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Wedding bells for Pippa?
Friends close to the couple say the romance is so serious that Pippa may well be the next Middleton sibling to walk down the aisle.

Gucci's demands disrupt London Fashion Week
Gucci has been accused of throwing London Fashion Week into disarray by requesting models fly to Milan early for fittings.

David Beckham to launch line in long johns
The British soccer star has claimed that he loves to wear the unfashionable underwear and has decided to start his own range.

William Cohan: Trader's $2.8b loss punts Wall St back into regulators' jaws
The UBS rogue trader debacle shows how little banks have learned since the world financial crisis.

Famed director marries after 50-year courtship
Michael Winner, 75, says he enjoyed his decades of philandering but has decided to calm down.

Heidi Klum's legs worth millions
German supermodel Heidi Klum's legs have been insured for US$2 million (NZ$2.4m).

Congratulations Ma'am, have some trees
A major new woodland will be planted to mark Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee next year.

'Need a miracle' - $2b rogue trader tells Facebook
Neighbours of suspected UBS rogue trader Kweku Adoboli had noticed that lately he was working much longer hours than usual ...

How could another rogue trader happen?
How could Kweku Adoboli have lost his bank $2 billion after all the previous trading scandals?

Early birds healthier and happier: study
If you're a morning person, chances are you're happier, healthier and slimmer than people who like a lie in.

NZ tuition fees among world highest
Tuition fees at New Zealand universities are among the highest in the world, according to a new report. New Zealand had the seventh-most expensive tuition fees for universities, with entrants paying more than $3600 a year.

Pay to move your own shed, fans tell Roald Dahl's family
An appeal for $95,913 to restore Roald Dahl's garden shed has proved a plot twist too fantastical for the writer's fans.