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England: The fields where rugby was born
Old boy spirit is still strong at England's home of rugby, writes David Leggat.
ANZ betting on 'power of two'
ANZ Bank sees no rush of customers to rivals with death of National brand.
Oyster dogma over delicacy
Oysters are more beautiful than any religion," I said airily, plagiarising Saki and E. F. Benson in one pretentious breath.
Spain: Ode to Balenciaga on a fashionable holiday
Spain's Cristobal Balenciaga museum is a stylish nod to fashion tourism.
What I pack: Barnaby Weir
I travel light: take only what you really need and leave room for treasure!
Out of control suckers
A big "explosion" over a year in bedbug infestations is being blamed on the hard-to-kill pests hitching rides to Auckland on increasing numbers of world travellers.
France: Treasure viewed on Corsica's streets
Treasures often remain hidden - at the bottom of the sea, for example, or perhaps in some musty cellar. In Bastia, one often only needs to walk through the streets, eyes wide open, to discover them.
All Blacks: Departing Thomson still selected
Highlanders' loose forward on All Black tour even though he is likely to be playing overseas next season.
Glitter arrested, released
Former pop star Gary Glitter has left a London police station after his arrest by police investigating the Jimmy Savile scandal.
One night in Vienna's museums
A ramble through the many museums of Vienna reveals an enthralling peep show of curiosities for Jenna Hand.
Bad cabs: Taken for a ride?
Tourists are being taken for a ride by bad cabbies throughout Europe, writes Simon Calder.
Timberlake, Biel debut wedding rings
Newlyweds Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel are snapped sporting their wedding rings after their hush-hush wedding.
Justin Timberlake, Jessica Biel to wed this week?
Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel are set to tie the knot this weekend, according to reports.
Twelve Questions with Greg McGee
Greg McGee is the author of The Open Side, the biography of All Black captain Richie McCaw. He is also a literary gender bender: McGee
Graveyards of the Victorians
Many of London's cemeteries date back to the start of the Victorian era and still capture the melancholy beauty associated with the period of Charles Dickens, says Christoph Driessen.
Germany: Not just the beer
Oktoberfest draws millions of visitors to Bavaria each year, but there's much more to this quirky German state.