As a musician, DJ, and owner of record label Hyperdub, Kode 9 (real name Steve Goodman) from Glasgow was one of the pioneers of the dubstep scene in the early 2000s.

Graham Reid talks with the shouty voice out front of Crass, the most politically-fuelled band of Britain's punk era.

Britain-based Anna Hansen's star is on the rise, with a new cookbook out and plans for a new London cafe.

Lady Gaga claims during her Monster Ball world tour, she "went bankrupt".

British rockers New Order held a seance to contact the spirit of their late bandmate Ian Curtis in the hope he could tell them where to locate their stolen equipment.

Amy Winehouse has been told to quit drinking or die.

Helena Morrissey remembers her worst moment as a woman in the City, London's financial district.

Actress Jane Seymour says she's sorry for gossiping about the break-up of Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

The Duchess of Cambridge has come under fire for wearing a dress made in a Romanian sweatshop.

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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

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.

Victoria Beckham is to give birth to her baby daughter in the US on July 4, according to reports.