New Zealand kicked off their Women's Rugby World Cup campaign in England in style overnight, crushing South Africa 55-3.

A stretch of road in the UK is becoming notorious for nabbing the rich and famous in their speeding vehicles.

Benefits for the elderly are being targeted by ministers in the hunt for spending cuts in the UK.

England test cricketer Graeme Swann has told a court his cat was to blame after being caught drink-driving by police earlier this year.

Customers of fast food restaurants could be offered a free statin to mitigate the meal's damaging effects on the heart, a doctor suggests.

A 1960s-designed confluence of Tarmac, roundabouts and Brutalist architecture has won the Carbuncle Cup for Britain's ugliest new building.

In the 1990s young British artists were outspoken and irreverent, flicking cigarettes behind them as they stumbled drunkenly out of must-attend functions. These days the cutting-edge are far more sophisticated, writes Hannah Duguid.

Stephen Fry has announced that his solo show at the Royal Albert Hall next month will remain, for the best part, unscripted. Fry will rely on his Twitter fans to suggest topics for his monologue.

The epic voyage of two Wellingtonians determined to play a round of golf somewhere different every day for a year.

Secret filming shows drivers taking advantage of speed cameras being turned off.

Living life to a tight deadline, juggling appointments and rushing from place to place may harm a woman's chances of becoming pregnant.

Investment bank UBS plagiarised oil and gas research for use in its own investment reports, says a New York publisher.

Brits shouldn't be offended if visiting Aussies or Kiwis make jokes about "Poms", according to new UK tourism cultural tips.

Hartlepool has a magnificent marine heritage, writes Dana Johannsen.