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Till death do us part: Why marriage leads to a long life
A study of the benefits of relationships has confirmed a truth that many have long held to be self evident: marriage is good for you.

Men more tolerant of girl-on-girl cheating
Men are more likely to forgive their female partner for cheating if the person they have an affair with is a woman, researchers have found.

Traumatic memories
You wonder if 4-year-old Akash Sharma knows what has happened to his mum.

Kate Hudson and Matt Bellamy secretly engaged - reports
The Fool's Gold actress - who is 14 weeks pregnant with her first child with the Muse rocker - reportedly held an "intimate" bash to celebrate their union with their closest friends and family at an exclusive London hotel on Monday.

Penelope Cruz gives birth to baby boy
Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem's first child together is a boy.

Plenty of copy-Kates, precious few princes
Talent agencies in the UK are scrambling to find decent lookalikes for Prince William to keep up with the surge in demand.

Fathers directed to keep out of the frame at birth
Fathers hoping to record the birth of their babies will have to rely on photographic memories now video cameras and mobile phones are increasingly being banned from maternity hospitals in the Australian state of Victoria.

Liz Hurley, Shane Warne together again - reports
Elizabeth Hurley and Shane Warne have reportedly reconciled their relationship.

Mother's fear for Dubai son
As Toby Carroll begins his 49th day in a Dubai prison, his family fear his property career could already be ruined.

<i>Deborah Coddington</i>: Tourism's poor spin on boors is 100pc pure eww!
Last week, Tourism New Zealand spokesman Ian Long made us look complete nincompoops when he launched a counter-attack on Hollywood actress Anna Faris.

Brazilian model named in Kiwi's love triangle
Model Priscila Ferreira is at the centre of a love triangle in which a Kiwi man is being held by Dubai police.

Report: Woman with Kiwi man in Dubai ex-lapdancer
A British woman found in bed with a NZ man in a Dubai apartment had previously worked as lapdancer, a British newspaper reported today.

<i>Dita De Boni:</i> Britain's nanny state
This week, the British Government has given its rubber stamp to two quite unique parenting ideas, writes Dita De Boni.

Love triangle Kiwi jailed 6 weeks without charge
The New Zealand man caught in a violent love triangle in Dubai has reportedly spent six weeks in jail without being charged.

Kiwi's love triangle arrest
A NZ man is in a Dubai jail after calling police for help when a jilted lover allegedly attacked him with a knife.

Secret to being a good parent? Take your pick
A great parenting debate is about to be reopened as authors publish books with clashing prescriptions. But will parents be any the wiser?

Nicole Kidman reveals secret birth
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban have become the proud parents of a baby girl.

Labour: We will extend paid parental leave period
Labour is promising to extend paid parental leave and make Working for Families more generous for parents of under-2s.

Parents learn how to focus on the positive
One of the main lessons Nikki Bodde has learned from the Incredible Years parenting programme is not to use the word "but".

Katie Price's ex wants $1.4 million - report
Alex Reid is reportedly asking for a £700,000 ($1.4m) divorce settlement from Katie Price.

Testosterone surge
I've very worried about the hinges of the door to my children's room. They are about to snap.

Parental lessons may miss most in need
Thousands of New Zealand parents are going back to school to learn how to be better parents - but experts still do not know if the multiple programmes are reaching the parents who most need them.

Are Kiwi males vulgar? A Hollywood star thinks so
Tourism NZ doubts Anna Faris' unsavoury experience will put people off visiting our shores.

Keira Knightley splits from long-term boyfriend
The Atonement actress and actor Rupert Friend decided to call time on their five-year romance just after Christmas and although they are both devastated, the decision to break up was mutual.

Kate Hudson reportedly pregnant with second child
Does she or doesn't she? Have a bun in the oven that is. Word around the water cooler is that Kate Hudson is pregnant.

<i>Dita De Boni:</i> Fed up with the fetishisation of pregnant women
Am I the only one already sick of Victoria Beckham's fourth pregnancy?