I don't think Middleton can be hailed as a style icon yet - she dresses far too sensibly and maturely for such a title.

New Zealand's road to the 2012 London Olympic begins in Adelaide this weekend at the Oceania track championships.

The most ambitious history project of the year — the British Museum’s A History of the World in 100 Objects — is now a book. Boyd Tonkin talks to its creator and author and finds out that how the world looks depends on where you stand.

The Silver Ferns have retained their fastnet netball world series title with a hard-fought win over England in the final.

In London last Tuesday a Latvian, Janis Nords, was caught trying to skip out on a £1000 ($2050) bill at the St James's St restaurant L'Oranger.

I loved it. I couldn't have been happier the other morning when I read of the engagement of William and Kate.

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?

If Middleton follows tradition, she'll opt for a wedding band made from Welsh gold.

The announcement of Prince William's wedding adds another red letter day to a UK police diary already overflowing with costly events.

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.

Prolific British television writer/director Stephen Poliakoff (The Lost Prince) is behind this sumptuous thriller set at the beginning of World War II.

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.