Twelve years after the colony's handover to China cultural awareness is more important than membership of the cricket club

With the Ashes starting next week Richard Beard looks for the secret of Australia's ruthless sporting superiority

The new head of MI6 Sir John Sawers is at the centre of a security breach after his wife published family holiday photographs and other personal details on the Facebook website.

A pub customer was celebrating after being handed a rare undated 20p worth more than £7000 among the change for his pint.

Exclusive: Andrew Alderson has had remarkable and rarely granted access shadowing Her Majesty.

Panama has a slice of everything and something for everyone says Richard McColl. He explains why the future looks bright for Panama.

Roger Jenkins the chief executive of Barclays private equity guards his privacy jealously but his wife Diana is happy to talk about their 10year marriage.

The effects of Alzheimer's disease could be reversed by drinking just a few cups of coffee a day new research suggests.

Three British soldiers have been killed amid heavy fighting in Afghanistan as coalition forces push deep into Taliban territory.

When it was disclosed last summer that Gordon Brown was vandalising the dispatch box with his black felt pen during Prime Minister's Questions officials at the House of Commons hoped that he might be prompted to desist.

It was named the best country for Britons seeking a new life abroad but the dream of escaping to New Zealand has turned sour for hundreds of UK expats who now face losing their jobs and being kicked out of