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Album Review: Beady Eye - Different Gear, Still Speeding
Liam, the first Gallagher brother out of the gates since Oasis split, delivers this sound debut with a "new" band, which is especially promising given Noel was the songwriter/prime-mover behind Oasis.

Gary Numan: Pushing the right buttons
Gary Numan talks to Scott Kara about the happy accidents of his musical experiments and combining nostalgia with his new work.

George Michael slams Kenny Goss split reports
George Michael has trashed tabloid reports that he has split from partner of 15 years, Kenny Goss.

Charlie Sheen has unveiled a new 'winning' tattoo
The 45-year-old actor unveiled the etching on his wrist during his début hour-long radio show Sheen's Korner, in which he also denied claims he suffers from bi-polar disorder, proclaiming himself instead to be "bi-winning".

<i>Deborah Hill Cone:</i> Bitching as an olympic sport
Think Fame plus Benny Hill and you get the gist of hit reality show Pineapple Dance Studios, writes Deborah Hill Cone.

Photos from the NZ Earthquake Relief Concert in London
Photos from last week's NZ Earthquake Relief Gig, held at Bush Hall, London.
The night featured performances from bands including The Veils, Rodney Fisher, Renee Brennan - and made over $11,000.

London earthquake gig a sell-out success
A freezing London night didn't dampen the spirits of Kiwis with thoughts of home, writes Stephen Jewell

Childless couples happiest, says study
Britain's happiest couples are married without children and less than five years into their relationship.

Wedding talk fuels tabloids' hunger
Kate Middleton has been elevated to the front rank of international celebrities.

Successful European tour for The Phoenix Foundation
Nothing sums up The Phoenix Foundation's triumphant gig at legendary Soho venue the Borderline better than the punter who regularly shouts out 'Awesome bro!' at the end of every song, writes Stephen Jewell

Wonders of Europe by rail
Megan Singleton discovers beautiful cities in a whistlestop train journey.

Tough conditions for search teams
Search teams in the Hotel Grand Chancellor, Forsyth Barr, CTV and PGC buildings are facing a variety of challenges in trying to secure the buildings.

All Blacks: Evans ready to answer SOS
Nick Evans is ready to answer an All Black World Cup emergency call - but he doesn't want to be an insurance policy.

What you see is not what you get
Supermodel Erin O'Connor slams designers for trying to brainwash women with a fantasy image not attainable without digital trickery.

How repetition helps a child's vocabulary
It may be boring for parents - but reading the same book over and over again to children is the best way to develop their vocabulary.

Glasgow: Give a girl a bad name...
Glasgow's culinary reputation for deep-fried Mars Bars and chips with everything is well past its use-by date, says Pam Neville.

David and Victoria Beckham invited to royal wedding
The superstar couple have been invited to Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding.