Booker Prize winner Alan Hollinghurst is not noted for his prolific output, so a new novel is always a great event. And his latest could be his best yet.

Little is known about the migration of the cuckoo.

Players who miss the cut should not be criticised if they choose to take up lucrative overseas offers.

New Zealand war heroes in their 90s ended up paying to attend commemorations in Europe.

Despite a less aggressive image the violence committed by these extremists continues to increase dramatically.

Biggest economy wouldn't default over politics, would it?

A New Zealand journalist who works for Rupert Murdoch's axed News of the World tabloid says it's been "utterly, completely cleaned up" up over the past few years and "is not the newspaper I work for".

Retailers helped boost Wall Street after a surprisingly buoyant jobs report and better-than-expected sales at big retailers.

Stir caused by opera character's sexual identity shows society still mired in paranoia.

Jane Shepherdson changed the way women shop and has been dubbed the most important person in fashion.

Lily Allen feels "protected" by her local church.

I've just used one of the European budget airlines for the first time, and found it very good.