The new school year is weeks away but schools are struggling to find teachers.

For the first time since World War Two, the giant illuminated billboards that have lit up London's Piccadilly Circus will be switched off.

UK-born event manager Amy Cowan shares tips for seeing her hometown.

Bath, in the southwestern English county of Somerset, looks set to become famous for a whole new reason - as the first city in the UK to slug visitors with a tourist tax.

Today the smallest version of the Diana-style ring starts at $8500, though you would need to spend rather more if you wanted the same-sized sapphire as the original.

Prime Minister Bill English has visited the New Zealand memorial in Hyde Park after a day of Brexit meetings in London.

After the loss of a galaxy of music stars, Steve Braunias looks at ghosts surrounding the last two Beatles.

For the past seven years, Charlie Wood has gone to the UK to play and coach polo. But he is now one of the casualties of tough Post-Brexit rules.

A senior theatre lecturer says the historical justifications for casting only men in an upcoming Shakespeare production aren't accurate.

Crew Consulting founder Tom Sweeney explains why his firm is based in Dunedin and what it's like being an owner.

A woman claims to have realised £7million of her gold is missing nearly two years after the Hatton Garden jewellery raid.

Detectives have questioned George Michael's lover Fadi Fawaz as it emerged that a major crimes unit has taken over the inquiry amid fears he died of a drugs overdose.

Friends of the singer have called Fadwaz a "leech" who had actually been dumped by the singer 18 months ago.

Kiwis in London are mourning the loss of a popular local watering hole which burned down in a New Year's Eve blaze.

George Michael's boyfriend has said a hacker was responsible for a series of tweets that claimed the singer killed himself.

The Queen may not recover in time for church service on New Years Day.

Victoria Beckham will reportedly be appointed OBE in the New Year's Honours, set to be announced on Saturday.

Getting your kids to turn off their phones can turn into one endless nag, writes Emily Shelley.

As part of our Summer Herald, Kiwis are recalling their brushes with celebrity. Today, John Lamplough tells of the time he pulled a pint for Status Quo.

Brighton's 162m British Airways i360 is the tallest moving observation tower in the world.

Personal letters written by Princess Diana reveal that Prince Harry's rebellious streak was in evidence by the time he was eight.

Book extract by Diana's former bodyguard reveals the moment the Princess met 'love rat' James Hewitt and addresses those Harry rumours.

All we ask of Britain is that it never change. It must be a fixed emerald rock in the rushing Gulf Stream of change, always there

A new trade agreement is going to be a priority for New Zealand's new High Commissioner to London.

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Uncertainty is forcing businesses to make a hard choice: Stick it out, or hit the road.

Paddle: 131216RK01BOP A paddle gifted by the renowned Maori chief Hori Ngatai to a young English army lieutenant 150 years ago is

Kiwi chef Al Brown remembers his good friend AA Gill as one "out of the box".

The maker of Snapchat is taking some of its biggest steps to expand outside the US.

My literary ancestor was a remarkable man, writes Ewan McDonald, after a pint or two.