A strike by London Underground workers has added to the woes of commuters in Britain, already hit by freezing weather.

Britain is in the grip of a cold snap that has blanketed much of the island in snow and brought record low temperatures to parts of it.

Stats guru Tracey Nelson looks at how the All Blacks stack up in their final Grand Slam test against Wales on Sunday morning.

The Pike River mine blast has made global headlines, with two Britons, two Australians and a South African are among the 29 missing.

Tracey Nelson, stats guru for haka.co.nz, looks at the key numbers heading into Sunday's All Blacks test vs Ireland.

A Glasgow man in his 60s has become the world's first person to receive injections of foetal stem cells.

If Middleton follows tradition, she'll opt for a wedding band made from Welsh gold.

In such a dominating performance it's no surprise the All Blacks dominated the statistics in their big win over Scotland.

Herald on Sunday rugby writer Gregor Paul provides post-match analysis during the All Blacks' Grand Slam tour.

An All Black machine certainly clicked into gear against Scotland this morning.

Catch live action of the All Blacks' end of year tour match against Scotland at Murrayfield.

The Scots have never beaten the All Blacks and columnist Inga Tuigamala doubts they ever will.

Richie McCaw, Mils Muliaina and Sonny Bill Williams will all take centre stage against Scotland.

You almost pity the Scots. An All Black team left frustrated for long periods at Twickenham now enter Murrayfield.

All Black hooker Keven Mealamu's grand slam tour is all but over after he was found guilty of striking England's Lewis Moody.

Aggrieved All Blacks captain Richie McCaw has criticised the inconsistency of the judicial system governing their Grand Slam tour.

All Black and Otago lock Tom Donnelly can see the similarities between his provincial union and Scotland rugby.

All Blacks' assistant coach Wayne Smith has suggested Sonny Bill Williams could spend some time on the side of the scrum in the future.

After surviving the gloomiest week of his rugby career, Stephen Donald is keen to make amends.

As Dan Carter's departure after the World Cup looks set to create a large hole in the All Black ranks, Gregor Paul looks at European clubs' continuing ability to pay the big bucks and lure top players away.

Readers of Conde Nast Traveler have rated their top 10 European islands.

Edinburgh's Hogmanay welcomes the New Year with an exciting programme of free and ticketed events offering something for all ages.

Competition schedule for New Zealand athletes on the seventh day of the Delhi Commonwealth Games on Monday, October 11: