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Britain’s only female panda Tian Tian has been placed on 24-hour surveillance after recent tests indicated she could be pregnant. If the giant panda is expecting, Britain could see its first ever panda cub born at any time during the two weeks. Tian Tian’s keepers are even accessing CCTV footage from their smartphones and laptops at home to ensure they don’t miss anything. And we thought...

Black Eyed Peas' singer Fergie and her husband Josh Duhamel have vowed to keep their baby’s name a secret until after the birth. The couple are expecting their first child and say they’ve chosen a traditional name. “I grew up in North Dakota so we were going to name him North, but Kim and Kanye got there first!” said Duhamel. They say their son’s name already belongs to someone in...

Kim Kardashian: Kim Kardashian finally appeared in public following the birth of baby North West in June. She was spotted at an L.A. medical facility on Wednesday along with Kanye West, baby Nori and their nanny. The new parents appeared to be incredibly happy, with Kim fresh faced and glowing. We can’t wait to see the first official pictures of their newborn. Nadine Coyle: On Thursday we...

Photos of dads chaperoning their hysterical tweens to concerts have been doing the rounds online this week. American editor Jamie Taete photographed the dedicated fathers at One Direction’s concert in Los Angeles on Friday and the results displayed a wide range of emotions from bored…to very bored. The dads were caught wearing earplugs, sitting on the ground reading, replying to work emails...

TV3 has announced its autumn schedule and included among some very promising shows (At Home with the Healy-Raes, can’t wait!) is The Great Irish Bake Off. Following the success of the British version, TV3 will pit Irish hopefuls against each other in a ‘bake off’ that will push their skills to the limit. The ten home bakers will have their tasty creations critiqued by the show’s judges...

This is one of the cutest videos you’ll see this week. Watch as Taipei Zoo’s panda mum Yuan Yuan is reunited with her newborn cub Yuan Zai after more than a month of separation. Yuan Zai was moved to an incubator for round-the-clock monitoring and care after she sustained an injury just a few days after her birth. Have some tissues ready....

My husband has gone running. About a year ago one of my book club friends lent me Run Fat Bitch Run and even though I read it and found it pretty motivating, it could not tempt me to run. Nothing can, running hurts my knees. So, thinking myself very clever, I read it and used the motivation to swim more regularly, gradually building up the number of lengths I did. This all lasted about three...

The phrase school tour has a whole new meaning for me now. It no longer involves buses or pocket money or treaty lunches, now it means simply, touring a school. Yes, it is that time; I have to choose a secondary school for my eldest son. Anyone who knows my husband or I will be aware that decision making is not our strong point. So, for the past year I have been asking anyone who will listen for...

Sip and See Parties Sip and See parties have taken the USA by storm and are fast becoming a popular way over here for everyone to meet your new baby and celebrate. A Sip and See is basically a Baby Shower that's held after your baby arrives, where friends and family are invited to 'see' your new arrival and 'sip' some drinks! They can be a real boon for hard pressed new Mums and have quite a few...

Baby Showers are popular all around the world – even in the distant lands of India, China and South Africa. The customs of celebrating Mums-to-be may differ from the Baby Showers that we know here in Ireland but they are all wonderful ways of sharing the joy and excitement of becoming a new Mum. India In India Baby Showers are called 'Godh Bharai' which has a lovely meaning – it translates as...