Judging by the impressive display at the Swarovski Crystal Palace today we can assume that the dark days are almost over.

NZ is the fourth most economically free country in the world according to a US think tank and the Wall Street Journal.

One thing which can be relied on at the Salone del Mobile is a plethora of new chair designs.

Filmmaker Gaylene Preston, who put the wartime memories of women, including her mother, on film, has turned her attention to her father's war.

Graham Reid finds solitude, beauty and a warm welcome - unless you're a Campbell - at one of Scotland's most infamous sites.

Russian authorities insist that pilot error was behind the plane crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski.

Wanted: Young people to spend July and August on a French beach rubbing sun cream into the backs of beautiful young women.

The Irish carrier Ryanair is planning to make its toilets coin-operated.

Graham Reid goes on a voyage of discovery around ancient Ireland.

With a new film about the Beatles about to open here, Graham Reid goes to Liverpool, where their remarkable story began.

Romanian is seeking to become the first country in the world to impose a far-reaching tax on junk food.

She's cute. She's noisy. And she's nobody's fool. But it hasn't all been roses for singer-songwriter Kate Nash. She talks to Elizabeth Day about self-doubt, music industry sexism and her second album