Victoria Beckham has fueled rumors of a rift between her and the other Spice Girls, by staying away from bandmate Melanie C's solo concert in New York on Saturday.

The Spice Girls are facing a backlash from fans in Australia after reneging on plans to take their reunion tour Down Under.

The Spice Girls have issued a personal apology to fans across the globe for scrapping the last leg of their reunion tour.

Spice Girl Emma Bunton was given a special treat by her bandmates at a gig on Sunday - after they presented her with a lavish birthday cake on stage.

Melanie Chisholm will play an acoustic set in New York next month where she will showcase her solo material during a break from the Spice Girls reunion tour.

Happy Birthday to Spice Girl Melanie Chisholm (1974), rapper Raekwon (1970), ex-Rage Against the Machine singer Zack de la Rocha (1970), rocker/horror film director Rob Zombie (1966), "Huff" actor Oliver Platt (1960), radio hosts Howard Stern (1954) and Rush Limbaugh (1951),

Spice Girl Melanie Brown has sparked outrage in the U.K. for the second time in a month - by talking about her sex life on stage.

The Spice Girls have spoken for the first time about the pain caused by Geri Halliwell and Melanie Chisholm's eating disorders. Chisholm - known as Sporty Spice - and Halliwell, aka Ginger Spice, both developed bulimia during the band's phenomenal success in the late Nineties.

"This town isn't going to know what hit it! I'm going wild tonight! And if I see any of Keira's competition, I'll break their legs." Scottish star James McAvoy plans to celebrate his Golden Globe Awards Best Actor nomination by attacking fellow nominee and Atonement co-star Keira Knightley's rivals.

The Spice Girls touched down in England to a lukewarm reception from fans - after only half of 500 contest winners bothered to turn up to a special London event.