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For those who do not know her, Ban Soon-taek is a quiet first lady, married to the secretary general of the

ot everyone finds themselves jumping in the air on exam results day for an enthusiastic newspaper photographer. While some students receive the grades they want, others will be more than disappointed.

A levels and

Private renters in London face soaring costs with the shortage in housing, and a host of other factors, pushing up prices everywhere. Renters find it difficult to get on the ladder and workers are pushed further and further from the centre of the capital.

In the three months prior to June <...

Sydney jokester and internet personality Dan Nolan has been having fun this week with his new 'comment is weird' Tumblr. The blog is an extended parody of headlines on the Guardian's opinion pa...

Today's developments

• Both sides in the referendum campaign have urged Scottish residents to ensure that they submit their registration forms to vote in the independence referendum as the deadline for registration looms. Would-be voters have u...

Former Khmer Rouge senior figures Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan have been found guilty of crimes against humanity...

The Australian prime minister, Tony Abbott, came under fire after he was pictured with his arm around the Duke of Cambridge at an engagement o...

David Cameron is known for floating serenely above the political fray, suffering very little damage to his own reputation even as his government is forc...

Upon their arrival in Wellington yesterday, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge received a formal M?ori welcome called a powhiri, led by a warrior.

The warrior’s taurape (buttocks tattoo) and puhoro (thigh tattoo) emphasise...