A slimmer and smoother sports star denies rumours he's had cosmetic surgery.

A key player in the Harrods gift basket drug-smuggling syndicate has been given a lengthy prison sentence.

Venus Williams and Kimiki Date-Krumm provided the highlight of Wimbledon day three, in what was a relatively uninspiring day of results.

Want to know what you've missed? Check out the day's sports in photos from New Zealand and across the globe.

The proliferation of cheap clothing has led us to shop excessively. We should be buying more carefully, argues an environmental journalist.

The gathering that greets the summer solstice at Stonehenge each year has become very different from its earliest incarnation.

So many books, so little time. Selecting books for Fiction Addiction is a delicious but sometimes difficult task, so this month we sought help by asking you what makes a good book club read.

Historic places make unusual settings for Olympic events, says David Leggat.

Mandatory closing times is not necessarily the answer to society's drinking problems, says Don Kavanagh.

Places of historical importance in London will take on other roles as settings for Olympic events.

New Zealand athletes are in full Olympic Games qualifying mode for London in 13 months' time. How are they shaping up and where do our best hopes of success lie?

It's a pop-up world of panama hats and outdoor reading (when it's sunny), scarves and cups of coffee (when it's not), and an erudite audience.

Australia plans tough steps to to plug gaps at its entry points.

Noel Gallagher has moved out of central London - so he can have a garden.

Kids' clothing chain to cut East Tamaki workforce by 55 and close all its US stores.

NZ golfer confident for matchplay after qualifying fourth in strokeplay.

British anti-euthanasia campaigners accused Sir Terry Pratchett and the BBC of "cheerleading" for a change in legislation.

Lily Allen has taken her husband's surname - on twitter.

A toxicology report into the death of New Zealander Emily Longley has come back negative, while British police seek two 'suspicious' men seen in the area around the time of her death.