Singer Madonna is reported to have lobbied the British Government to use a "mystical" Kabbalah fluid to clean up radioactive waste.
The pop superstar is a keen follower of the Jewish spiritual movement which believes that water can receive magic healing powers through "meditations and the consciousness of sharing".
She and husband Guy Ritchie approached Downing Street, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and British Nuclear Fuels (BNFL) with the idea, Sunday newspapers said. It is understood she was promoting a water-based solution that had allegedly proved successful in neutralising dangerous nuclear waste in Russia.
BNFL looked into the theory but could find no scientific basis for the claims, the newspaper said.
Cold shoulder for Cruise
Tom Cruise has come last in a poll to find the celebrity people would most like to have as their best mate. Katie Holmes's other half and the father of their new baby Suri is less popular than the likes of hellraiser Jack Nicholson, heart-throb Colin Farrell and Brad Pitt.
King Kong actor Jack Black topped the poll for Yahoo! Entertainment. A total of 2,373 people in Britain were surveyed.
PC celebrates 25 years
The IBM PC celebrates its 25th birthday this month. It was first unveiled to the public in August 1981, at a New York hotel. Prices started at $1,565, about $3,500 (€2,823) in today's prices.