Rating: 5/5 Verdict: A jailhouse masterpiece.

Jacques Audiard, director of A Prophet, wants his audiences to feel empathy with characters who have committed reprehensible acts, writes Peter Calder

Shares on Wall St and in Europe rose overnight, after the US Federal Reserve indicated economic growth was still happening, though at a slower rate.

World celebrates 21 years in the fashion business and its ongoing plans to keep breaking barriers.

New Zealand's fourth straight women's World Cup win this morning was built around composure, veteran Anna Richards said.

It seems living the life of Riley hasn't worn off for Mark Hotchin and his wife Amanda. The pair may have been wiped from the latest NBR Rich List, but they seem to have enough money to roll about in Rome.

New Zealand sailor Andrew Murdoch snatched bronze at the Laser world championship off Hayling Island, England, today.

Impact-absorbent tiles could become a safety feature in rest homes.

The director at the helm of Tilda Swinton's foray into Italian cinema talks to Peter Calder.

Recently, milk - in the good old fashioned, cow-in-a-field sense of the word - has found itself under attack.

If you want to tell whether your baby is in pain, looking at its face may not be enough, researchers have found.

Scientists have found the first inherited link to common migraine and a possible reason for extreme headaches.

The threat of terrorism and piracy has put a stop to a New Zealand-based bid to jetski from London to Auckland.