London, Apr 22 : Pregnant women who drink alcohol weaken the bond with their child, claim researchers.

What’s more, expectant mothers who drink take longer to recover after the birth, the study found.

The research, carried out by PhD student Eilidh Duncan at Aberdeen''s Robert Gordon University, looked at 130 first-time mothers with varying levels of alcohol intake, reports The Telegraph.

After births, Duncan reviewed issues like delivery type, length of hospital stay, pregnancy and labour complications, maternal attachment and post-natal drinking habits.

London, Apr 22 : Hollywood actress Uma Thurman is set to exchange wedding vows with partner Arpad Busson this weekend, it has emerged.

According to the sources, the ‘Kill Bill’ star will wed Swiss multimillionaire in a low-key ceremony this Saturday, reports the Sun.

The couple was recently spotted at Cookie Magazine Smart Cookie Award where Thurman was honoured for her work with Room to Grow, a non-profit organization that helps children born into poverty during the first three critical years of their lives.

London, Apr. 22 : Former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan has said that he is as hungry as ever to return to top flight cricket.

Anyone who thought Vaughan would be consumed by regret and self-doubt since tearfully resigning from the England captaincy last summer, needs to think again.

London, April 22 : In a new research, scientists have determined that big volcanic eruptions don’t always fuel mass extinctions because the destructive potential of the blasts seems to depend upon carbon dioxide (CO2) spewing non-volcanic rocks in the region.

Earlier, geologists have found evidence of many huge ancient volcanic eruptions that seem to not be connected to mass extinctions at all.

Now, according to a report in Nature News, a team of researchers has analyzed just how much CO2 non-volcanic rocks around volcanoes might release if they are super-heated.

London, Apr. 22 : Unlike last season’s Australian Open, when a match at Melbourne Park was stopped due to bad light, this year’s Wimbledon will not face problem of poor lighting thanks to retractable roof over Centre Court.

The All England Club have said that the retractable roof will allow matches at this summer''''s Championships to be played after dark and into the night under the artificial lights.