Carl Barat answers questions about his friend and former bandmate Pete Doherty with surprisingly good grace. It's not as if he hasn't been asked them before.

Obese young children are vulnerable to bone fractures and more likely to develop osteoporosis in old age, British study finds.

Fans of Harry Potter can look forward to more movie magic after the final instalment of the wizarding franchise hits screens in July - an access-all-areas documentary is set for release.

John Key is to have a private audience with the Queen during his visit to the UK this month.

Movie chiefs have appealed to fans to invest in Pete Doherty's film debut because they're facing a budget shortfall, according to a UK report.

The north of Ireland has acres of space and weather by the bucket, writes Peter Calder.

A statue of Michael Jackson dangling his baby son out of a hotel window has been erected in Britain, sparking anger on Wednesday from die-hard fans of the late pop icon.

Advertising restrictions mean media promotion of New Zealand wines is sometimes left a little wanting.

Over the next four weeks, offenders with minor convictions will be cleaning up London's pedestrian tunnels.

Rating Tutukaka and the Welsh Pembrokeshire coast second-equal in a ranking of the world's finest coasts is a cop-out, says Anna Tuson.

You can put your own personality into formal wear, writes Lee Holmes.

Noel Gallagher is set to marry long-term girlfriend Sara MacDonald this summer.

The enigmatic Swiss architect Peter Zumthor is to work in Britain for the first time.

Budget cuts will hit the British Army and Navy hard.

Relatives of the newspaper-vendor who died after he was pushed to the ground during London's G20 protests are angry.

The new editor of MrPorter.com lists his favourite male fashion icons of all time.

Eighties pop star Adam Ant is waging war on the digital age, insisting the internet is turning the human race into computer-obsessed "geeks".

Amy Winehouse is reportedly preparing to walk down the aisle for a second time - she's making marriage plans with boyfriend Reg Traviss.

Self-publishing has traditionally been a surefire route to obscurity and dismal sales. Now a British thriller writer who sells his novels as ebooks for as little as 71p ($1.50) is proving the naysayers wrong.

Industry and ingenuity are the backbone of Scotland, discovers Pamela Wade.