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NZ teacher in UK guilty of inciting children sexually
Kiwi's teaching career in ruins after he was found guilty of inciting two former pupils to behave in a sexual way on a webcam.

Soccer: West Ham pay $8.7m for Reid
West Ham have forked out the big bucks to lure star All Whites defender Winston Reid to Upton Park.

Soccer: Reid nets $8.72m deal with West Ham
All Whites star Winston Reid has reportedly signed a £4 million (NZ$8.72m) deal with Premier League side West Ham.

To the manoir born
Legendary French chef Raymond Blanc returns to our screens for yet another cooking show and, despite ill health, he shows few signs of slowing down.

Soccer: Reid zips lip over possible signing
The rumours continue to circle over the likely future of young All Whites defender Winston Reid.

All Whites star to sign with West Ham - report
Winston Reid is about to sign a lucrative deal with English Premier League side West Ham United, according to a report.

Cardiff: Glory and shame forever linked
Amid highs and lows, this angel was faithful to the All Blacks, writes David Leggat.

Millionaire Susan Boyle paid £300 a week
Millions in the bank hasn't made every day full of champagne and caviar for Susan Boyle.

Quiet country church became a marriage machine
383 couples walked up the aisle to trade rings in a flurry of local passion that, at one point, saw the resident vicar hosting a wedding daily.

Jane of the jungle
Inspired by a love of Dr Dolittle and Tarzan to go to Tanzania and study chimpanzees, Jane Goodall has now clocked up 50 years of groundbreaking research into their behaviour. Robin McKie charts her extraordinary story.

Libertines' drummer takes leap of faith
The Libertines drummer Gary Powell has revealed forming new band 'The Invasion Of' was a leap of faith.

Jailed: the skint truck driver who tried to sell the Ritz
He had never completed a property sale in his life - but his audacious attempt to "sell" the Ritz hotel nearly worked.

BP boss: Sometimes you get hit by a bus
'Sometimes you step off the pavement and you get hit by a bus,' said a stunned Tony Hayward.

Refugee star lights up world stage
British-born rapper M.I.A. is the most provocative pop artist of her generation. She talks to Miranda Sawyer about being banned by YouTube and why passion and pop are inseparable.

EU lenders await 'stress test' bank results
Shares across Europe rose yesterday amid hopes that most of the continent's 91 top banks will pass EU-mandated 'stress tests'.