Director Tim Burton and his partner, actress Helena Bonham Carter, team up again for a surreal version of Alice In Wonderland.

A couple finally win a two-year battle with the British government over their upmarket $1.7m Auckland home.

The Kiwi dollar hit a post-float high of 46.74p against the British pound yesterday as political and economic concerns rocked sterling.

My parents were ... eccentric. My mum's not shy in speaking her mind. My old man prefers an easy life - like me.

Billie Piper plays a prostitute in a new series of Secret Diary of a Call Girl, so she is no stranger to steamy parts.

The Kiwi who says he wants to buy an English football club has a criminal record and a string of failed companies.

She has cast herself as the princess in the tower; he will receive the least sympathy in a public separation since Ike Turner... or Heather Mills.

No one does luxurious, practical outerwear better than the British label Burberry Prorsum, writes Carola Long.

When Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel created the little black dress in the Twenties, she could hardly have foreseen the sexy leather and lace versions which graced London Fashion Week yesterday.

Australian director Bruce Beresford chats about his unusual childhood, and his latest film, Mao's Last Dancer.

Changes to the Govt's three strikes justice policy risk breaching NZ's Bill of Rights, the Justice Ministry warns.

Susan Zinkin divorced her husband in 1962 but was forbidden from looking for new love for almost 50 years.

Leaders in the local fashion industry remember British designer Alexander McQueen who died last week.

Flamboyant chanteuse Lady Gaga has swept the boards at the Brit Awards, winning three categories.

Singer Susan Boyle has revealed that she is 'not the scared person' she was when she first found fame.

Skydiving enthusiast shocked to learn of $126m win.