A former lecturer has been branded the "world's hottest maths teacher" after students discovered he is also a fashion model who is "addicted to training".

Shane Warne has hit back at "do gooders" who have complained about his boozy questions during his player interviews after last night's World Cup final.

Most of us have had the joy-eroding experience of someone in a group dinner wanting to add up every morsel eaten and translate its financial attribution to each diner.

An Australian tourist was lucky to escape with his life after he was mauled by a lion during an African safari tour.

One year before he made the cut for Lufthansa's elite flying school, Andreas Lubitz worked at a Burger King behind a car wash, flipping Whoppers and frying fries and talking to co-workers about his dream.

In these days of Hunger Games, Avengers and 50 Shades of Grey, it may seem improbable that a traditional family fairytale should top the US box office charts.

A guide for people who are late-blooming cricket fans.

"The matter is not as simple as plain stupidity. Some anti-vaxxers are not that stupid, and some stupid people are not anti-vaxxers. There is something more subtle going on."

At the time, the dramatic move was a bid to save their relationship after Scott had a vasectomy, but now he's spoken out to say that he never wanted to see other people.

Indian fans are selling off their tickets to the Cricket World Cup final after being knocked out of the tournament with a loss to Australia last night in Sydney.

Keeping the global Top Gear brand on the road looks like a new headache for the BBC after his colleagues suggested they could follow him out of the door.

The Black Caps are through to the final at the MCG. Phew! Now four million people collectively have their fingers crossed for Sunday.

"Meeting men is not a problem. Meeting one who wants a baby is. So, rather than wasting my time on a pointless relationship I'm going to pay for it."

Last year scientists declared we had reached a "peak beard" situation. Bearded hipsters, they said, would start picking up their razors in the realisation that their facial hair was no longer unique.

Sunjay Ganda plans to give his share of the Tui Catch a Million prize to his wife so she can extend her maternity time.

Grant Elliott smashed a piece of cricketing history straight into the hands of another cricketer at Eden Park - Auckland Hearts' allrounder Lucille Matthews.

Calum Henderson watched Good Morning every day for a week, and recorded every joyful moment of the bizarre lifestyle show.

It's unlikely the wider public has full appreciation of just how close Grant Elliott was to missing out on his World Cup dream.

Russell Crowe has lived most of his life in Australia and has even appeared on an Australian postage stamp, but he cannot get Australian citizenship.

Rugby people will swear the 2011 World Cup final can't be beaten for drama and sheer occasion. But this was sport in the raw. It doesn't get better.

The nominations for the annual Australian Logie Awards have just been announced and it's the Kiwis who lead the top gongs in Australia's biggest television industry event.

New study appears to shed more light on the harmful effects of smoking while pregnant using 4D ultrasound scans to detect the tiny movements made by foetus in the womb.