Greg McGee is the author of The Open Side, the biography of All Black captain Richie McCaw. He is also a literary gender bender: McGee

The man charged with the murder of five-year-old Welsh girl April Jones struggled to hold back tears as he appeared in court.

Police in Wales remain hopeful of finding a five-year-old girl kidnapped off the street, alive. April Jones has been missing for 24 hours.

It's easy to imagine this land was fought over by princes, kings and lords, writes Peta McCartney.

This 'barn' getaway is design-fabulous and about as un-rustic as a cottage in mid-Wales can be. Light floods into the colossal living room upstairs through substantial glass panels cut into the sides and the gable end - but instead of delivering a Manhattan-style skyline, the panorama serves as an ever present reminder of rural bliss.

For further information see redkitebarn.co.uk.

No wedding bells for David "The Hoff" Hasselhoff. The former Baywatch star denies he is engaged to girlfriend Hayley Roberts.

The founder of Wikipedia is leading calls for search engines and social media sites to take themselves offline for an entire day over pending US legislation.