The mother of a pregnant woman with learning difficulties pleaded with a court yesterday in Britain for her daughter to be sterilised.

The mother of a pregnant woman with learning difficulties pleaded with a UK court yesterday for her daughter to be sterilised to stop her having any more children.

All the winners from the British Music Awards in London.

Karen Walker heads north with her latest collection, shown in New York last night.

Guy Ritchie's £6 million London mansion has been taken over by squatters.

Additions to a Wellington home look like they were always part of the plan.

Here's a story about how to become middle-aged and middle-class - without noticing it.

Ruth and Mark Hill have lived in Gulf Harbour for just over a year. Mark is the branch manager for a transport company in Mt Wellington, and Ruth is a full-time mum to their 21-month-old son Lachlan.

Now, making a dork of yourself can be a winning leadership strategy.

United States news organisation CNN International has released its top 10 places to propose to a loved one on Valentine's Day.

Spanish chef Ferran Adria is having a break from El Bulli, but will continue to experiment in the kitchen.

Scotland Yard has admitted to the discovery of new potential victims of the phone-hacking scandal.

New Zealand actress Emily Barclay plays a boy-crazy character in her latest movie about love.

The fifty-year epidemic of lung cancer which has claimed at least one million lives in Britain may have peaked among women, figures show.

Lesser-known Iffley Rd matches Wimbledon for its contribution to British sporting history, writes David Leggat.

The prosecutor seeking Assange's extradition on sexual assault allegations is a well-known radical feminist, the court was told.

London-based New Zealander Karen Cole is giving merino wool a designer edge and succeeding.

An inquest on the disappearance of a NZ man in London has heard he was a hard-working, religious man excited about his wife's pregnancy.

It used to be deeply naff, drunk only by teens and maybe your nana; so how did cider get its fizz back to be the drink of the summer, asks Nicky Pellegrino.

Paul Torday produces an intriguing page-turner that won't fail to surprise.

World music worked hard for its place in the sun, says pioneer Simon Emerson. By Paula Yeoman.