Sir Edmund Hillary's widow is selling the watch her late husband was given after climbing Mt Everest in 1953.

The December issue of British Vogue will be available as an iPad app, but editor Alexandra Shulman is waiting to gauge reaction before embarking on a second instalment.

The body's immune defences can destroy the common cold virus after it has invaded the inner sanctum of a human cell, scientists have found.

TAB has announced today's takings for the Melbourne Cup were up 15 per cent compared to last year.

Rigby & Peller, the corsetier to the Queen and Hollywood A-listers including Lady Gaga and Scarlett Johansson, has reported a $447,524 loss.

Meandering goats, cow bells and jaw-droppingly beautiful views bemuse Herald cartoonist Rod Emmerson in the Swiss Alps.

A suspected suicide bomber blew himself up next to a police vehicle in Istanbul's busy Taksim Square this morning.

German author Johanna Adorjan tells Cathrin Schaer about researching her grandparents’ life and death.

Since going solo in 1993, Slovakia has sprinted to a new prosperity, finds Susan Buckland.

The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra is preparing to go on tour, with Jeremy Wells joining them to make a documentary.

The orchestra will visit some of the most prestigious, and beautiful, concert halls in Europe.

In one of the most exciting pairings since Hudson met Hall, broadcaster Jeremy Wells is going on a European tour with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.