Painful contractions were not enough to stop one dedicated All Blacks fan from watching last weekend's semifinal clash.

Hugh Hefner's former fiancee has sold the engagement ring he gave her for almost half price.

Modern communications mean sticking to the three-day post-date phone call rule is likely to leave you on the shelf.

French media reports say first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy has given birth to a baby girl.

Rugby-mad Anneke Ryff was born only hours after All Black captain David Kirk hoisted the Rugby World Cup aloft in 1987.

Women are being encouraged to settle for Mr Not-Quite-Right, rather than freezing their eggs and waiting for Mr Perfect.

Police bust an elaborate scam involving a private eye, former showgirls and corrupt officers.

I can now see how easy it is to abrogate responsibility for learning to the school.

The whole notion of perfect parenting is surely unhelpful. In what other area of our lives are we urged to strive for perfection?

Women who take the Pill tend to choose as partners men who are less attractive and worse in bed but who are a sounder bet for a relationship.

If you are a close acquaintance of Dave and Angela Dawes, things may be looking up.

What would have become of Shane Warne had Elizabeth Hurley not come along, wonders The Independent's Alice Azania-Jarvis.

As speculation mounts over the state of tabloid-tainted Ashton Kutcher's marriage, wife Demi Moore has reportedly consulted with a divorce lawyer.

Dita De Boni never imagined she would join the ranks of women who have caesarean births until her third, last birth.

One in four despises their mother-in-law and believes she is "controlling, interfering and bitchy".

A man who proposed to his girlfriend with a "Marry Me" sign during a Rugby World Cup match has landed the official cup broadcaster in hot water with the IRB.

Life was simple when women married, took their husband's surname and had children - in that order.

Leftist politicians in Mexico have proposed that the country issue a new kind of marriage licence - one valid for two years.

Dating guru DJ Wang tells Paul Little a few of his tips for the romantically challenged.

Actors Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore's six-year marriage may be over, media reports are suggesting.

An All Black win in the Cup final will result in widespread celebrations - at Party Central ... and in the bedroom.

Britons are becoming more sexually adventurous, with fewer defining themselves as 'straight', research has found.