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'Zombie' knives banned in bid to save the living

Sellers of "zombie knives" in Britain will face up to four years in jail from this week in a government crackdown on the "horrific" weapons.

Liam Dann: Economics shifts left

COMMENT: Low inflation, low wage growth is creating asset bubbles, exacerbating inequality and driving instability, writes Liam Dann.

Mum forced kids to have unnecessary surgery

A mother who forced her children to undergo unnecessary surgery in order to orchestrate England's biggest ever benefit fraud, has been jailed.

Ex-footballer's dad: 'My boy is dead'

Former Aston Villa player Dalian Atkinson died after reportedly flying into a rage and being tasered by police outside his UK home.

This robot lawyer can help you

A robot that has successfully challenged more than 160,000 parking tickets, is now helping those who have lost their homes.

Editorial: We are not immune from 'seismic' shock

COMMENT: With so much drama on the international political stage this year, the New Zealand political scene has struggled for attention.

Lineker's undies fail to appease fans

Gary Lineker's appearance on Match of the Day in only white boxer shorts has provoked a Twitter storm.

Rodney Hide: Goddard's flight a bad look

COMMENT: Dame Lowell Goddard has badly let the team down. Her failure has been splashed through the British papers. It's not a good look.

Bar/fly: Palm Tree, London

Shandelle Battersby finds the Palm Tree a haven from London's summer sun.

Glasgow: Making love to an octopus

Russell Blackstock returns to his birthplace to see why it has become an international tourist destination.

Ireland sends three havoc-wreaking bankers to jail

No senior banking executives have received jail time in the U.K. or U.S., but Ireland just handed down three rare convictions.

Anger at Cameron's choice for honours

David Cameron is accused of "devaluing honours system" by rewarding his No 10 colleagues and his wife Samantha's stylist in his resignation honours list.

Britain's scientists freaking out over Brexit

British research and innovation could suffer because of the vote to leave the European Union.

London tourists left sky high

Nineteen people are being rescued from a fairground ride which became stuck 20 metres above the ground in London.

Could this be the solution to the housing crisis?

Should Australia and New Zealand follow the lead of the UK to curb housing unaffordability?

Reason Harry didn't talk about Diana

Thirty-five years ago this week the world came to a halt as Lady Diana Spencer promised to love, honour - but not obey - Prince Charles.

'Phone box baby' reunited with rescuer

In an emotional reunion a woman abandoned in a London phone box as a newborn baby has been reunited with the Good Samaritan who discovered her twenty two years ago.

Accused killer cuddled dead body

The man accused of luring a young barmaid to his apartment before allegedly "throttling" her to death has given a graphic account of events.