An Italian study backs up Alasdair Thompson's claim that women take more sick leave due to their periods, but experts say the reasons behind gender-related pay inequality go much deeper.

Each week, Wendyl Nissen takes a packaged food item and decodes what the label tells you about its contents.

Dame Elizabeth Taylor's personal possessions are to be sold at auction.

Listening to this Canadian band - who have the best band name in the history of music - is like having a really good hangover headache.

The new Transformers film is better, says its director, and not just because it's embracing 3D technology - it's more intriguing. Sandy Cohen reports.

America Ferrera has married Ryan Piers Williams.

Indebted franchise owner makes a dramatic last-ditch bid.

Floods, hurricanes, droughts - will climate change mean more wild weather ahead? That's a risk the insurance industry is taking very seriously, reports Peter Huck.

Chef Gabrielle Hamilton’s memoir is searingly honest, and funny. By Nicky Pellegrino.

Eternal bachelor George Clooney's romance with Elisabetta Canalis has bitten the dust - but why?

Jennifer Aniston and her new man, Justin Theroux, snapped packing on PDA by famed photographer Terry Richardson.

The Girl In The Polka-dot Dress could be described as a "road novel", since most of the action takes place on the freeways of America as Harold Grasse drives his newly bought, second-hand camper from Maryland to California in the 1960s.

Once-solid financial securities are losing their safe status.

Art Garfunkel has revealed that John Lennon sounded him out about a reunion with Paul McCartney.

They have become the most sought-after couple on the internet - but is their steamy kiss a remarkable photo or a well-staged fake?

Australia plans tough steps to to plug gaps at its entry points.

Graeme Barrow finds out why Cancun is becoming one of the world's top spots.