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.

You know you're getting old when you start asking, "Where has the year gone?"

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.

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.