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Joan Collins: 'I couldn't bear to be married to someone my own age'

Times: The actress on toy boys, tantrums and why cancel culture needs to be cancelled.

The rise and fall of Ron Brierley: From famed corporate raider to infamous criminal

Known to some as Lionheart, Ron Brierley's business career is now tainted by his crimes.

52 years in 11 days: A son, facing death, finds his father

New York Times: Close to death Sam Anthony finally found the courage to send a letter.

Prince William sees Prince Andrew as a 'threat' to the royal family

Times: The royals never want the Duke of York to return to public life, insiders say.

Inside National's search for survival and a path back to power

Questions from National's heartland ask if the party is lost - and how it can be found.

How to make the perfect cup of coffee without an expensive espresso machine

The perfect cup of coffee can be made with an affordable plunger and freshly ground beans.

'It's fearful out there': Hospitality owners plead for help

The hospo industry is pleading with the Government to help it survive in a Covid-19 world.

Sex, drugs and a sporting tell-all? Sonny Bill Williams has finally found his voice

How a shy teenager became a sporting great - and a headline magnet.

The Morning Show remakes itself. Again

New York Times: The topical news drama was forced by the pandemic to rewrite Season 2.

What's the link between climate change and extreme weather? This scientist has the answers

Times: What we need to understand about the catastrophic weather sweeping the globe.

Cancer without chemotherapy: 'A totally different world'

New York Times: Growing numbers of patients in the US being spared chemo.

Bully pulpit no more: Jen Psaki's turn at the lectern

New York Times: Political fame hits differently in the post-Trump era.

A changed Germany sees the end of an era as Merkel begins to move on

New York Times: After 16 years, Merkel leaves behind a Germany profoundly changed.

Transmission Gully: Your chance to fly through the long-awaited motorway

Scroll through an interactive map to see what Transmission Gully will look like.

Deluge raises doubts about building houses on West Auckland floodplain

"There's a lot of pressure to modify floodplains and create housing" - Auckland Council.

How TV went from David Brent to Ted Lasso

New York Times: A look at television's shift from irony to sincerity.