London, April 27 : A team of researchers at the University of Portsmouth, UK, has claimed to have solved the ancient Mediterranean mystery of how 2 feet deep tracks were cut into the rock of Malta.

According to a report in The News, the research team was led by Professor Derek Mottershead, of the university's geography department, who followed generations of scholars to unravel the mysteries of the Maltese landscape.

London, Apr. 27 : All rounder Paul Collingwood has been persuaded to captain England in this summer’s World Twenty20.

His appointment, which will be confirmed on Friday, shows England’s confused plight in the shortest form of the game, reports The Sun.

Initially, he was adamant he did not want to lead his country again after his form plummeted during his year as one-day skipper.

He quit last August on the same day as Michael Vaughan stood down as Test captain.

London, April 27 : A record number of women have been rushing to the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) for cervical smear tests since Jade Goody lost her life to the disease on March 22.

According to Sara Hiom from Cancer Research UK, the tragic demise of the late reality star, who passed away aged 27, had sent the number of examinations soaring sky high.

“The Jade effect” had left waiting time for the tests leap from two weeks to as much as two months while the number of hits on the Cancer Research UK website’s cervical cancer pages had also jumped from 100,000 in January to nearly 400,000.

Washington, April 27 : A new study by Johns Hopkins researchers has found that men with denser bones may be more likely to develop prostate cancer.

Recent research at other institutions has suggested that women with high bone mineral density are at an increased risk of aggressive breast cancer.

London, Apr 27 : When it comes to travelling their own country, an average Brit would see just 28 of the UK''s towns and cities in their lifetime-which equates to only 2 percent of the country, revealed a survey.

However, the survey for carmakers Vauxhall found that the figure differed according to where people were questioned.

Cambridge residents were the most adventurous travellers, visiting 40 other cities.

On the other hand, people in Birmingham visited the least number of other cities-23.

London, 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.