Ten insurgents were killed in a raid on a bombmaking facility north of Baghdad and 12 in a convoy.

Elsewhere, the bodies of 21 Iraqi villagers were discovered northeast of Baghdad in Diyala province.

Britons to be tested after death of Russian Tests are set to be carried out on members of the British public who may have come into contact with Russian ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko.

His death has been linked to the presence of a "major dose" of radioactive polonium-210 in his body. Radioactive traces were found at a London hotel and sushi bar he visited on 1 November.

Topless blondes warn Danes to slow down DANISH road-safety officials have come up with a novel way of warning motorists about the dangers of speeding . . .

by using topless blonde women.

They have produced a spoof news report where the blondes carry road signs showing the Danish speed limit: 50km/h. The Speedbandits video . . .

posted on the web . . . is aimed at grabbing the attention of young male drivers, but feminists say they hate it.

Speeding has been blamed for 25% of road deaths in Denmark.

Biggest bang:

Stones' tour grosses $437m THE Rolling Stones' A Bigger Bang tour is the "top-grossing tour in history", Billboard magazine has reported.

Since August 2005, the band have grossed $437m, playing 110 shows in front of 3.5 million fans. The Stones' success comes despite the tour being dogged by delays and cancellations due to throat problems for lead singer Mick Jagger (63).

The tour was also postponed when guitarist Keith Richards fell from a tree while on holiday in Fiji and again when Jagger was advised to take four days off to help him recover from laryingitis.