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Victoria Beckham reportedly set for Independence Day birth
Victoria Beckham is to give birth to her baby daughter in the US on July 4, according to reports.

Lily Allen's Twitter outburst against wedding planners
Lily Allen has branded everyone involved with planning her wedding "c***s".

<i>Nick Smith</i>: Backwards into the future
Whether you're Scots or Maori, dwelling on the past won't put food on the table tomorrow.

Morrissey compares Queen to Gaddafi
Morrissey has compared Queen Elizabeth to Libyan dictator Colonel Gaddafi.

Queen expresses sympathy to Irish - but no apology
The Queen was given a warm welcome during an emotional visit to Ireland's Croke Park sports ground, site of an infamous 1920 massacre.

Phil O'Reilly: NZ needs to pace itself over climate change negotiations
It's foolish to rush into further commitments on cutting carbon emissions, writes Phil O'Reilly

<i>Dita De Boni</i>: My 'real' mummy
I am accustomed to being hailed from the other side of the house to the cries of "mummy! mummy!", but by now, I know I'm not the character in the house that goes by that name.

Great Escape 2011: Do or die
Die!Die!Die!'s Andrew Wilson reflects on his band's experience of the Great Escape festival in the U.K.

Die!Die!Die! at The Great Escape 2011
Photos from Die!Die!Die!'s performance at The Great Escape festival in Brighton, England.

'Sunshine vitamin' pills may extend lives of cancer patients
A vitamin pill available for a few pence in any local chemist's shop may have a bigger impact in extending the survival of cancer patients than drugs costing tens of thousands of pounds, says a leading cancer specialist.

Facebook tribute pages to dead student Emily defaced
Facebook tribute pages to Emily Longley were defaced with lewd photos and nasty...