THE bride-to-be who skipped town just days before her lavish wedding was indicted on charges she told police a phony story about being kidnapped and sexually assaulted.

A NEW round of freezing rain coated highways and power lines with ice along the east coast of the United States yesterday, leaving at least 44 people dead.

Chemist Pavel Krasutsky calls it nature’s “white gold.” Betulin, a powdery substance in the outer bark of the birch tree, has been shown to help wounds heal faster and cut inflammation.

Phil Mickelson is a warm favourite with bookmakers for this week's BellSouth Classic in the absence of both Tiger Woods and Vijay Singh.