A Blackberry proved to be a life-saving device for a British man when it prevented him from falling to his death after slipping into a crevasse while skiing in Switzerland's Matterhorn glacier.

The half-inch wide handset in David Fitzherbert's breast pocket kept him wedged and hanging in the crack of ice he slipped into until rescuers came to pluck him out.

Kevin Spacey would rather be a drug addict than a politician. The "Telstar" actor insists that despite being a close friend of former U.S. President Bill Clinton he has no plans to follow in his footsteps and run for office.

He told Britain's Daily Mirror newspaper: "I would never ever think about going into politics."

A typographical error in a jury's verdict form convicting an Akron man of cocaine possession in 2005 has cut short the time he is serving in prison from 10 years to four years.

The Ohio Court of Appeals ruled last week that the error muddled the wording in the Summit County Common Pleas Court's decision convicting Calvin Eugene Wells, 36, and apparently changed the graver felony offense into a lesser one with a corresponding prison-term of only one year.

Kate Moss is being "driven mad" by a flock of doves. The supermodel's London neighbor has been breeding the birds but they have been causing chaos by flying into her home, making a mess and even triggering her security system.

A source told Britain's Daily Mirror newspaper: "Kate is being driven mad by the doves.

Two grannies in northeastern Pennsylvania - who were apparently not satisfied with living off monthly Social Security checks - were busted by local police for allegedly running a cash-cow heroin operation that raked in $10,000 per week.

Siblings Elizabeth Grube, 70, and Elaine Volkert, 65, of Stroud Township were freed on their own recognizance after being arrested and charged with possession of heroin with intent to deliver. Julio Checo, 28, of Allentown, was also arrested on charges of allegedly supplying large quantities of heroin to the sisters, but he is still in jail unless he posts a $75,000 bail.