Just past teatime in London today (or about 10 a.m. Eastern time), Elizabeth II will become the oldest monarch in Britain’s history, surpassing Victoria, who was 81 years, 7 months and 29 days old when she died in 1901. picked by mandolinorange 2 years ago

The world's oldest champagne, bottled before Victoria became Queen, is still drinkable, with notes of "truffles and caramel", according to the experts. picked by iamamaniac 8 months ago

WWE superstar Chris Jericho appears to have hit a female fan after a WWE house show in Victoria, BC. Jericho was leaving the arena when his car was surrounded by wrestling fans. picked by Kendar 10 months ago

Victoria Lasiter beat odds of 64 million to one
A mother of triplets has beaten odds of 64 million to one by giving birth to her SECOND naturally conceived set of triplets. picked by xiatethebish 2 years ago

Toy horses are usually pink and plastic – and aimed at young girls. But this little pony is 100 per cent natural – and ready to make friends with anyone her size. Born ten days ago at a stud in the southern state of Victoria, Australia, the 15in miniature horse – which is yet to be named – has already formed a bond with Sam Leith, 12. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A giant squid has been found off Portland in Victoria's south-west.

The six-metre long, 230-kilogram squid was still alive when it was netted by commercial fishermen last night. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The kits will include a mouthpiece for crack pipes and a push stick, used to pack and position the filter or screen inside the crack pipe and recover crack that has hardened on the inside wall of the pipe. It's hoped the harm-reduction kits, which cost less than $2 each, will help curb the spread of HIV and hepatitis C. picked by kakana 5 months ago

Crayfish body fossils and burrows discovered in Victoria, Australia, have provided the first physical evidence that crayfish existed on the continent as far back as the Mesozoic Era, says Emory University paleontologist Anthony Martin, who headed up a study on the finds. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A GOLD prospector from Victoria ate termites and other bugs before he was rescued by an Aborigine after a harrowing four-day ordeal in a remote part of Western Australia. picked by Maxriter 1 year ago

In a remote region of Romania, in the delicately spired summer castle of Pelisor, once lived the beloved “Saint Queen” Marie, granddaughter of Queen Victoria. Her favorite room was the lushly ornate Gold Salon and this is the room that she chose to lavish with her mystical violet perfume both while alive, and long after she was dead. picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

The small community of Timboon in south-west Victoria is worried about losing tens of thousands of visitors a year because of the closure of the cheese factory.

National Foods has announced the Timboon Farmhouse Cheese factory will shut in three weeks. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

A bushfire destroyed about 2000 homes in Victoria Australia. The government offered $1000 to the families whose homes were destroyed but failed to require proof. Results? 67,000 payments were made. picked by bernardblack 6 months ago

Victoria Reynolds creates oil paintings of raw meat. picked by psycmoe 1 year ago

The first fossil tracks belonging to large, carnivorous dinosaurs have been discovered in Victoria, Australia, by paleontologists. The tracks are especially significant for showing that large dinosaurs were living in a polar environment during the Cretaceous Period, when Australia was still joined to Antarctica and close to the South Pole. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Devil’s Pool is a natural rock pool at the very top of the Victoria Falls, at Zimbabwe, with a height of about 100 metres, where you can swim safely and take pictures. picked by wildminou 2 years ago

CSIRO scientists in Victoria are aiming to be the first in the world to develop a genetically modified chicken immune to the killer bird flu. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Australians, long regarded as a nation of beer drinkers rivalled only by the Germans, seem to be turning soft, or sober. After 113 years, the country's biggest selling beer, Victoria Bitter, or VB, is to be produced in a mid-strength version to keep pace with the country's fast-changing beer tastes. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Firefighters and military from around Australia and New Zealand have been called in to help battle 18 different fires raging across Victoria before windy weekend conditions threaten to combine bushfires into a single conflagration. picked by teaya21 3 years ago

Katie Holmes is to 'star as Victoria Beckham in a new biopic of David Beckham'? They are all really good friends so even though poor Tom can't look like Beckham, perhaps Katie can fill Posh Spice's shoes. picked by musicgirldani 3 years ago

Some people have a dress down day at work. Victoria Sinclair has dress off day -- every day.

See more photos here. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago