‘Winnie the Pooh’ Maker to release Enid Blyton series ebook on Nintendo DS

October 1st, 2009 LONDON - Winnie the Pooh, the favourite honey-loving bear of generations of young children, is to make a return to the bookshelves after more than 80 years - with a new little friend, it was announced Thursday. Pooh bear, as he was also known, has a close circle of animal friends in Hundred Acre Wood since when he first appeared - notably Tigger, Piglet and Eeyore.

September 11th, 2009 LONDON - A user-friendly forearm crutch with an in-built sensor has been developed to monitor whether or not it is being used correctly. The new crutch is based on low-cost, off-the-shelf technology and sensors similar to those used in Nintendo Wii.

September 4th, 2009 LONDON - Author David Benedictus is set to pen the first sequel of AA Milne's 'The House at Pooh Corner', more than 80 years after the original. He released an exposition previewing the characters' thoughts on the forthcoming book, reports the Telegraph.

August 31st, 2009 UK police to review Rolling Stones guitarist deathLONDON — Forty years after the body of Rolling Stones guitarist Brian Jones was found floating in his swimming pool following a binge of drugs and drinking, police said Monday they are reviewing the case in light of new evidence turned over by a journalist. Jones' 1969 drowning was ruled an accident, though friends and fans have long insisted the 27-year-old rock star was murdered, and reports have swirled of a deathbed confession by a building contractor.

August 25th, 2009 South Africans rally for runner in gender debateJOHANNESBURG — Mobbed by a singing, dancing and horn-blowing crowd of supporters at Johannesburg's airport, South African runner Caster Semenya looked overwhelmed and a little terrified. The gold-medal-winning teenager at the center of an international controversy over her gender cried "Mama! Mama!" and reached out for her mother as police tried to clear a path through the throngs at the welcoming ceremony in the arrival area.

August 20th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US Vice President Joe Biden has proven his mettle within the Obama administration, and according to an article in the Los Angeles Times, he may be setting his sights on contesting the presidential elections in 2016. "Biden's ambitions go beyond serving as an influential vice president.

June 25th, 2009 LONDON - A golf lover, who is paralysed from the waist down, can now play his favourite game for the first time, courtesy a new invention called 'Paragolfer'. Graham Hunt, 24, became addicted to golf after he started playing a simulated version of the game in his living room on his Nintendo Wii.

June 22nd, 2009 LONDON - The news that foreign criminals, including rapists and terrorists, are being treated to lavish cuisine as they wait to be deported, has not gone down with the taxpayers in Britain. There is an outrage among residents over money being spent on the preparation of mouthwatering dishes for 383 inmates, who are currently staying at a luxurious 47 million pounds Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre in Berkshire.

May 12th, 2009 LONDON - Blizzard, the maker of World of Warcraft, has become the world's most bankable games studio with the annual sales of 1.34 billion dollars. Nintendo was at the second spot, while Rockstar North, makers of Grand Theft Auto, was third in a list compiled by Develop magazine.

April 21st, 2009 LONDON - Many classic Disney films contain scenes that were copied from the studio's earlier hits, a new study has found. The clip, which revealed the astonishing finding, shows how backgrounds and action sequences were re-used over and again by its animators, who added new details such as different faces, haircuts or colours to the characters.

April 11th, 2009 LONDON - At 74, great grandmother Sheila Yorke has set up her own football team to get boys off the streets. Sheila has passed the Football Association coaching badge so she could carry on as manager of teams for under 13s and under nines in Darnall, Sheffield.

March 16th, 2009 LONDON - The late Beatle George Harrison's son Dhani has managed to convince the surviving band members of the legendary group to agree on a new project, which is 'The Beatles: Rock band' video game. Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr have been reluctant to allow their music to be used for commercial endeavours, but were won over by a mock-up Harrison Jr.

March 16th, 2009 LONDON - Retired English footballer Paul Gascoigne a.k.a. Gazza has revealed that he 'died' three times in rehab before being revived by medics.