Welsh town Hay-on-Wye is the perfect spot for bookworms, finds Geraldine O'Sullivan Beere.

The XX have won the prestigious Mercury Music Prize in the UK, for the album xx

World celebrates 21 years in the fashion business and its ongoing plans to keep breaking barriers.

Citizen cyberscience is a grass-roots initiative that harnesses the power of online volunteers.

She's gorgeous. She's an acclaimed poet and dancer. She's been praised by Salman Rushdie and Louis de Bernieres. How astonishing is her first novel?

New Zealand's fourth straight women's World Cup win this morning was built around composure, veteran Anna Richards said.

New Zealand sailor Andrew Murdoch snatched bronze at the Laser world championship off Hayling Island, England, today.

British author Louis de Bernieres has set most of his stories in exotic places, but now, in this interlinked collection of short stories, he explores the exoticism to be found on his home turf.

Recently, milk - in the good old fashioned, cow-in-a-field sense of the word - has found itself under attack.

In western nations, fewer people than ever are getting married, yet studies show that tying the knot will make you happier.

If you want to tell whether your baby is in pain, looking at its face may not be enough, researchers have found.

Weird and minimal electronic intrigue.

Too much homage, too few laughs.

The increasingly bitter battle for the leadership of Britain's opposition Labour Party has reached new heights.

The singer reportedly told Doherty he could stay at her new house in Camden, north London, because he needs a base in the English capital while working.

Two big names in British thriller writing visit New Zealand next week. Craig Sisterson talks to Peter James and Peter Robinson.

Scientists have found the first inherited link to common migraine and a possible reason for extreme headaches.

The threat of terrorism and piracy has put a stop to a New Zealand-based bid to jetski from London to Auckland.

Axl Rose - one of the most mercurial singers in the pantheon of rock - gave a performance on and off stage, at UK festivals over the weekend.

Lewd allegations about the private life of the spy found murdered in London have been dismissed by police.

Prime Minister John Key and his wife, Bronagh, will be spending a weekend with the Queen at Balmoral Castle in Scotland.