Doctors are developing protocols to refer obese children to child protection services if their parents ignore medical advice to help their children lose weight.

Anonymous has vowed to wreak an "electronic holocaust" on Israel next week to "erase" the country from cyberspace.

A comedian got more than he bargained for when he joined the Auckland Blues rugby team for training - and one player has apologised over the incident.

Whichever of Cameron Slater's demons encouraged him to humiliate and endanger himself, a responsible boxing promoter should have said no, writes Brian Rudman.

One Direction star Louis Tomlinson has hit out at a UK electronic artist after he leaked Zayn Malik's first solo single online.

In the Argentinian capital, Winston Aldworth finds that meat and mating are on the brain.

Film-maker Taika Waititi is casting for a feature film based on a Barry Crump book, and he tells The Diary the project will be under way soon.

The New Zealand dollar continues its almost daily flirtation with Aussie dollar parity, reaching another record high on the cross rate as expectations began to mount that the Reserve Bank of Australia would soon cut its official interest rate for the seco

Stars including Beyonce, Madonna, Kanye West and Nicki Minaj have sparked a backlash after creating a movement on social media to promote Jay Z's new streaming service Tidal.

David Beckham has been undeniably upstaged by his best friend James Corden in a spoof video for the British comic's new TV endeavour.

Scientists have mapped the features of the world's most beautiful men and women - and Natalie Portman and David Gandy are the closest real-life examples.

The New Zealand dollar rose to a record against the Australian dollar on speculation the Reserve Bank of Australia will cut interest rates again.

The doomed Costa Concordia was carrying a huge shipment of Mafia-owned cocaine when it set off on its final voyage, investigators have said.

Jamie Oliver has accused Gordon Ramsay of being consumed with envy over his multi-million success, which sees him worth almost twice as much as his peer.

Call it a windfall. Call it a gift from the heavens. Jamie Gough just calls it $107,000 and change - money he plucked out of thin air.

This is the heartstopping moment when a biker swerved within inches of a HGV during a high speed police chase which reached speeds of almost 240km/h

Who volunteers to have sex in a laboratory? I was struck by this question when reading about an experimental study of ideal sexual positions for men with back pain.

With the full name of Abergavenny Sunny, and a pedigree status as a seal tabby Birman, Sunny the cat is a creature of some dignity and grace.

A priest has been slammed for telling primary school children that a woman who was raped and murdered would still be alive if she had been more “faith filled”.

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.

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.

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.

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