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David and Victoria Beckham have announced the birth of their first daughter and have revealed the (unsurprisingly) unusual name that they have chosen for her: Harper Seven Beckham.

The birth of the couple's fourth child took place yesterday by Caesarean at a Los Angeles hospital and followers of David's Facebook page were the first to find out the details,

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2, the final film in the series, premieres in grand style in London tonight, and the series' die-hard fans have been out in huge numbers showing their support. Thousands of children and adults alike have been camping in the rain for days to catch a glimpse of their favourite stars when they arrive on the red carpet this evening.

Most Elaborate Premiere Ever

The Harry Potter series is the most successful franchise in the history of cinema, with the seven films so far taking more than $6.3 billion globally at the box-office. Fittingly, therefore, the first screening of the final installment is set to be the biggest, most elaborate premiere London has ever seen.

For the first time ever, there will be simultaneous screenings of the film at both Trafalgar Square and Leicester Square, which have both been transformed into magical areas straight out of the Potter world. Equally, the road joining the two sites will be turned into Diagon Alley- the famous magical high street used by the wizards in the books.

Every week we bring you a round up of all the student news from the past week, as well as the trends hitting the web at the moment. This week's includes criticisms of the student visa changes, a singing Finnish street band (pictured above) and searching Google with your voice...

Student News

MBAs are still Invaluable

Nick Leake, the British high commissioner to Mauritius, reveals why he thinks MBAs are invaluable not only to your career but your personal growth. His MBA from the Open University, has "given [him] the confidence to deliver on all aspects of [his] job while addressing challenges strategically".                                                    READ MORE...

Two giants of British sport will hopefully both be reaching the pinnacle of their careers this weekend as UK sport comes to the attention of the world. At Wimbledon Andy Murray is playing in the semi-finals today, whilst on Saturday night, boxer David Haye will be taking part in the biggest heavyweight fight of the decade.

Murray Mania

First up is men's semi-finals day at Wimbledon which starts at 1pm this afternoon. The single British hope Andy Murray is playing Rafael Nadal in the second match on Centre Court in a repeat of last year's semi-final. Nadal comfortably won last year and looks to be in good form again this year, but Murray is in a confident mood:

"I know I'll have to run and run, I know it will be physically and mentally tough, but I also know I can win."

If he manages to pull of a surprise and beat the world number 1, then Murray will be able to look forward to playing in the Wimbledon Final on Sunday against the winner of the other semi-final between Novak Djokovic and Wilfred Tsonga.

One of the biggest Public Sector strikes in recent history has hit Britain today, with as many as 750,000 workers staging a 24-hour protest over changes to their pensions.

Workers from schools, colleges, airports, ports, courts and prisons have all refused to show up for work in what some union officials are calling "the best supported strike we have ever seen". This action is the result of new Government plans to change public sector pensions which they claim are currently costing the taxpayer too much money as life spans continue to increase. However, workers' unions believe that the changes are completely unjustified and will force their members to work well in to their 60's and then receive a pension too small to comfortably live on.

Chaos and Closures

Schools are one of the worst affected sectors, as roughly one third have had to close today, whilst another third will be partly closed. This equates to about 12,000 schools around the UK being affected, leaving hundreds of thousands of children at home for the day.