Gadget-mad UK families blamed for fuelling obesity epidemic among kids

October 18th, 2009 LONDON - The nanny of Michael Jackson's kids used to supply the late singer with prescription drugs, according to reports. Grace Rwaramba, 42, has been named in the death probe after police reports claimed that pills for the King of Pop were sent to a mailbox rented by her.

September 26th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Michael Jackson had installed mannequins in a room in his Neverland home to make himself feel that he was surrounded by people, it has emerged. The new tapes, which the King of Pop's former confidante Rabbi Shmuley Boteach has come up with, have the late singer speaking about the statues.

September 7th, 2009 LONDON - Hectic working schedules have left Britons with very little time to spend with children. A new survey has revealed that an average working parent enjoys just 45 minutes of "family time" on a weekday.

August 31st, 2009 LONDON - Singer Lily Allen is looking to buy an 'orgasmatron', the gadget that is used for stress-relieving head massages. The 24-year-old 'Fear' hitmaker has taken to her Twitter page to ask where she can buy the popular gadget.

August 9th, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson's long-term friend Mark Lester has claimed that he is the real father of the star's daughter Paris. Lester, a former child actor, said he secretly donated sperm to help King of Pop become a father and that the strong likeness between Paris, 11, and his own daughter Harriet, 15, had left him convinced the former was a part of him.

July 24th, 2009 LONDON - Angelina Jolie visited families displaced by the violence in war-torn Iraq while her partner actor Brad Pitt stayed behind to take care of the kids and missed the premiere of his new movie. According to dailymail.co.uk, Jolie, who is UN goodwill ambassador, made a one-day visit to Iraq and toured the Chikouk camp, which is in northern Baghdad's Kadhimiyah neighbourhood.

July 23rd, 2009 LONDON - A camera that can take three-dimensional photographs and videos is set to go on sale in Britain in September. The camera, which promises to "revolutionise the world of photography", will allow families to view beach balls leap out of their holiday snaps, and watch their children's play in full 3D, without the need for any glasses.

July 17th, 2009 LONDON - Brit singer songwriter Peter Andre has revealed that he has not told his kids about splitting from their mother Katie Price, a.k.a. Jordan. In the interview with Heart Radio, DJ Jamie Theakston asked Andre, 36, if he had talked about the break-up with his kids.

June 26th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Former child star Mark Lester has promised to live up to the title of godfather to Michael Jackson's kids. The King of pop passed away at the age of 50 last night after he reportedly suffered a massive heart attack due to drug overdose.

June 18th, 2009 NEW YORK - Elle Magazine bosses aren't holding actress Lindsay Lohan responsible for 500,000-dollar jewellery theft. The Mean Girls star had to be quizzed by cops after 500,000 dollars worth of Dior jewellery she wore during a photoshoot went missing on June 6.

June 17th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) researchers have challenged the age-old belief that living near a fast food outlet increases weight-related problems in kids, and that living near fresh fruit- and vegetable-selling supermarkets lowers weight. The researchers compared children's weights over time before and after one of these food purveyors moved near the kids' residences.

June 8th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Parents who allow their kids to take their mobile phones to bed have been blamed for encouraging a generation of over-tired "zombies" in a new study. Child psychologist Michael Carr-Gregg says that "stupid" parents are putting their child's health at risk by letting them do so.

May 31st, 2009 LONDON - Folk legend Bob Dylan has blamed advances in technology for tuning young people out of "real life" and insists teenagers should give up their gadgets and spend more time outdoors. The Blowin' in the wind hitmaker has a low opinion of modern inventions such as cell phones, MP3 players and video games and blames them for changing the lives of youngsters for the worse, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

May 28th, 2009 LONDON - Just weeks after Katie Price's split with Peter Andre, her ex-boyfriend Dane Bowers has also parted ways with wife - fuelling rumours that the two might get back together. Bowers was arrested for suspected drink driving after a party at the glamour model's a.k.a Jordan's Surrey home on May 25.

May 15th, 2009 LONDON - Singer Peter Andre may have called it quits with his wife Jordan, but he just cannot bear the thought of living without his kids. A devastated Peter told pal Nikos that his kids are his life, and staying away from them have made him feel miserable.