Britney cover

Tokyo, Aug. 28 (Reuters): Tokyo’s subway allowed a publisher to display posters of a nude and heavily pregnant Britney Spears today, overturning a decision to cover up part of the image for being “too stimulating” for young people.

The picture of the pop singer — nude but covering her breasts with her arms and crossing her legs at the knee — appeared in the August issue of Harper’s Bazaar in the US and will be on the cover of the magazine’s Japanese edition for October.

Tokyo Metro and the publishers had initially agreed to display a censored version of the cover photo, with the pop star’s body covered from the elbow down.

Robin loss

London (AP):Thieves in Hungary have stolen some tapes of the BBC’s new primetime series Robin Hood, stalling completion of some of the 13 episodes, the broadcaster said on Monday. The BBC would not comment on Daily Mirror report on Monday that the tapes were the only copies and that thieves were demanding payment of £1 million for their return. Robin Hood is being taped in Hungary.