Corbyn's rise echoes that of another senior-citizen socialist who has come out of nowhere this year to rattle his party's centre-left establishment.

Jeremy Corbyn will shake up British politics and represents a reaction against the legacy of former Prime Minister Tony Blair, Labour leader Andrew Little says.

British farmers are bleating after a supermarket was accused of trying to pass off Kiwi lamb as Scottish.

Xenia Taliotis spends a day at one of the unhappiest places on Earth.

Lawyer who offended female barrister after saying her LinkedIn profile picture was "stunning" used social media to call his own daughter "hot".

There have been ripples of criticism in Britain over the Cameron Government's revelation that RAF drones have killed two British nationals in Syria.

Jeremy Corbyn is about to become the new Labour leader - and that should scares British voters, writes Mike Hosking.

Woman who claims she was assaulted by female friend pretending to be a man tells court they sunbathed together while she was blindfolded.

Rugby fans heading over to London for the 2015 Rugby World Cup, due to kick off in just over nine days, can expect to arrive in a city full of colour and brimming with tournament excitement.

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has snapped up an eight-bedroom 17th-century Grade II-listed home in north London.

If there's a positive to his stunning rise, it's that he's the absolute antithesis of the carefully groomed and packaged identikit candidate, writes Paul Thomas.

A British technology company has developed an iPhone that can go a week without recharging, running instead off a built-in hydrogen fuel cell.

World-renowned pianist found beaten to death in her home, and police have arrested husband on suspicion of murder.

The Holocaust-denying historian David Irving has sparked anger by organising $4,830 tours of concentration camps.

Sir Michael Bear visited Auckland today to raise interest in investing in £100 billion worth of regeneration projects.

A man was left with a parking ticket after he left his car on yellow lines for just six minutes because his 100-year-old mother-in-law needed the toilet.

The British spy whose body was found padlocked inside a bag in his flat had illegally hacked into secret data on former US President Bill Clinton.

With just 10 days to go until the Queen overtakes Queen Victoria as Britain's longest-serving monarch, the comparisons between their reigns will be plentiful.

Bryan Gould looks at the emergence of Jeremy Corbyn as the unexpected front-runner in the contest for the leadership of the UK Labour Party.

Edinburgh's epic Festival Fringe brings out the best in this beautiful ancient city, discovers Stephen Jewell.

The home of the Beatles and one of the world's most famous football teams has a rich and interesting history, discovers Holly Ryan.

Kiwis used to find landing a dream job in London relatively easy. Now securing any work is proving a challenge.

The Queen will soon make history when she becomes the longest reigning British monarch.

Selfie queen Karen Danczuk has revealed she is bisexual after claims a former partner had threatened to expose her.

Living up to the public image of the late Princess, let alone William's near veneration of his mother, has proved a significant strain at times for Kate Middleton.

A public schoolboy who committed armed robbery after becoming convinced that he had failed his A Levels had an unconditional offer to the University of Plymouth, it has emerged today.

A seaside "bemusement park" unveiled by Banksy has sparked controversy by featuring a Cinderella pumpkin crash sculpture which echos Princess Diana's death.

Mondo chief has told UK regulators he wants to run a new type of bank.

The last master cooper in England is appealing for an apprentice in an effort to stop the ancient trade dying out.

For when the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attended a high society wedding on Saturday at Thurlestone Hotel in Devon, the guest list included many of their closest circle.