Following is a summary of current odd news briefs. Champagne out, ebooks in as Britain updates inflation basket LONDON (Reuters) - Champagne is losing its fizz for British consumers who would rather be curled up with a book downloaded onto their eReaders, according to government statisticians. The Office for National Statistics, which bases its monthly calculation of inflation on 700 goods and services priced in 150 areas of the country, said sales of books for digital devices represented a "significant and growing market".

Following is a summary of current odd news briefs. Fallen UK minister, ex-wife jailed over speeding lie LONDON (Reuters) - Disgraced energy minister Chris Huhne was jailed for eight months on Monday for lying to police about a speeding offence in 2003, in the final chapter of a bizarre tale of adultery and revenge that has gripped the British public. Huhne's ex-wife Vicky Pryce, a prominent economist, was also jailed for eight months for her role in the deception. Israeli kids hurt by teachers' name-calling

The impoverished Himalayan republic of Nepal, where Maoist revolutionaries came to power in 2008, has produced its first billionaire, according to a new study by Forbes magazine. Binod Chaudhary, the 57-year-old head of the Chaudhary Group, owns popular noodle brand Wai Wai, exports herbal medicines to India and operates schools, retail outlets, banks, hospitals and telecoms companies in Nepal.

A Tibetan exile who set himself alight at a Buddhist monument in Nepal has died of his injuries, hospital staff said Thursday, as a fresh eyewitness account described the horror of the incident. The burning on Wednesday was the 100th known incident since a wave of self-immolation bids by Tibetans started in 2009 to protest against Chinese rule in Tibet. Another Tibetan was reported Thursday to have burned himself to death in Sichuan province in southern China last week, taking the number of cases to 101 according to a toll compiled by the Tibetan exile government.