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Hamill adds another silver to NZ tally
Jess Hamill added to New Zealand's medal tally overnight when she finished second in the parasport shot put.
British consumers decide fancy vacuum cleaners suck
Report shows wealthy people are least likely to care about cleanliness or to enjoy housework.
England: 'Peerless pier' destroyed by fire
Since it opened in 1872, Hastings Pier has hosted everyone from Victorian holidaymakers to the Rolling Stones.
Saudi prince 'killed servant' in sexual romp
A gay Saudi prince beat his servant to death in a London hotel room in a sexually motivated murder, a court heard today.
UK makes gains in fight against drugs and crime
Progress is being made in the war against drug addiction and its links with crime.
Bomb blast rocks Londonderry shopping centre
A bomb has exploded outside a shopping centre in the Northern Irish city of Londonderry.
Book Review: <i>Started Early, Took My Dog</i>
Kate Atkinson began as a prize-winning literary novelist with Behind the Scenes At The Museum and has reinvented herself by using the tropes of detective fiction.
Re-imaging Belfast's troubled past
As violence recedes, many people wantto have contentious murals removed from everyday life.
Private navy may help defeat pirates
London insurers have radical plans to reduce seaborne hijackings.
Groom's mistake serves as warning to travellers
A Queenstown man who went to Britain to get married was turned away at London's Heathrow airport as he didn't have the appropriate visa.
Minogue lifts the lid on love and heartbreak
Dannii Minogue has opened up about the loves of her life in her autobiography, My Story.
Kiwi to appear on UK <i>Apprentice</i>
A Peru-born Aucklander now living in London is set to be the first New Zealander to appear on the popular British version of The Apprentice.
Orkney Islands: Ancient settlements and hardy people
You have to be tough to survive in Orkney, writes Peter Calder.
The new face of the Sisterhood
It's female nature to overcome difficulties as a community, be it making the tea or getting the vote.
Pointless habit No.1: Counting calories
The Independent's Susie Rushton explains why, for her, attempting to monitor daily calorie intake is pure folly.
Cycling: Henderson back on his bike
Greg Henderson might not be flying British Airways again after his world road championships preprations were stalled by a lost bike.
Book Review: <i>Our kind of traitor</i>
John le Carre takes the reader into the vicious underside of the global free market.
Cricket: Vettori on guard against complacency
Daniel Vettori has warned against complacency as the Black Caps headed to Bangladesh today for a five-match ODI series.
Britain's first lady of chick lit
Best-known for her rollicking blockbuster romances set in the horse-riding world, Jilly Cooper is one of Britain's most-read authors. Robyn Langwell meets the prolific writer at home, a setting straight out of one of her novels.
Local short films heading to British festival
Zero and Choice Night will be screening at the prestigious BFI London Film Festival next month.