London, Aug. 8 : A poll has found that Lord Horatio Nelson continues to be the most loved military hero of a majority of Britons.

London, Aug. 8 : Two British graduates who were responsible for an audacious pro-Tibet demonstration on the eve of the Olympics returned home yesterday promising that theirs was the first of a wave of protests.

Lucy Fairbrother, 23, and Iain Thom, 24, were deported after Thom, an experienced climber, scaled a 120ft (35m) pylon outside Beijing’s Bird''s Nest Stadium on Wednesday morning and unfurled a giant banner reading: “One World, One Dream, Free Tibet.”

As the pair arrived back at London City airport to be welcomed by family and supporters, Fairbrother said: “We are only a very small part of this campaign and the ongoing struggle. There will be more protests.”

London, Aug 8 : British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has turned himself into a hero of his own children''s book.

Recalling his childhood days in the book, ‘When I was 10’, Brown revealed that he was highly fascinated by the stories of historic and sporting heroes.

"Like most boys of that age, I hadn''t travelled much and didn''t know much either. From my bedroom, or lying on the hearthrug in front of the fire, I went off on my travels again and again,” Telegraph quoted him, as stating in the book.

London, Aug. 8 : Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi apparently is not too bothered about the credit crunch woes of his fellow Italians, for he has gone ahead and purchased a neo-classical villa at Lesa on Lake Maggiore in northern Italy.

According to The Times, 71-year-old Berlusconi already owns a mansion in Milan - which he is expanding - luxury seaside villas in Sardinia and Bermuda, and a Renaissance palace in Rome, among other properties. The family that launched the Campari drinks empire formerly owned the latest buy.

London, Aug 8 : Austrian incest fiend Josef Fritzl lied that he rigged the cellar door to open if he died, it has emerged.

This revelation implies that his daughter and the kids she bore him would have been entombed forever.

Fritzl, 73, had told police that the 50-stone mass of steel and concrete had a timer, which would automatically open if he did not reset it.

He claimed it ensured his secret brood would be freed if he failed to visit them, reports The Sun.

London, Aug. 7: TV journalist Martin Bashir has apologised for making what he called a "tasteless" comment about Asian women.

Speaking at the Asian American Journalists Association annual banquet in Chicago, he said: "I''m happy to be in the midst of so many Asian babes. "In fact, I''m happy that the podium covers me from the waist down."

But in a letter published in New York magazine, the 45-year-old said: "Upon reflection, it was a tasteless remark that I now bitterly regret."