Time When it comes to heart-healthy foods, those containing omega-3 fatty acids are high on the recommended list. But new research shows that the beneficial fats, found in certain types of fish and plants, may not help reduce heart attacks as much as previously thought.

Researchers in the Netherlands report that among heart-attack survivors, those who boosted their omega-3 intake had the same risk of a second heart attack as those who did not supplement their diet with added omega-3s.

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NY Daily News Paris Hilton’s not-my-purse defense didn’t stop Las Vegas prosecutors from charging her with felony drug possession Monday.

The hotel heiress had 0.8 grams of cocaine, a broken tablet of the asthma medication Albuterol and Zig Zag wrapping papers in her purse when she was searched after a traffic stop in Las Vegas Friday night, a police report says.

The report said Hilton, 29, asked to use a bathroom after police stopped the Cadillac Escalade she was in because they detected a "strong odor of marijuana" flowing out an open window. READ MORE

Courrier Mail Australia There are almost three times as many 24-hour McDonald’s restaurants in greater Brisbane as 24-hour police stations.

Despite a population of close to two million people, only 11 of the greater Brisbane area’s 36 police stations are open all hours – including the City, Fortitude Valley, Dutton Park, Upper Mt Gravatt, Inala, Cleveland, Indooroopilly, Boondall, Hendra, Sandgate and Petrie. That compares with 31 24-hour McDonald’s restaurants.

One of the worst areas for police coverage is the Wynnum district, where there is only one officer for every 954 people in an area covering seven divisions, including five islands. The only permanent 24-hour station is at Cleveland, with a staff of just 39 officers.

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Telegraph.co.uk The latest instalment of the Toy Story series has become the fastest ever grossing film by Pixar, the animator, following its release last weekend.

The third in the series of films, which comes eleven years after Toy Story 2, made an estimated $109m (£73m) at the US box office last weekend, with fans queuing to watch midnight screenings of the new release.

A number of films which hit screens last month, including Sex and the City 2 and Robin Hood, struggled to live up to their hype but industry experts say the new 3D movie is set to break further records.

In the film Andy, who has grown up since the last film and is about to start university, has to consider what to do with Buzz Lightyear, Woody and his other toys before leaving home. READ MORE

Guardian UK; Eleven major companies including Facebook, Google, Yahoo and Apple have been accused of infringing patents belonging to a company linked to Paul Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft - sparking another debate online about the value of "patents" in cyberspace.

Interval Licensing says that the companies, also including eBay, AOL, Netflix, Office Depot, OfficeMax, Staples and Google’s YouTube subsidiary are infringing the patents, which relate to e-commerce and search. Notably absent from the list of targeted companies are Amazon and Microsoft - though the owner of a patent is not obliged to sue everyone considered to be infringing at once, or at all. Interval is seeking damages and the end of the infringement.

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Guardian UK; At least 18 Italians have died in the past 10 days in the shadow of the Alps and Apennines – not because of rock falls or mountaineering accidents, but for the love of mushrooms.

Recent weather conditions have brought about an explosion in the number of edible fungi clinging to tree stumps and undergrowths in northern Italy. Coming after weeks of dearth, the sudden abundance has caused a correspondingly abrupt surge in the number of pickers or "fungaioli" – many of whom seem willing to take extraordinary risks in pursuit of elusive delicacies like porcini, chanterelles and Caesar’s mushrooms.

Mushroom tragedies sometimes occur when pickers unwittingly gather and cook poisonous toadstools. But this year most of the deaths have been caused by falls. In many cases, the victims had been trying to outwit rival gatherers by going into remote and steeply inclined woods before dawn.

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CBC; Officials in Chile are working on an alternative plan to speed the rescue of 33 miners trapped underground since Aug. 5.

Work on drilling an escape shaft about 700 metres underground is set to begin Monday at the San Jose mine, a task that could take four months to complete.

But engineers say an existing tunnel to the men could be widened in two months.

The miners have been trapped under the Atacama Desert, 700 kilometres north of Santiago, since a tunnel collapse at the mine three weeks ago and were only discovered alive last Sunday. READ MORE

Mirror UK: I am ashamed to say I always wondered what kind of deal Elin Nordegren made with Tiger Woods before they wed.

How else did he manage to bag all those birdies? Surely she must have agreed to turn a blind eye in return for that super-luxe lifestyle.

It’s what we’ve come to expect from your average WAG. The story always has the same old ending: Premier League star shags for England and after a short statement of regret, is welcomed back to the family home by a wife with a new diamond "guilt" ring.

We’ve become so cynical about the lives of obscenely over-paid sportsmen, we assume they have a different value system. So why should the gorgeous Elin be any different? Infidelity is all part of the game.

That’s why Elin’s first interview is so extraordinary. READ MORE