OpinionShelley Bridgeman<i>Shelley Bridgeman</i>: Never to be a drug mule thanks to an 'inbuilt bulls*** detector'Sometime in the nineties my husband and I spent a few days in a farmhouse just outside Oxford, England, as guests of friends he'd made when studying at the University of Oxford years earlier. It was an idyllic, quintessentially English time25 May 09:30 PM
WorldLibya tops Obama's British agendaBritish Prime Minister David Cameron is urging Barack Obama to back a concerted attempt to end the stalemate in Libya.25 May 05:30 PM
EntertainmentWoman slaps Michael Jackson estate with $10m herpes claimA woman has come forward and made two bizarre creditors' claims against late singer Michael Jackson's estate.23 May 05:00 PM
EntertainmentSnoop Dogg to perform at Kate Moss' wedding - reportsRapper Snoop Dogg is set to perform at Kate Moss' July 2 wedding to rocker Jamie Hince.22 May 10:04 PM
EntertainmentKatharine Webb: Fairy tale careerNever give up has been this successful writer's mantra.22 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandChristchurch telethon breaks $1m markThe 12-hour global telethon to raise money for earthquake-hit Christchurch has now collected more than $1 million.22 May 06:00 AM
EntertainmentVictoria Beckham reportedly set for Independence Day birthVictoria Beckham is to give birth to her baby daughter in the US on July 4, according to reports.20 May 12:00 AM
EntertainmentLily Allen's Twitter outburst against wedding plannersLily Allen has branded everyone involved with planning her wedding "c***s".19 May 10:37 PM
Opinion<i>Nick Smith</i>: Backwards into the futureWhether you're Scots or Maori, dwelling on the past won't put food on the table tomorrow.19 May 09:30 PM
RoyalsMorrissey compares Queen to GaddafiMorrissey has compared Queen Elizabeth to Libyan dictator Colonel Gaddafi.18 May 10:33 PM
RoyalsQueen expresses sympathy to Irish - but no apologyThe Queen was given a warm welcome during an emotional visit to Ireland's Croke Park sports ground, site of an infamous 1920 massacre.18 May 08:20 PM
OpinionPhil O'Reilly: NZ needs to pace itself over climate change negotiationsIt's foolish to rush into further commitments on cutting carbon emissions, writes Phil O'Reilly18 May 05:30 PM
Opinion<i>Dita De Boni</i>: My 'real' mummyI am accustomed to being hailed from the other side of the house to the cries of "mummy! mummy!", but by now, I know I'm not the character in the house that goes by that name.17 May 03:00 AM
EntertainmentGreat Escape 2011: Do or dieDie!Die!Die!'s Andrew Wilson reflects on his band's experience of the Great Escape festival in the U.K.16 May 10:30 PM
EntertainmentDie!Die!Die! at The Great Escape 2011Photos from Die!Die!Die!'s performance at The Great Escape festival in Brighton, England.16 May 09:55 PM
EntertainmentThe Great Escape: Too crowded, too hyped and toorifficIn just six years, this festival-cum-convention has established itself as, approximately, Britain's answer to Austin, Texas's SXSW, a testament to Brighton's eternal appeal to smoke-choked Londoners.16 May 08:29 PM
