In what may help rewrite the history of human evolution, scientists claim to have found evidence that our ancestors abandoned the trees three million years ago to walk upright like modern people. An international team has found a fossilised foot bone from an early human relative who strolled confidently on two legs more than 3.2

They went public with their rocky romance just a couple of months ago, but Australian cricketer Shane Warne has already introduced British actress Liz Hurley to his parents in Melbourne. The actress, who ended her three-year-long marriage to Indian entrepreneur Arun Nayar after photographs of her kissing Warne were published, flew into Melbourne to meet Warne and his parents, Keith and Bridgette.

Soccer star David Beckham played the good samaritan by rescuing a family whose car broke down in the midst of busy traffic near his house.
A grey Nissan Primera, owned by Paul Long, was stranded at the busy roundabout near Beckham’s house in Sawbridgeworth, Herts. The 35-year-old sportsman came

Being nice or being nasty is in your genes — particularly if you’re a woman, say researchers.

Oscar winner Meryl Streep has undergone a dramatic transformation for her role as former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in a forthcoming biopic about her life called The Iron Lady. Streep has adopted Thatcher’s trademark bouffant hairstyle, ruby-red lipstick and pearl earrings for her part in the film about Britain’s longest continuously serving Premier of the 20th century.

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British actor Christopher Lee, best known for his roles in horror classics, is to receive a lifetime achievement award from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, organisers said on Tuesday.

Are you perceived to be a pessimist? Blame your genes, for researchers say that some people are genetically programmed to be negative.
A new study has revealed the amount of a chemical in the brain affects how people view the world — in fact, the researchers discovered that levels of a molecule, neuropeptide Y (NPY), directly relates to whether people have a “glass half empty” or “glass half full” attitude towards life.

British writer Beryl Bainbridge, who was shortlisted five times for the Booker Prize but never won, is getting a Booker consolation.
Her failure to win led Bainbridge being labelled as the “Booker bridesmaid” as she is the only author to have been shortlisted five times for the Booker Prize. Bainbridge, who was also an actress, died in July last year when she was 77 years old.

Hollywood beauty Keira Knightley has banned TV in her house as she does not want to get addicted to reality shows. The Pirates of the Caribbean star prefers to read or sketch in her free time and is even considering to cut off her Internet connection to make best use of her free time, Elle magazine reported. “Do you know what it is? It’s