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Tennis: Popular American makes Heineken final
Unseeded American John Isner is the first man to advance through to the final at the Heineken Open in Auckland.

Don't mess with Gina!
UK politician Nick Clegg, has found himself offside with parenting "guru" Gina Ford, after an interview in which he blasted Ms Ford's advice for parents of newborns.

Govt drafts deal to end whaling in Antarctica
John Key says progress has been made on a deal which would end Japanese whaling in Antarctica.

UK looks at banning under-18s from using sunbeds
A ban on children under 18 using sunbeds in the UK will move a step closer today after the Government agreed to back a private member's Bill.

Guy Ritchie launches record label
Director Guy Ritchie is following his ex-wife Madonna into the music industry - by launching his own record company.

That ol'axe magic
Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page is back in the spotlight, starring in a documentary about the joy of electric guitar which captures him trading licks with U2's The Edge and young disciple Jack White.

Cyclist's chilling last words
A young German tourist hit and killed by a truck wrote of aggressive Kiwi drivers just a few days before her death.

Ireland's top political couple goes public over affair and suicide bid
The wife of Northern Ireland's most senior politician, a politician herself, has sensationally revealed that she had attempted to take her life while depressed after having an affair.

Britain: Blank emails trigger day of political drama and intrigue
The final plot to oust Gordon Brown began yesterday not with a bang, but with a cock-up.

Britain: Jailed woman 'laced former lover's curry with poison'
A spurned woman poisoned her former lover and his new fiancee by lacing their curry with an ancient poison, the Old Bailey heard yesterday.

Mid-August Lunch
Small and unassuming, this Italian charmer is a case study in how to conjure something sublime from the most modest of materials.

Mixing business and pleasure
When Jason Reitman flew to Italy to convince George Clooney to be in his movie, both were relieved when all the pieces fit together at the outset.

French lesson: Flavio can't be stopped
Flavio Briatore has been let off a lifetime ban from Formula One by a French court.

'Extreme weather event' expected in Britain
Millions of people living in southern England and the Home Counties were told to prepare themselves for up to 40cm of snow last night as Britain remained in the grip of the longest prolonged spell of cold weather for 30 years.

Zuma marries fifth wife, pays sixth dowry
Following the marriage of President Jacob Zuma to his fifth wife, the Independent looks at the arguments for and against polygamy.