Hair extensions are a fantastic way to add volume and length to your hair - whether your hair is naturally thin or you have had a disastrous hair cut, they may be the best remedy.
Extensions are also used for colour treatments - if you don't want your hair to be bleached or coloured you can use strips of artificial hair to do the job for you therefore protecting your natural hair.
Celebrity Hair Resources suggests that Kate Beckinsale may have used extensions for the colour in her hair in this photo, however the beauty of extensions is that (if properly done!) you can't tell the difference between real hair and added strands.
There are different ways to add extensions include clipping them in, bonding, cold and warm fusion, braided and sewn in.
In a return to the public stage, John Edwards has confirmed plans to talk politics a month after admitting to an extramarital affair. But his wife won't be at his side.
AFP - Australian police have cleared an Indian doctor of involvement in failed bomb attacks in Britain last year after a bungled 14-month probe that is now the subject of a judicial inquiry.
Reuters - Personal income tumbled unexpectedly
in July and inflation-adjusted spending shrank as government
economic stimulus waned, but consumer spirits rose this month,
a hint the economy may muddle through its woes.