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Is 'Wellywood' the best all those pointy heads in the self-proclaimed cultural capital can come up with?

It affects one in 20 people, can undermine their confidence and frequently leads to the embarrassment of counting on one's fingers.

Sometime in the nineties my husband and I spent a few days in a farmhouse just outside Oxford, England, as guests of friends he'd made when studying at the University of Oxford years earlier. It was an idyllic, quintessentially English time

British Prime Minister David Cameron is urging Barack Obama to back a concerted attempt to end the stalemate in Libya.

A woman has come forward and made two bizarre creditors' claims against late singer Michael Jackson's estate.

Rapper Snoop Dogg is set to perform at Kate Moss' July 2 wedding to rocker Jamie Hince.

Never give up has been this successful writer's mantra.

The 12-hour global telethon to raise money for earthquake-hit Christchurch has now collected more than $1 million.

Lily Allen has branded everyone involved with planning her wedding "c***s".

Whether you're Scots or Maori, dwelling on the past won't put food on the table tomorrow.

Morrissey has compared Queen Elizabeth to Libyan dictator Colonel Gaddafi.

The Queen was given a warm welcome during an emotional visit to Ireland's Croke Park sports ground, site of an infamous 1920 massacre.

It's foolish to rush into further commitments on cutting carbon emissions, writes Phil O'Reilly