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LondonMercury.com Wednesday 10th March 2010 Issue 8/104
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Gerrard believes football is a science
England and Liverpool FC captain Steven Gerrard has described football as a science that requires years of understanding and...


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Miss India Worldwide UK trying to find pulmonary hypertension cure
Beauty and brains come together in the case of recently crowned Miss India Worldwide UK, Niharica Raizada who continues to be engaged with her job in stem cell research at a London...
Plans for porn Internet domain name 'dot.xxx' revisited
Officials are looking to give the go ahead to a plan to create an Internet domain specifically for adult...
Now, Iranian males told to earn official qualification to marry
Iranian males will soon have to earn official qualifications from the government before they are allowed to pop the...
Marge Simpson named Britain's favourite TV mom
Marge Simpson, from the cartoon The Simpsons, has beaten Pamela Shipman, from Gavin And Stacey, and Susan Harper, from My Family, to become Britain's favourite television mother, says a new...
Wayne Bridge's new T shirt slogan: "F**K JT and V"
Wayne Bridge displayed his bitterness about ex-England teammate John Terry's sexcapades with his former flame Vanessa Perroncel by emblazoning his feelings on a...
Gurkha activists' fury over British minister's attack on cause campaigner Joanna Lumley
British Defence Minister Kevan Jones came under fire after accusing Gurkha campaigner Joanna Lumley of "deathly silence" over the allegations that war veterans hoping to settle in UK are being forced to pay hundreds of pounds for legal advice in...
Scientists extract DNA of extinct giant bird from fossil eggs
Experts have successfully managed to extract DNA from a 19,000-year-old emu...
Cameron Diaz 'excited' to work with ex-beau Justin Timberlake
Cameron Diaz is "thrilled" to be starring alongside ex-boyfriend Justin Timberlake in new movie, because she enjoys the singer's on-set...
Frank Lampard and Christine Bleakley go public with their romance
After playing coy for months, Frank Lampard and Christine Bleakley have finally come out in the open with their...
Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady drop Boston house sale plans
Gisele Bundchen and her husband Tom Brady have chucked the plan to sell their Boston, Massachusetts home after they reportedly failed to attract a...
Robert Pattinson's smoking vice exposed
Snappers have exposed Robert Pattinson as a...
Amy Winehouse 'to remarry ex hubby in Vegas'
Amy Winehouse is reportedly set to tie the knot with former husband Blake Fielder-Civil one more time in a Las Vegas ceremony.he Brit singer was said to be waiting for her US visa application to be cleared before she purportedly remarries her jailbird...
Fergie warns beware of AC Milan kill or be haunted by Seedrof's ghost forever
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has warned his team to beware AC Milan charge or be haunted by the ghost of Clarence Seedorf...
Geneva's Large Hadron Collider to shut down to address safety concerns
Geneva's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is to shut down for a year to address safety...
Stress broadens men's 'mating' tastes
The mating business just got more complex: A new study has found that when stressed, men get drawn to a wider range of...
AC Milan's 'Operation Rooney' to stop him from scoring
Ace playmaker Ronaldinho has revealed how AC Milan has launched 'Operation Rooney' to stop the 28-goal hitman from scoring against them in Champions League round-of-16 tie at Old...
Ferguson wary of Beckham's fairytale return against Man U
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is fearful of AC Milan's striker David Beckham's performance at Old Trafford, as he knows the capabilities of the ace midfielder very...
Players, poor coaching behind down slide of British tennis: Becker
The drop in performance of British tennis players at international events has shocked three-time Wimbledon winner Boris Becker, who said players and poor coaching are to blame for...
David Letterman blackmail case: TV producer pleads guilty
The TV producer accused of trying to extort millions from chat show host David Letterman has pleaded guilty in the blackmail...
Pope Benedict's brother admits slapping pupils at German choir school
Pope Benedict XVI's brother has admitted that he slapped choirboys at the German choir school that he headed for 30...
Out of form Pietersen to play Test against Bangladesh
England cricket coach Andy Flower has said that out of form batsman Kevin Pietersen is sure shot starter for the first Test against...
Healthier men enjoy more years of good sex
Healthy individuals are almost twice as likely to be interested in sex compared to those in poor health, says a new...
