Brian Blessed has withdrawn from a production of Shakepeare's King Lear, a week after collapsing on stage.

Thousands of social media users have shown their support for a breast cancer sufferer after a stranger told her she was a “sick freak”.

British MPs have reopened the debate over UK visa rules, arguing they are unfairly favouring Europeans at the expense of those from NZ and Australia.

A young Briton is in a Christchurch spinal unit after breaking his back in a Queenstown tree climbing fall.

Peter de Graaf follows in the steps of Everest's conqueror, visiting Sir Edmund Hillary's local pub in Wales.

When the Gawker website speculated media mogul Rupert Murdoch tweets while drunk, Murdoch hit back - with a tweet.

British tourist who left more than 52,000 pictures of child abuse on hard drive in a rental car while visiting NZ avoids jail.

Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein has hit out at media coverage of allegations Prince Andrew had sex with a teenage girl.

The first female Church of England bishop described her consecration service as an “occasion of prayer and of party”.

Hershey’s has won a legal battle that means British-made Cadbury's chocolate can't be sold on American shelves.

As Alexander Litvinenko lay dying from radiation poisoning in 2006, he named the man he thought had ordered his murder: Russian President Vladimir Putin.

'If I sign the letter, am I signing my own death warrant?' A British grandmother fears she may face the firing squad in Bail within weeks.

Newly discovered recording of murdered Russian Alexander Litvinenko linking Russian President to one of the world’s most dangerous criminals.

Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz is facing the same allegations as Prince Andrew but he is taking a more aggressive line against his accuser.

The Duke of York personally denied having sex with an under-age sex slave yesterday -- in his first public statement since the Epstein scandal erupted two weeks ago.

How much longer can the show really go on before it's deemed too tired and risky for the BBC to bother with?

Imran Khawaja, who faked his death in Syria so he could return home undetected, faces life in prison having been convicted of major terrorism offences.

The death of a New Zealand lawyer killed by a falling shop sign in London was due to health and safety failings, an inquest has ruled.

America's most unrepentant news network has issued a string of on-air apologies for broadcasting erroneous information, including an expression of regret.

The Duchess of Cambridge has revealed she does not know the sex of her unborn child - but it's a good kicker.

Britain's Home Secretary Theresa May today pleaded with Jews not to leave Britain as she vowed to step up efforts to tackle anti-Semitism.

John Key and his wife joined a private family celebration with David Cameron at the British PM's retreat at Chequers, ahead of talks dominated by the issue of terrorism.

The role of British female jihadists in inciting terrorism in the UK has been uncovered by the ICSR which has identified a group of around 30 female Britons based in northern

Four years after he officially gave up his role as Britain's roving trade ambassador, the Duke of York is still racking up more air miles than any other member of the royal family.

After closing for its annual maintenance period in early January, the London Eye reopened this weekend as the Coca-Cola London Eye.

The UK terror threat is now classed as severe, so the Metropolitan Police appear to be taking no chances with the safety of the six-months pregnant Duchess of Cambridge.

A federal judge is on the cusp of releasing documents which allegedly reveal Prince Andrew played a role in protecting billionaire paedophile Jeffrey Epstein from receiving an extra 18 years' jail.