London, Oct 27: Sean Connery rules the roost when it comes to playing James Bond, with new polls naming him the best 007 spy ever.

Two separate polls of 25,000 Bond fans were conducted to mark the release of new Bond flick ‘Quantum Of Solace’.

As many as 23,000 film fans in a poll by MSN Movies, and 2,500 in a survey by online rental firm LoveFilm were quizzed on their perfect movie.

The majority preferred Connery, the original Bond, as their choice for playing the role of the super spy.

London, October 27 : The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has been caught in the middle of a race row following claims that talented Black celebrities are being booted off the show ‘Strictly Come Dancing’, while white stars stay in.

Official website of the BBC has been swamped with hundreds of complaints since last weekend’s “unfair” dance-off between the 2008 show’s only two black contestants.

The uproar came after Rising Damp star Don Warrington and M People singer Heather Small were announced to be bottom in the public vote last Sunday, despite performing better than three white celebrities.

Angry stars have even demanded a probe into the alleged racist voting patterns on the series dubbed Middle England’s favourite.

London, October 27: A Ford Thunderbird formerly owned by John Travolta is expected to fetch 30,000 pounds when it goes under the hammer on October 29.

The two-time Academy Award winner’s 1955 model will be among other vintage cars that are likely to gather up to 3.5 million pounds, when they will be auctioned in conjunction with Sotheby’s at Battersea Evolution event arena.

The super car collection will feature a 1963 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder used in the movie ‘Charlie’s Angles: Full Throttle’ along with a 1938 Horch 853 Special Roadster and a 1997 McLaren F1.

London - Britain's leading Financial Times newspaper Monday threw its weight behind US presidential candidate Barack Obama, saying the campaign had shown that the Democrat was the "right choice" to lead the US.

"At the outset, we were not so confident. Mr Obama is inexperienced. His policies are a blend of good, not so good and downright bad," said the newspaper.

But the public had "learned a lot" about Obama and the Republican cndidate, John McCain.

London, Oct 27: It is said that instant messaging is devoid of emotions and fails to communicate what you are feeling, but a new study suggests that just as with talking face-to-face, the emotions communicated via instant messaging are contagious.

The person could also assess their online partner’s mood.

During the study, involving 44 pairs of volunteers, the participants were asked to chat online for 15 to 20 minute, find out more about each other, and discuss something that was worrying them.

One person in each pair was also asked to view watched either a harrowing scene from the film Sophie''s Choice, or a clip from another film depicting small talk.

London, Oct 27: Scientists has called for a ranking system for proposals to repair the damage done to Earth’s climate.

When it comes to repairing damage done to the Earth’s climate, there’s no shortage of ideas, ranging from schemes to put “sunshades” in orbit to burying the offending carbon dioxide underground.

According to a report in New Scientist, Philip Boyd of the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research in Dunedin, New Zealand, has said that ideas won’t be enough. So, there is an urgent need to rank those proposals to work out which should undergo rigorous testing.