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The ugly choice facing female chefs

Kiwi MasterChef judge Monica Galetti says female chefs are being forced to choose between career and family.

Brits rule Australia is the better country

As the Rugby World Cup final draws closer, the Telegraph in the UK has declared Australia the better country.

Editorial: Lessons from Iraq must be etched in stone

Sometimes historical mistakes are so monumental it is pointless to wonder what might have been.

Tony Blair apologises over Iraq War

Tony Blair has apologised for acting on intelligence that was wrong and even accepted some responsibility for the rise of the Islamic State.

England: Concise Oxford history

The historic nooks and crannies of the classic, sedate university city leaves Patricia Greig feeling like Alice in Wonderland.

Big Ben could grind to a halt

The iconic clock, is so dilapidated it could grind to a halt altogether unless drastic repairs are carried out.

Robot probe to the moon in five years

Luna 27, set to be launched in five years time, restarts a lunar exploration programme halted by the Soviet Union in the mid 1970s.

Malcolm Mulholland: Come on world rugby - show us your culture

Criticism of the haka in rugby has existed ever since it was first performed. Yet at home we are fiercely proud of it, especially since 1985.

Hoverboard barred from UK streets

They have exploded in popularity and have been used by sports stars and celebrities, but "hoverboard" scooters are illegal to use in public in Britain.

BBC admits using fakery to spice up shots

The BBC has admitted that footage of a volcanic eruption featured in its blockbuster natural history series Patagonia: Earth's Secret Paradise was faked.

Pandas to be cloned to avoid extinction

It is notoriously difficult to get pandas to mate, so cloning might be the next best option.

Guantanamo prisoner claims abuse, torture

A British man held in Guantanamo Bay has given an account of his 14-year ordeal and made a number of shocking claims.

Jailed for faking coma to avoid trial

A British fraudster who faked a coma to avoid prosecution has been jailed for obstructing justice.

Man's leg bursts open after spider bite

Barrister suing after he was bitten by a deadly spider during flight.

Scotland: The heights of the Highlands

Paul Davies stands atop Bidean nam Bian pleased to bag a Munro and learn four new words to describe rain.

Ronnie Pickering: 'you wot, mate?'

Ronnie Pickering needs no introduction, his self-assured and strangely prophesizing fame has him firmly planted in the "worst driver caught on camera" cannon for this spat in northern England.

David Cameron responds to pig claims

David Cameron has said lurid allegations about Oxford University initiation are "nonsense" and "completely untrue".

Journalist harassed in street during report on harassment

BBC journalist Sarah Teale was filming a report in the street about the harassment of women - then she became a victim herself.