A New York judge has refused to grant “domestic goddess” Martha Stewart a new trial, dismissing an appeal based on claims that a juror lied to conceal bias against the celebrity home-making entrepreneur.

A judge today turned down style guru Martha Stewart’s motion for a second trial based on allegations that a juror lied about his arrest record on a pre-trial questionnaire.

A New York judge threw out the most serious charge against Martha Stewart, securities fraud, before the jury was to retire to consider other verdicts.

A jury of eight women and four men was chosen today to hear the fraud trial of American’s billionaire domestic goddess Martha Stewart.

Lennox Lewis is confident it is now just a matter of time before he brings the WBC and IBF heavyweight belts back to Britain after last night’s court victory over Hasim Rahman.