Owen told his England career is not over
Manchester United striker Michael Owen has been told that his England career is not over, despite being ruled out of the World Cup with...
Nicolas Sarkozy, Carla Bruni 'both having affairs'
There is growing speculation that French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy are both committing...
Wide eyes betray decision-makers
When people make decisions, their pupils dilate, a cue that could be used to predict a person's intentions, says a new...
Acupuncture 'provides no help with IVF'
Acupuncture do nothing to increase the chance of getting pregnant through IVF, fertility experts have...
Sweden home to most bisexual babes in the world
Sweden has the most number of bisexual babes in the world and San Francisco is the kinkiest place to visit - these are some of the facts revealed by a new...
Posh comforts Cheryl Cole over Ashley split
Victoria Beckham is trying to comfort Cheryl Cole, saying that she understands the anguish she has been...
Peter Andre says he's not in love with ex-wife Jordan
Peter Andre has denied claims that he still has feelings for his ex-wife Katie Price a.k.a...
Boozy woman facing assault charges for squirting cop with breast milk!
A boozy American woman has been charged with third-degree assault after she squirted breast milk in the face of a female police...
Oscar bosses defend decision to leave Farrah Fawcett out of montage
Oscar bosses have defended their decision to leave out late actress Farrah Fawcett from the "in memorial"...
Elton John's Oscars party raises 4m pounds
British singer Sir Elton John's Oscars party is said to have raised 4million...
Squirrels go nuts for coconuts!
Two squirrels are said to love coconuts so much that they end up scrapping the inside of the...
Alex Reid does not mind men fantasising about him
Former glamour model Katie Price a.k.a. Jordan's hubby Alex Reid has revealed that he does not mind men fantasising about...
Tiger Woods 'changed his mobile number 5 times last year'
Troubled golfer Tiger Woods changed his mobile phone number five times in the past year, revealed a pro golfer...
Mariah Carey dismisses pregnancy rumours
Mariah Carey has slammed rumours that she is expecting her first child with husband Nick...
New research may expand drug arsenal used to fight HIV
A new Canada-US research may shed more light on how to fortify the immunity of HIV...
Peter Andre once came close to suicide
Peter Andre has revealed that he even considered committing suicide when he suffered a...
Posh gets 'rival' Kate Price banned from Vanity Fair bash
Victoria Beckham tried to stop Kate Price from attending Vanity Fair party by telling organizers she would skip the bash if the reality star was permitted entry, sources...
Matt Damon says he's too boring to attract paparazzi
Matt Damon has said that the paparazzi do not follow him because he is too...
Lily Allen ends up in tears at 'last ever' headlining gig
Lily Allen ended up in tears while performing at her last gig at London's O2...
Tom Jones's employment record discovered
Civil servants mocked singer Tom Jones in the early years of his life for "non enthusiasm" when it came to searching for...
Kelly Osbourne too young to get married, says mother
Kelly Osbourne's mother Sharon feels her daughter is too young to get...
Ronaldinho warns Man U to beware of AC Milan's glorious European history
Ace striker Ronaldinho has warned Manchester United to beware the aura of the AC Milan shirt because of their glorious European...
Lampard backs Terry to lift FA Cup and end continuous jeering
England's ace midfielder Frank Lampard has backed Chelsea captain John Terry to lift the Football Association Cup this season and end the abuse from rival...
Button says he doesn't want to lose No1 status
Formula One champion Jenson Button has warned his teammate Lewis Hamilton that he is going to keep the driver's crown before the start of his title defence at Bahrain on...
China's Geely secures financing to buy Volvo-paper
) has secured financing to buy Ford-owned Volvo cars for about 15 billion Swedish crowns ($2.10 billion), a Swedish business daily reported on...
Northern Rock shrinks losses in 2009
(Reuters) - Nationalised mortgage lender Northern Rock's headline losses shrank in 2009, helped by rising net interest income and lower loan losses in the second half, though it said loan writedowns...
UPDATE 1-Inchcape profit tops hopes, cautious on recovery
) posted a smaller-than-expected fall in 2009 profit, helped by cost cutting and market share gains, but said it did not see a recovery in its markets until late this...