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Johnny Depp: 'I'm being boycotted by Hollywood'

Times: From pin-up to pariah - can the actor make a comeback?

Ron Brierley: Inside the mind and crimes of a fallen knight

Was Ron Brierley's urge to collect illicit child imagery driven by a masked condition?

Tiger Woods' mistress is ready to rip up her NDA and speak out

New York Times: For more than a decade an NDA ruled her life. Now she's done with it.

Death, a will, then court: How one man dangled an inheritance to command many women

After decades together, she was cut out of a will that left it all to a new woman.

'Not great after midnight': Gangs, drinking - sharp rise in random city violence

Police inspector says serious assaults weren't as common, or severe, pre-Covid.

Crime in the City: Auckland's businesses implore Govt to act

Crime in Auckland's CBD has jumped and businesses are feeling the pinch.

Lorde's work here is done. Now, she vibes

New York Times: She was a teen phenom. But now she isn't chasing hits.

Simon Bridges on his new book - and the dig that left him in tears

Might Simon Bridges be preparing to launch something other than his new book?

As hikers vanish, these Australian mountains hold tight to their mysteries

New York Times: The place where visitors can be swallowed up without a sound.

And Justice for All? - The 'transformational change' trying to keep Kiwis out of jail

A judiciary-led change hailed as transformational, while Govt plans panned as 'tweaks'.

The truth is up there: How the Pentagon gave hope to UFO spotters

Times: 'We told you so', say a group of alien obsessives after UFO report released.

Five of the best coffee capsules for your machine

There are countless coffee pods on the market - but which ones taste like the real thing?

Riots shatter veneer of coexistence in Israel's mixed towns

New York Times: Violence and bloodshed has forced a reckoning.

Christina Lamb: The day I survived a Taliban attack

Times: Christina Lamb asks troops who saved her in Afghanistan if the war was worth it.

Trust trouble: Hiding property, assets from the ex will get harder - what to watch for

Misusing a trust to hide relationship property from a spouse is likely to become harder.

Troy Skinner case: How an online infatuation with a US teen led to prison

Troy Skinner faces decades in jail after trying to get to the teenage girl he met online.