The Stig unmasked, Robbie naked, Blair in love

To be taken with a pinch of salt - especially in the silly season - these brief reports are culled from this morning's Sunday broadsheet and tabloid papers. No complaints please if they're proved to be nonsense by Monday
morning.   

Blair loves bushTony Blair's memoir A Journey reads like a love letter to George Bush, according to the News of the World, quoting "insiders" who've had a peek before publication on September 1. Tony describes George as "highly intelligent" and a "visionary friend".

ROBBIE'S NAKED LEAPNewly-married pop star Robbie Williams once swung naked from one hotel balcony to another to reach a girl fan he wanted to sleep with, according to a new biography by Sean Smith, written up in the News of the World. It happened at the Loews Hotel in Monte Carlo. Williams was not only naked - he was blind drink.  

SUPER-injuNctions unfair, SAYS VANESSAVanessa Perroncel, the model who lived with footballer Wayne Bridge but was accused of having an affair with John Terry, has attacked the use of 'super-injunctions' by footballers seeking privacy. "It's not fair that footballers should be allowed to protect themselves because of their money," she told the Independent on Sunday.

IRISH PARAMILITARIES TARGET CAMERONResurgent Irish Republicans have targeted this October's Tory party conference for a deadly attack, according to a Tory MP speaking to the Observer. Patrick Mercer said former police and intelligence officers had told him that David Cameron's first conference as PM was a 'top prize' for paramilitaries.

KYLIE AND ANDRES ENGAGEDKylie Minogue and her Spanish boyfriend Andres Velencoso may have become engaged, says the Sunday Telegraph. The singer has admitted to feeling broody and, in a sign of his devotion, Velencoso, 10 years her junior, is reported to have had her name tattooed "below his hip".

THE STIG UNMASKEDThe Stig - the mystery driver who appears on the BBC show Top Gear in a white helmet and black visor - has been unmasked by the Sunday Times as ex-Formula Three driver Ben Collins, 35. The paper says the driver's company accounts for 2003 onwards reveal a deal to provide "driving services" for the show.

BBC HR BOSS REFUSES TO GO NORTHThe £190,000-a-year HR director whose job was to persuade 1,500 BBC staff to move from London to Manchester, in a bid to make the corporation less London-centric, has quit - because he doesn't want to move 'up north' himself. The Mail on Sunday says Paul Gaskin's sudden departure has left the BBC move in turmoil.

DUMDUM BULLETS FOR OLYMPICS POLICEPolice police may be issued with 'hollow-point' - or 'dumdum' - bullets to stop suicide bombers attacking the London Olympics in 2012, says the Sunday Times. The bullets, banned in international warfare, can cause almost instant death when they enter the body.

BLAIR INVITED TO LIBYA BASHThe Libyan ambassador to London is to hold a lavish party at the Dorchester Hotel next month to celebrate the 41st anniversary of the coup that brought Col Gaddafi to power, according to the Sunday Telegraph. Tony Blair is said to be among those invited. If he wants his memoir, A Journey, to sell in the States, he'd be wise to give it a miss.

CRISTAL'S 'HAMPSHIRE' CHAMPAGNELouis Roederer, the makers of Cristal - the favourite champagne of Premier League footballers and Forbes list hip-hop artists - are considering buying a vineyard in Hampshire, such is the growing reputation of wines made in England. According to the Independent on Sunday, increasing expertise and a warmer climate have helped raise the English game. ·