singer has been leading has caused so much damage that she will not be able to make another album.

To confirm fears, a source at her record company Island said that progress on her next album was “going slower than we’d have hoped”.

“She’s struggling. We just hope the wait is worth it,” the Daily Star quoted the source as saying.

“She’s got the genius in there, it’s just taking more coaxing to get it out these days,” he added.

Christian Bale to play Doctor Strange?

London, Oct 29 : British actor Christian Bale has been tipped to play the part of popular comic book sorcerer ‘Doctor Strange’ in a film to be made next year.

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