An English pensioner who almost sold off an unwanted brooch for £10 has seen the item fetch more than £36,000 at auction.

The setting for the show of revelations is a drawcard for punters as well as tourists.

Simon Hopkinson is not a television natural, but the British chef has learned the art of taking good food to the viewing masses.

An autopsy on the body of singer Amy Winehouse has revealed no cause of death, according to police officials.

The All Blacks have the advantage of player depth over old foe Australia for the World Cup, says former skipper Sean Fitzpatrick.

You'll find no curveballs on Gomez's new album, Whatever's On Your Mind, what you will find is a blueprint for the future of recording.

Amy Winehouse reportedly died in her Camden home after wild drinking sessions and an Ecstasy binge.

Adrian Hyland takes a look at New Zealand's secondary school rugby production line.

James Murdoch gets 'please explain' over discrepancy.

The Murdochs' protestations to MPs this week defied credibility.

Three good, non-sinister reasons why young foreign tourists would want to hasten their departure

With his girlfriend's dead body still in the morgue as police investigated her death, Elliot Turner partied with friends and was even kicked out of a club for pulling down his pants and showing his genitals.

The architect of tough benefit reforms in Britain will face a picket by Sue Bradford's Auckland Action Against Poverty.

I visited the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain one Saturday in June.