Adele, Duffy sad and lonely on Valentine’s Day

August 31st, 2009 LONDON - An increasing number of lonely and depressed elderly in the UK are turning to drinking, and are dying from booze-related illnesses. Recent data has revealed that a total of 1,912 over-60s died as a result of boozing in 1999, which has increased 40pct in the last decade to 2,677 in 2008.

July 3rd, 2009 LONDON - A Standard Life report, called 'Age Old Stereotypes' has claimed that people over 55 are happier, while those under 25 are likely to be lonely and stressed about money. According to The Telegraph, the report was based on a survey of over 2,100 adults who were asked to identify which feelings and activities they thought were typical at a certain age.

May 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Welsh singer Duffy may record the title song for the follow-up to Bond movie 'Quantum of Solace'. 'I would love to get Duffy to sing the next tune.

May 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Britain got its first woman poet laureate in Carol Ann Duffy. The 53-year-old is the latest to the post held by poets like Dryden, Tennyson, Wordsworth and Ted Hughes.

April 29th, 2009 LONDON - Boyzone's much-awaited UK and Ireland tour has run into trouble after singer Keith Duffy collapsed following the London marathon - and had to have an emergency double hernia operation. After a 3hour 52minute gruelling course, Duffy started experiencing shooting pains in his stomach and was rushed to the doctor.

April 10th, 2009 LONDON - Welsh singer Duffy has urged her fans to help her find a boyfriend. The 24-year-old singer had been travelling and working over the last few years, and now with a little time off, Duffy is planning to look for her new man.

April 10th, 2009 LONDON - Welsh singer Duffy is 'stone cold single' and pleading with writers of a gossip column to help her find a man. 'I'm stone cold single at the moment and it's not much fun, I can tell you.

April 9th, 2009 LONDON - Former ABBA member Bjorn Ulvaeus has revealed that he is a big fan of Welsh singer Duffy, and would not mind her using the band's music. The 63-year-old Swedish musician and his fellow ABBA songwriter Benny Andersson have been very selective about who uses their work.

April 9th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Researchers from the University of Missouri School of Journalism have found that despite financial troubles and cutbacks, traditional media Web sites are more comprehensive and technologically advanced than citizen media and bloggers. "We found that legacy sites offered almost double the percent of news (89 percent) in comparison with citizen news sites (56 percent) and three times that of blogs (27 percent)," said Margaret Duffy, faculty chair in strategic communication in the Journalism School.

March 28th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Welsh singer-songwriter Duffy has vowed that she will never endorse another product again, after her TV commercial for Diet Coke was criticised by U.K. campaigners over road safety fears.

March 11th, 2009 LONDON - British newcomer Adele has apologised to pop superstar Justin Timberlake for apparently snubbing him at last month's Grammy Awards. According to mirror.co.uk, the 20-year-old singer, who won the Best New Artist award, confessed she was so star struck she just could not speak to him.

February 15th, 2009 LONDON - Grammy award winner Duffy had never dreamt of becoming a singer as she was very shy as a child. 'As a kid, I never wanted to be a singer - I was far too shy - but I needed a way of externalizing my thoughts and singing was one of the best options to say what I believed in,' Duffy said, reports chinadaily.com.

February 15th, 2009 LONDON - Rolling Stones guitarist Sir Mick Jagger is happy and proud of British musicians as they won 16 top Grammy awards recently. Jagger believes this is one of the best times for British music till now, reports thesun.co.uk.

February 14th, 2009 LONDON - A flower that is set to be unveiled at a horticultural show in Britain has been named after Welsh singer Duffy. The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has named a flower called Duffydil, reports mirror.co.uk.

January 14th, 2009 LONDON - Welsh singing sensation Duffy has been confirmed as the new face of Diet Coke's European advertising campaign. Telegraph.co.uk reports that Duffy, who has received international status for her number one hit 'Mercy', said she loved doing the ads and hopes to connect with the lovers of this drink.