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Kids of women aged over 40 'fare better in life'
Older mothers make better parents, according to a pioneering international study of children born to women aged over 40.
Switzerland's 'starchitect' to build in Britain
The enigmatic Swiss architect Peter Zumthor is to work in Britain for the first time.
Couple's natural disaster-plagued honeymoon
Honeymoons aren't always easy for newlyweds, but six natural disasters?
Honeymooning couple attract disasters
A honeymooning pair claim to have run into not one, but six natural disasters as they followed their itinerary around the globe.
Kings of style
The new editor of MrPorter.com lists his favourite male fashion icons of all time.
Mobsters make offers legal doctors can't refuse
Italian mobsters will try anything to convince judges they are suffering from depression or anorexia.
Good taste: Can you compare?
An obsession among "new world" wine producers is to compare their wines to their European equivalents. Around the winemaking fraternity, you hear producers comparing their sauvignon blancs to the Loire. Cobblers, I say.
Scotland: Iron in the soul
Industry and ingenuity are the backbone of Scotland, discovers Pamela Wade.
Troubling truths in the tracks of Chernobyl
As nuclear fears rise around the world, Robin McKiere visits the scene of Ukraine's 1986 explosion.
<i>Nick Smith</i>: The score: Boy racers 1, women 0
Testosterone-fuelled drivers will benefit from bid to erase gender inequality.
World shares up on US labour recovery signs
Equities in Europe and on Wall Street advanced overnight amid optimism about a recovery in the US labour market.
Prince William and Kate Middleton on the box
Networks are finalising plans for their coverage of the television event of the year, The Royal Wedding.
At home: Furniture of the future
Auckland interior designer Sonya Cotter shares the key trends from this year's IMM Furniture Fair in Germany.
Attempted murder accused had petrol receipt - court
A Briton accused of attempting to kill his New Zealand wife had a receipt for a petrol canister, a murder trial in Glasgow has heard.
Children's literature prize for Australian Oscar winner
Australian illustrator Shaun Tan's life in recent weeks has been as fantastical as his children's books.
Hitler house becomes internet sensation
A semi-attached terrace house in Swansea, Wales, has become an internet sensation - for looking like Adolf Hitler.
Royal stag do and hen's night pass under the radar
Kate Middleton is believed to have celebrated her hen's night while Prince William was visiting New Zealand and Australia.
Tuscany: Carnival steeped in cultural identity
Political satire on floats is probably not what you'd expect in this town on the Tuscan coast, writes John Watson.
'You would have died happy', woman was told
A man accused of trying to kill his now-estranged New Zealand wife told her she "would have died happy" when she confronted him, a court has been told.