The Sonny Bill Williams experiment has been placed on the back burner for the Irish leg of the All Blacks Grand Slam rugby tour.

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.

A Glasgow man in his 60s has become the world's first person to receive injections of foetal stem cells.

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.

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.

In a sign of the times, the British Monarchy made the most of social media to break the news of Prince William and Kate Middleton's engagement

Roger Hall cruises the Baltic and relishes his time in fascinating ports of call without having to think about about much else.

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

The Grand Hotel in Rimini, beloved of film maker Federico Fellini, is to close for the European winter as the economic crisis continues to bite.

The many genes that influence body weight can interact in a complex and unpredictable way that sometimes defies scientific explanation.

The world's most unashamedly indulgent and recession-unfriendly Christmas gift has arrived.

Rhiannon Batten walks and tastes her way around the Austrian capital.

NZ women have been warned to take care with painkillers during pregnancy, after a study found a link to potential fertility problems in baby boys.

The fewer siblings children have, the happier they are, a survey has suggested.

France is on a campaign to propel its top hotels into the super-luxury bracket.

Catch live action of the All Blacks' end of year tour match against Scotland at Murrayfield.