Polish man found alive in coffin
A 76-year-old Polish beekeeper has been discovered alive as he was about to be buried.
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The good, the bad and the brilliant
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Fun and games end Paris Fashion Week
Fashion blogger Isaac Hindin-Miller files from Paris Fashion Week.
Mercy killings undertaken by two mums, only one goes to jail
Both are loving mothers, who after years of devoted care to their disabled children felt they had no choice but to take the law into their own hands but while one was allowed to walk free from court yesterday the other will go to jail.
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Hope for Haiti telethon raises millions
George Clooney's Hope for Haiti Now telethon has raised US$57 million (NZ$79 million) so far.
Paris Fashion Week: The prince and the hobo
Fashion blogger Isaac Hindin-Miller files from Paris Fashion Week.
Campaign to save tropical forests failed by food giants
Western food manufacturers are buying so little sustainable palm oil that the system set up to limit damage to tropical forests caused by the world's cheapest vegetable oil is in danger of collapse.
Pressure grows in Britain for publication of 'torture boys' report
In the United Kingdom, calls are growing by opposition politicians and the public that the full report of the review of the case of two brothers who savagely attacked a pair of boys in Edlington, South Yorkshire, should be made public.
Kris Van Assche delivers season's ultimate knitwear
Fashion blogger Isaac Hindin-Miller files from Paris Fashion Week.
Extreme sports jump set to break the speed of sound
An extreme sports enthusiast from Austria looks set to break the speed of sound as he attempts the world's highest ever parachute jump.
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Seurat's grand triumph of light
Chicagoans believe they have stolen a march on the French over Georges Seurat's painting and indeed they have.
Coffee and boxing inspire at Paris Fashion Week
Fashion blogger Isaac Hindin-Miller files from Paris Fashion Week.
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Air France: Extra seat for obese flyers 'not an obligation'
Air France says obese passengers who are asked to pay for an additional seat will be reimbursed if the plane isn't full.
Grammys plan 3-D tribute to Michael Jackson
A 3-D tribute to Michael Jackson is set to be shown at the forthcoming Grammy Awards, it has been revealed.