Commonwealth GamesKiwis in action - Day 8Competition schedule for New Zealand athletes on the seventh day of the Delhi Commonwealth Games on Monday, October 11:10 Oct 05:32 PM
TravelGalicia, SpainGalicia is well-known to the tens of thousands who arrive on foot each year at the end of the pilgrimage known as The Way of St James (in Spanish: El Camino de Santiago).10 Oct 01:51 AM
TravelSpain: Pilgrim's progressGalicia is well-known to the tens of thousands who arrive on foot each year at the end of the pilgrimage known as The Way of St James.09 Oct 10:21 PM
TravelSpain: Ocean's bountyThe rain in Spain stays mainly in Galicia, finds Peter Calder.09 Oct 10:14 PM
Opinion<i>Richard Loe</i>: Timing all wrong for Boks to play political gameIt was interesting to hear Graham Henry say that Australia will be the All Blacks' biggest competition for the World Cup.09 Oct 04:30 PM
LifestyleBubbles and chicWhen a champagne house can name Marie Antoinette and Marilyn Monroe as fans, you'd think the brand couldn't get any more glamorous - then they announce a collaboration with shoe designer Christian Louboutin.08 Oct 04:30 PM
TravelEurostar unveils new train to reach further into EuropeSince Eurostar launched services between London and Paris in 1994, it has cornered the largest share of the richest travel market in Europe.07 Oct 11:00 PM
EconomyIMF: East won't make up for WestThe IMF expects global growth to fall next year as the emerging economies which are leading the global recovery are unable to fully compensate for weaker demand in rich countries.07 Oct 04:30 PM
LifestyleParis Fashion week: Animal prints stalk the catwalk at Louis VuittonMarc Jacobs has long flirted with danger and it has yet to do him much harm.07 Oct 02:00 AM
WorldSecrets of the story huntersThe <i>Independent</i> looks at a vanishing breed - the investigative journalist.07 Oct 12:00 AM
BDBDOfficial Cash RateNZ dollar tops US75c as weak US jobs data adds to greenback's woes06 Oct 08:30 PM
Commonwealth GamesHamill adds another silver to NZ tallyJess Hamill added to New Zealand's medal tally overnight when she finished second in the parasport shot put.06 Oct 05:03 PM
AirlinesSingapore Airlines to offer in-flight webThe company will make the services available on Airbus A340-500s and A380s and Boeing's 777-300ER models.06 Oct 04:30 PM
LifestyleStill crazy about CocoA new book about Coco Chanel captures the spirit of the great designer. Here <i>Viva</i> explores how Chanel revolutionised women's fashion, and why, even 25 years after Karl Lagerfeld took over, the label remains as iconic as ever.06 Oct 04:30 PM
LifestyleParis Fashion Week: Last of the great couturiers goes for brokeLagerfeld's shows are never presented on anything less than the grandest scale but, even so, such an ostentatious display of wealth and power was breathtaking.06 Oct 03:00 AM
TravelBillboards 'grotesquely defacing' Venice, say criticsProminent figures from the world of art and architecture demand action over huge, floodlit ads obscuring palaces up and down the Grand Canal.06 Oct 02:09 AM
WorldLions maul trainer at Ukraine circusWatch this video - filmed by a tourist - of two lions attacking their trainer in front of horrified onlookers at a circus in the Ukraine.06 Oct 01:21 AM
LifestyleLondon, New York, Paris, MilanStay ahead of the game with some of the key trends and moments from the latest international fashion weeks.06 Oct 01:00 AM
LifestyleBritish consumers decide fancy vacuum cleaners suckReport shows wealthy people are least likely to care about cleanliness or to enjoy housework.06 Oct 12:54 AM
TravelEngland: 'Peerless pier' destroyed by fireSince it opened in 1872, Hastings Pier has hosted everyone from Victorian holidaymakers to the Rolling Stones.05 Oct 11:30 PM
WorldAnti-terrorist raids in FranceFrench counter-terrorism investigators arrested 12 people in two separate raids this morning.05 Oct 07:28 PM
AirlinesKiwis keep flying despite terror alertsWarnings of terror attacks in Europe are not affecting bookings, say airlines.05 Oct 04:30 PM
WorldBomb blast rocks Londonderry shopping centreA bomb has exploded outside a shopping centre in the Northern Irish city of Londonderry.05 Oct 01:06 AM