Deepwater Horizon is spewing oil at about 40,000 barrels per day according to a new US government estimate - eight times the 5000-barrel figure that stood for most of May.

To deal with the extra flow, BP will begin to change the hoses that were previously used for the "top kill" effort into another riser system, bringing more oil to the surface.

The hoses could bring 10,000 barrels of oil up to a surface rig, but because the rig has no storage capacity, the oil will be burned off along with the natural gas.

The latest evidence suggests that while calorie restriction is indeed beneficial for humans, when it comes to lifespan extension, it may not be the whole story.

"There's a definite possibility that if you balance the diet correctly, a longer lifespan can be achieved without full food restriction," says Matthew Piper, a researcher into ageing at University College London.

While lifespan is reduced if calories are cut too drastically, it can be extended by cutting them moderately.

Needless to say, this lifestyle is not for everyone. Some people report struggling with hunger pangs, and the society warns on its website that side effects can include feeling cold, poor wound-healing and temporary infertility.

Ms Browner, talking on NBC's Meet The Press, said: "More oil is leaking in the Gulf of Mexico than at any other time in our history. It means there is more oil than the Exxon Valdez (in Alaska in 1989)."

She said she hoped the latest plan would work but admitted it would be a temporary measure and that a relief well currently being drilled might turn out to be the permanent solution.

Mr Suttles earlier admitted its "top kill" operation to blast waste material and heavy mud into the ruptured well had failed.

BP says it has begun pumping mud into a breached Gulf of Mexico oil well to try to stem the flow of oil caused by a rig explosion last month.

If the oil flow is successfully capped, engineers will follow up with cement to seal the well permanently.

There is a risk a weak spot in the blowout preventer that sits on top of the well could breach under the pressure, causing a brand new leak at the site 50 miles (80km) off the Louisiana coast.

Four times more fish were being landed in UK ports 100 years ago than today, and catches peaked in 1938.

But despite the growing power and range, the amount of fish caught for each unit of effort has gone drastically down, with 17 times more effort required now to catch the same amopunt of fish as compared with the late 1800s.

Reports suggest that the slick is growing rapidly - one report said it had tripled in size in a day.

Up to 5,000 barrels of oil a day are gushing into the sea after the British Petroleum-operated Deepwater Horizon rig exploded and sank last week.

As pressure mounted on BP, the governor continued: "We certainly have passed the point of waiting for clean-up plans from BP or the incident commander."

BBC business correspondent Joe Lynam says that BP has no external insurance cover in the traditional sense, instead using a form of "self insurance" to cover major events like this.

The new variety is named Infinity for its 'never-ending' burn, which cannot be quelled by even the best antidote, milk.

Tests by Warwick University rate Infinity at 1,067,286 on the Scoville Scale which is used to measure the heat of peppers.

The former record-holder, the Indian Bhut Jolokia, is 1,041,427. A jalapeno measures just 2,500 to 5,000. Weapons-grade pepper spray is 2,000,000.

"In 2009, PETA euthanized 2,301 dogs and cats -- 97 percent of those brought in -- and adopted only eight, according to Virginia state figures. And the rate of these killings has been increasing."

"It's whoring itself out for media coverage," David Martosko, director of research at the Center for Consumer Freedom, said of PETA. "They'll do the ridiculous stuff, but they won't put an ad in the Norfolk press saying, 'We have puppies and kittens, come adopt one.'"

Tigers on the farms are kept in cages and are also allowed to chase cows or chickens for the amusement of the paying public.

According to her research, farm tigresses produce cubs at about three times or more their natural rate, bearing up to three litters a year. Cubs are often taken away from their mothers before they are properly weaned.

"The part [of the farm] which people rarely see is basically a winery in which the skeletons of grown tigers are cleaned and put into vats of wine," says Ms Mills.

A report in the Royal Society's Biology Letters journal describes how a female cane toad inflates its body to prevent an amorous male from mating with it.

In their experiments, the scientists found that male toads were less able to maintain this grip if the female inflated its body.

"Our work now shows that females can actually manipulate the outcome of male-male competition by inflating at the right moment."