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Female postie bids to row Tasman solo
Anamarie Ewins wants to deliver another sporting milestone for New Zealand and become the first woman to row solo across the Tasman.
Elle Macpherson new host of <i>Britain's Next Top Model</i>
The leggy Australian is drawing on her three-decade career as a supermodel to relaunch her television career.
Profile: Emilia Wickstead
Auckland-born Emilia Wickstead dresses the British Prime Minister's wife but her feet are firmly on the ground, writes Zoe Walker.
One year since his death, fans remember Michael Jackson
Global celebrations of Jackson's brilliant but troubled life kicked off with the unveiling of a memorial in London yesterday.
Wimbledon: England's slice of heaven
David Leggat visits London to check out one of the world's most famous sporting venues.
The legacy of London's 'Mole Man'
An engineer who spent 40 years obsessively digging tunnels under his home has left council bosses to shoulder a massive bill.
'Happy slapping' craze caused pensioner's death
Members of a UK 'Happy Slapping' gang have admitted killing a retired care worker in front of his young granddaughter.
Kiwi lager takes top honours at Beer World Cup
Monteith's Golden Lager has taken out the top title at the competition in London.
British PM pledges help in spill
Kabul/Houston - British Prime Minister David Cameron offered on Thursday to help deal with BP Plc's Gulf of Mexico oil spill, saying he would take it up with US President Barack Obama, as the beleaguered company's shares rebounded from 14-year lows.
Wounds take longer to heal when you're stressed - study
Scientists found the least anxious study participants healed twice as fast as those who were most stressed.
A table for toddlers, please
The Independent's Nick Duerden wonders why the UK has such different views on children in restaurants to the rest of Europe.
Louis Vuitton: Where the boom never ends
As the world's most famous luggage brand opens a landmark store in London, Patrick-Louis Vuitton shares why we love LV so.
Children who eat a Mediterranean diet less prone to asthma
Children who eat a diet rich in fruit, vegetables and fish have a lower risk of asthma and wheezing, researchers in Europe have found.
<i>Rebecca Barry:</i> Time for some culture - High Street it is
Crowds, bad music and queues aside, you could almost say shopping in London is fun. Almost.
McQueen's right-hand woman inherits his empire
The late designer's assistant Sarah Burton has been named creative director of the Alexander McQueen label.
Big OE back on the menu
If London and other traditional destinations for the OE-brigade are back in business, corporates here could be hit with huge attrition rates.
Britain: Ten-year-old schoolboys convicted of attempted rape
A pair of primary school boys yesterday became two of the youngest sex offenders in Britain after being found guilty of the attempted rape of an eight-year-old girl.