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Topless photographs of Britney Spears have appeared on the internet.

The Toxic singer is seen in several shots covering her nipples with bright red flowers and crouching on a rock in a botanical garden.

Paris Hilton should be jailed for 45 days for violating terms of her probation for an alcohol-related reckless driving conviction, city prosecutors say.

Dell is trying a second time to sell personal computers with Linux preinstalled, this time using the up-and-coming Ubuntu version of the open-source operating system.

At the end of May, the No. 2 PC maker will begin selling some consumer-focused laptop and desktop models with Ubuntu's new "Feisty Fawn" version of Linux installed, Dell spokesman Kent Cook said. The company announced the Linux move on Tuesday on its IdeaStorm site, launched in February to gather feedback directly from customers about what they want.

KwaZulu-Natal's transport MEC on Tuesday again justified his convoy's recent speeding and called for the name of the "racist" motorist who filmed it.

"He is a self-made, arrogant, non-accountable individual who purports to be a good citizen and I will dare to argue that he is also a racist," said Cele in a statement.

Welcome to the new look SystemShock Portal.

This site serves several purposes. We hope, in time and with your help, to turn it in to South Africa's premier information portal. We will need your help and especially your feedback to help the site grow to its full potential. If you have any feedback, suggestions or ideas about the type of content you would like to see on the site then please let us know! If you don't tell us what you want we can't try give it to you.

The site will also serve as a homepage for the growing network of sites under the SystemShock stable. We might only have two websites at the moment but our plans are bold and there are some exciting new prospects on the horizon.

Islamic finance, so described because of its adherence to Sharia law, has a bright future in a world awash with petro-dollars and with growing interest from traditional banks, experts say.

According to the American credit agency Standard and Poor's, assets in the sector have grown to $500bn, driven by growth of more than 10% per year for a decade.