The New Zealand under-20 rugby team withstood a stirring challenge from England to land their fourth successive world title.

New Zealand musicians have secured a special place on the programme for the City of London Festival.

John Isner and Nicolas Mahut will remain linked far longer than the record 11 hours it took to complete their match at Wimbledon last year.

A key player in the Harrods gift basket drug-smuggling syndicate has been given a lengthy prison sentence.

Prince Harry has been getting together with Pippa Middleton - but sources are split on whether it is a romance or just friendship.

So many books, so little time. Selecting books for Fiction Addiction is a delicious but sometimes difficult task, so this month we sought help by asking you what makes a good book club read.

Historic places make unusual settings for Olympic events, says David Leggat.

Mandatory closing times is not necessarily the answer to society's drinking problems, says Don Kavanagh.

Places of historical importance in London will take on other roles as settings for Olympic events.

Italians are facing the indigestible news that Italy's most popular shop-bought example is likely to have started life in Lancashire.

New Zealand athletes are in full Olympic Games qualifying mode for London in 13 months' time. How are they shaping up and where do our best hopes of success lie?

NZ golfer confident for matchplay after qualifying fourth in strokeplay.

Lily Allen has taken her husband's surname - on twitter.

British pop singer Lily Allen has married in a quiet ceremony in the English countryside, which became a double celebration...