WASHINGTON - DOCTORS, clinics and others promoting corrective eye surgery known as Lasik need to make sure their advertisements tell consumers about possible risks, US regulators said in a letter released on Friday.

The Food and Drug Administration, which has been investigating patient complaints over the procedure, told healthcare providers that commercials and other promotions that do not convey necessary warnings, side-effects and other precautions are deceptive.

LONDON - TROUBLED British singer Amy Winehouse has cancelled a planned comeback show in Britain after a prolonged holiday in St Lucia clouded by reports of ill-health, her management said on Friday.

The 25-year-old Grammy-winning star, who has had a well-publicised struggle with drugs, was due to play with her band at London's Shepherd's Bush Empire on May 31 on her return from the Caribbean..

CANNES - THUMPING dance beats still pound out over the Croisette and cream linen suits, tottering high heels and diaphanous little dresses are much on show, but the party spirit at Cannes is undeniably lacking.

The world's biggest film festival normally attracts stars to a celebrity-fuelled riot of receptions and red carpets, but this year the economic crisis has left the paparazzi complaining of unusually thin pickings outside the party marquees.