David Beckham – Kicking it..

David Beckham And New Mohawk Doing Good in SA – Having just lost his grandfather, often-mocked yet actually super-cool, David Beckham, put his family tragedy aside as he met children at an HIV clinic in South Africa this week. He put on his best smile for the youngsters, pregnant ladies and new mums at the centre in Cape Town. Quite mean. [hello]

It’s Number SIX for Tiger Woods – Cori Rist last night became the sixth woman to be named as a mistress of golf star Tiger Woods. Cori, 31, is said to have met Tiger, 33, in a New York club last year. They allegedly had regular romps and he would secretly fly her around the world. Obviously. [thesun]

Blogger Writes Post Asking Girlfriend to Marry Him – Cape Town blog, imod.co.za which is run by Chris Mills, was the forum for one of Cape Town’s most recent engagements. As Mills stuck to the blog theme and wrote an article asking the gal to marry him. Did she say yes? [imod]

Rat cooking lands TV show in hot water – Two stars of the “I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here” television show have been charged with animal cruelty after allegedly killing and cooking a rat to eat during filming. Chef Gino D’Acampo, who won the viewer-feedback contest series, and actor Stuart Manning were charged after animal welfare activists lodged a complaint about a segment for the British TV program. [associated]

Amanda Knox “Cries Herself to Sleep in jail – A distraught Amanda Knox cried herself to sleep and was comforted by her cell mates at the weekend as she began a 26-year prison sentence for the murder of Meredith Kercher. Shame. [telegraph]

Silverstone’s £300m deal saves British Grand Prix – A £300 million deal to secure the future of the British Grand Prix is to be announced today after Bernie Ecclestone agreed to forgo fees of a further £60 million. That’s bloody good of him. [timesuk]

Amazon Plans to Open Actual Shops – Amazon.com Inc , the world’s largest online retailer, is planning to open high street shops in Britain to complement its Web site. A new report said the group was looking to cash in on the rising customer demand for so-called click and collect services, where customers buy goods online and then pick them up from a shop. [ibtimes]

Legal threat from the Queen on paparazzi royal photos – The Queen has warned newspapers they face legal action if they publish paparazzi photos of the Royal Family. Both Buckingham Palace and Clarence House say they will refuse to tolerate photographers capturing any pictures of the Royal Family in ‘private’ situations. [dailymail]

Daughter of Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley Attempts Suicide – The only daughter of Billy Joel and supermodel Christie Brinkley tried to kill herself by swallowing sleeping pills. Ambulance turned up to Alexa Ray Joel’s apartment after a female friend called emergency from a cellphone to report a possible overdose, reports the NY Post. [news]

Take The Perfect Sunset Photo – One of the most important skills when visiting or living in Cape Town is the ability to take good sunset photos. Do you find you struggle, with the flash going off and everything ends up black? Here’s a handy guide on how to do it right! [wired]