For most people, venturing to the highest mountain range in the world is a culmination of years of training and dedication, the ultimate challenge for passionate mountaineers.

After seeing the runaway success of The Passion of the Christ, film-makers behind the Life of Brian have decided to re-release the satirical Monty Python flick, it emerged today.

RECLUSIVE US billionaire John Paul Getty II has died at a London hospital at the age of 70. He was admitted to the London Clinic on Monday for treatment for a recurrent chest infection but died on Thursday, said consultant Dr John Goldstone.

Reclusive billionaire philanthropist John Paul Getty died today in hospital aged 70.