International Swimsuit Model Accused Of Heading Drug Ring Captured – The international swimsuit model accused of being the mastermind of a worldwide drug ring run out of a Hollywood apartment has been arrested in Australia after skipping out on bail over a month ago. Simone Farrow, who was once the face of the Ed Hardy brand of bikinis (Simon Starr), used 19 different aliases to ship methamphetamine around the world by FedEx. [abcnews]

Ted Bundy’s Lawyer Representing US Marine Afghanistan Killer – The defense of accused murderer Sgt. Robert Bales began Monday when he spent more than seven hours with three of his lawyers, including defense attorney John Henry Browne. At their meeting, Bales did not confess to the crime. “He has no memory of it,” Browne said. [cbsnews]

Varsity Rugby Hit By Cheating Claims – Officials are investigating allegations that Varsity Cup rugby teams are breaking the rules by fielding ineligible players. Eyewitness News Sport understands three teams are facing charges, with a further three under suspicion in the Varsity Shield. [ewn]

Naidoo Gets Life For Lotter Murder – The sentencing for the murder of Johan and Riekie Lotter has been handed down at the Durban High Court. Nicolette Lotter’s former boyfriend Mathew Naidoo, the mastermind who is believed to have manipulated the siblings to kill their parents in 2008, has been sentenced to life imprisonment. [timeslive]

The Boomerang Generation: Living With Your Folks Is Not Uncool Anymore – According to a recent Pew Research Center report on the “boomerang generation” three in 10 young adults between the age of 25 and 34 have moved back home in recent years as the economy remained weak. And few are complaining. [huffpo]

Ashton Kutcher Is Going To Space – Virgin Galactic may not have yet flown its first passenger aboard SpaceShipTwo, the Burt Rutan-designed low-orbit craft that is still undergoing trials. But it’s already signed up its 500th eager spacenik: some guy named Ashton Kutcher. [mashable]

Financial Specific Recruitment Company Launches – Niche is the way to go these days and these guys have done the right thing – specialising in JUST financial jobs. Everything from IT finance to private equity. Don’t waste your time on general recruitment sites. Finance Recruit are the guys you’re looking for. [financerecruit] [Send to a friend]

Mets Owners Pay $162 Million To Settle Madoff Suit – Fred Wilpon and Saul Katz, the owners of the Mets, on Monday settled the federal lawsuit brought against them by Irving H. Picard, the trustee for the victims of Bernard L. Madoff’s Ponzi scheme, for $162 million. [nytimes]

French Jewish Shooting: It’s The Same Gun – A gun used in a shooting at a Jewish school in south-west France was the same weapon used in the shooting dead of three French soldiers last week, police sources have said. Four people, including a father and his two sons and another child, were killed at the Toulouse school on Monday. [guardian]

Lady Gaga Is Going Into Hiding – Oprah Winfrey Show – Lady Gaga has always been very open with the press, from revealing intimate details about her love life to shock jock Howard Stern to sharing her struggles with bulimia. That’s all about to change because Lady Gaga is going silent. [huffpo]

UPS To Buy TNT – United Parcel Service Inc. plans to buy Dutch delivery company TNT Express in a $6.8-billion deal, enabling it to edge closer to its top rival in Europe, Deutsche Post DHL. [latimes]

Harry Potter Star Had Petrol Bomb And Stolen Champagne In Riots – Jamie Waylett, who played Vincent Crabbe in the Harry Potter films, swigged stolen Champagne before arming himself with a petrol bomb during the London riots, a court heard today. [telegraph]

Mobile Advertising Jumped 157% In UK For 2011 – Companies spent 203 million pounds advertising on mobile phones in the UK in 2011. The Internet Advertising Bureau and PwC said advertising on mobile phones jumped 157 percent, as an increasing number of Britons used phones to access entertainment, social networks and the internet. [reuters]

UK Has The World’s ‘Most Internet-Based Economy’ – The internet contributes to 8.3% of the UK economy, a bigger share than for any of the other G20 major countries, a new study suggests. The “internet economy” was worth £121bn in 2010, more than £2,000 per person, researchers at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) said. [bbc]

The Age Of Uprisings, Brand Movements, And Ad Backlashes -It’s a new era where consumers will punish a company for taking a wrong stand, but also for taking no stands at all. In these volatile times, brands actually should become more willing to take a stand. [fastcompany]

Where Are They Now? Lynndie England – Remember the female soldier who was nailed for taking photographs giving the thumbs-up, with a cigarette in her mouth as she laughed at naked Abu Ghraib prisoners? Things kind of went from bad to worse for Lynndie and now she can’t find a job. [thedialy]

R1.8 Billion Jackpot Tonight – Buy Tickets Online! – There was no jackpot winner in the March 16th USA Mega Millions draw. The winning numbers were 28-29-43-51-53 and Mega Ball 07. The USA Mega Millions Jackpot on Tuesday, March 20th is now estimated at US $241Million. That comes to R1.8 Billion and you can buy tickets online. [here]

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