Graham Reid talks with the shouty voice out front of Crass, the most politically-fuelled band of Britain's punk era.

Actor James Franco has delayed the opening of his James Dean-inspired art exhibition in Venice, Italy because he needs more time to "fully realise" his vision for the project.

Kiwibank has revealed it borrowed $927m on short term 'hot' European money markets in five months and has quickly lent on much of it into the housing market.

Helena Morrissey remembers her worst moment as a woman in the City, London's financial district.

The Duchess of Cambridge has come under fire for wearing a dress made in a Romanian sweatshop.

Failure to produce growth is spooking eurozone investors, says Susan Easton

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Pierre Cardin, whose designs changed the face of consumer culture, is selling up. But his brand is immortal.

It's still the most famous cabaret show in the world, and has been since the 1890s, but is it any good? P.K. Stowers spends a night at the Moulin Rouge.

British Prime Minister David Cameron is urging Barack Obama to back a concerted attempt to end the stalemate in Libya.

Dating right back to the Greek and Roman gods, wine has always been part of religious culture.

A New Zealander working on superyachts during his OE has died in a French hospital after a light-hearted stunt went wrong. Brendon Pyle, 28, suffered head injuries and a punctured lung after falling while riding a rubbish bin...

Marmite has been banned by the Danish government because the product is fortified with added vitamins.

While in Amsterdam I had a meeting with TomTom, the Dutch navigation company that has an app out for iPhone.