A Nigerian people smuggler who used witchcraft rituals to force children to work as sex slaves has been jailed for 20 years.

Greg McGee is the author of The Open Side, the biography of All Black captain Richie McCaw. He is also a literary gender bender: McGee

Many of London's cemeteries date back to the start of the Victorian era and still capture the melancholy beauty associated with the period of Charles Dickens, says Christoph Driessen.

From ballet on the beach to harvesting a hedgerow, a new company shows Kate Simon how to get the most from a UK holiday.

British police have been given the green light to use unmanned military-style drones in the United Kingdom.

If you want to forget the last 50 years have happened, Suffolk is a good place to hunker down, says Jeremy Gates.

The British royal holiday home of Sandringham is open to the public - but, as Andrew Drummond discovers, not all parts of this four-level grand pile can be accessed.

A man who murdered his first wife and attempted to kill his New Zealand second wife, has launched an appeal against his conviction.

Police have released a CCTV image of a missing British schoolgirl and her 30-year-old maths teacher on board a ferry to France.

Business tycoon Donald Trump says Kate Middleton has 'only herself to blame' for the topless photo scandal.

Kate Simon is introduced to the South Devon coastline by marine biologist and colourful local personality, Monty Halls.

A youngster from the Solomon Islands has taken on the future king of England in a show of football prowess - and won. "He was good, yes, but not as good as me," said Philemon Fatai, 13.

Doug Conway discovers Scotland has a rich cinema history as a location for films like BraveheartThe 39 Steps and even a classic Connery James Bond flick.

Catherine Bennett writes that as intrusive and prying as the press may be, what did Kate really expect when she took on that role?

Kate Simon discovers that the active trail that weaves its way through Newcastle exercises the mind as well as the body.