Spice Girls back down from Westlife chart battle

Reformed pop stars the Spice Girls have delayed the release of their greatest hits album by one week - to avoid a chart battle with Irish boyband Westlife.

Spice Girls Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholme, Melanie Brown, Victoria Beckham and Geri Halliwell were set to drop their compilation of hits in the UK on November 5, but backed down after learning they would be going head-to-head with the Flying Without Wings hitmakers.