Martin Bell, the British Independent MP and former BBC war correspondent, showed off his new wife to his constituents yesterday and declared himself to be a "very happy man".
The 59-year-old appeared in public with Fiona Goddard (32) for the first time after keeping their relationship secret since they met in July 1996. The couple married at a small private ceremony in Canterbury register office last Friday.
Hong Kong kung-fu fans paid homage yesterday to martial arts legend Bruce Lee at the Hong Kong Arts Centre, marking 25 years since his death with plans to bring him to life again on the screen.
A flood of fans was also expected at Lee's grave in Seattle, Washington state.
Lee died aged 32 in the middle of making The Game of the Death in 1973. Speculation still rages over the circumstances of his death.
Paula Jones, the former Arkansas secretary who sued President Bill Clinton for sexual harassment, has had a nose job as part of her head-to-foot makeover, two New York dailies said yesterday.
Jones, who unsuccessfully claimed Clinton sexually harassed her when he was Arkansas governor, slipped into Manhattan at the weekend to have her nose redone, the New York Post and New York Daily News reported.
European Union Special Representative Glenys Kinnock arrived in Cambodia yesterday to observe next Sunday's general election. Kinnock, a member of the European Parliament, will be part of a large EU team observing the election.
Shares in media tycoon Kerry Packer's Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd dipped yesterday following reports that Australia's richest man would have to undergo surgery because of a kidney ailment.
Former president George Bush and Gen Colin Powell are cruising the Greek islands with their families on board a billionaire's yacht.
They are guests of Yiannis Latsis on his yacht Alexander until early August. The Bushes are close friends of the 87-yearold Greek shipping magnate.
A visit to France by Jordan's King Hussein (62) this week has been postponed because the monarch is undergoing medical tests in the United States, the French foreign ministry said on Monday.
Hussein and Queen Noor were scheduled to visit France from Tuesday to Thursday.