Not to brag, but Wills charmed us long before he ever charmed Kate Middleton.

Israeli David Grossman tells Helen Brown how writing helps him cope with grief.

Britain's Prime Minister has proposed celebrating Prince William and Kate Middleton's royal wedding with an extra public holiday.

The news of Prince William's engagement to Kate Middleton was particularly well received in an iconic small cafe on the Hauraki Plains.

England's good form of 2010, winning seven of 10 Tests, comes with a mixed report card.

The 'woman behind the mask' has recalled the fateful day of the London bombings.

Those of us who were adults in July 1981 will never forget Charles and Diana's wedding. So how will Prince William and Kate Middleton's compare?

Five months after Irish No 8 Jamie Heaslip brazenly kneed the All Blacks captain in the back, McCaw barely recalls the incident ahead of presumably their next encounter

Prince William gave Kate Middleton Princess Diana's engagement ring because he didn't want her to miss out on his special day.

A growing number of companies are buying so-called 'disgrace insurance' in case their brand ambassador turns into a persona non grata.

Simon Pegg had no plans to become a movie star. In fact he had no plans at all. So just how did the geek from Gloucester catch the eye of the world's best film-makers? It's all down to 'quantum attraction', discovers Tom Lamont.

The New Zealand men's and women's hockey teams' road to the 2012 London Olympics has been smoothened considerably.

Getting to know London? Swap the Tube for a stroll along the Thames, says Kerri Jackson.

From the Sharpe books to Arthurian sagas, the prolific output of Bernard Cornwell has topped best-seller lists around the world. The secret is in the plot, he tells Robert McCrum.

The economic recession and increasing awareness about environmental and ethical concerns have spurred many in the fashion industry to look more closely at its image.

Alistair Hamilton was at home on Sunday night when he received the kind of phone call that leads to tremors down your spine.

The fashion set is afflicted by Acne at the moment: it's all over their backs, their feet, even their coffee tables.

In a move likely to be greeted with the dusting off of drainpipe trousers nationwide, Pulp have announced they are the latest Britpop band to reform.

The loss of Melbourne Rebels recruit Danny Cipriani is robbing England of their X-factor, and that could be telling against the Wallabies.

The teaching programme, which recognises the contribution of gay people in history, was created in an effort to stamp out homophobic bullying.

All Blacks' assistant coach Wayne Smith has suggested Sonny Bill Williams could spend some time on the side of the scrum in the future.

Lily Allen's hospitalisation with septicaemia has focused attention on a little understood but potentially fatal condition, writes Jeremy Laurance.

Britain's maestro of molecular gastronomy is just as good at pub grub, finds Rob McFarland.