Police in London have arrested a drunk American Airlines pilot before he could fly a plane with 204 passengers from Heathrow Airport to Chicago, USA.

The pilot, whose name was not revealed, was arrested after he failed a breathalyzer test, American Airlines said in a statement issued Thursday. The alcohol test was conducted by police called in by airport security staff who noticed the pilot was drunk.

Jack White punched one of his female bandmates during an alcohol-fuelled night out. The Dead Weather rocker hit Alison Mosshart - who is a member of the group and also in The Kills alongside Kate Moss' boyfriend Jamie Hince - after getting into an argument with her in a New York bar.

The pair - who formed Dead Weather with Jack's Raconteurs bandmate Jack Lawrence and Queens of the Stone Age star Dean Fertita - are both said to be "ashamed" about the altercation and have now resolved their differences.

A 10-year study made by the Canadian Red Cross on drownings and other water-related injuries across the nation showed that fishing topped the list of causes of water-related deaths in Canada from 1991 to 2000.

Of the 5,900 water-related fatalities, there were 889 people who drowned, accounting for 15 percent. It was followed by swimming with 751 cases, playing or walking near water 669, road travel 538, powerboating 427, bathing 394 and canoeing 205.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth is to open a bar at Balmoral Castle. The 83-year-old royal reportedly believes building a drinking establishment at Piper's Hall, which is just 50 yards from her Scottish residence, will be a good way to help her staff relax when they have finished work.

A source told Britain's News of the World: "Piper's Hall is a great setting, right next to the river. I guess you could say it'll be one of the most exclusive bars in Britain."

Sleepy American motorists behind the wheels caused 1,550 deaths and 40,000 injuries a year, according to a report by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Another report by the National Sleep Foundation places a larger estimate on the negative effects of drowsy driving at 71,000 injuries and 5,500 deaths annually.

Medical experts compare the negative effects of drowsy drinking to driving under the influence. Dr. Carol Ash, medical director of the Somerset Medical Center's Sleep for Life, explained sleep deprivation for 18 hours makes a person feel drunk with an equivalent effect on the brain of a blood alcohol level of 1.0.