Little Judy (Jordana Beatty) wants to enjoy the summer but her best friend is going to Borneo and her well-scrubbed parents are off to California... more
Pedestrians and drivers cautiously cross a darkened junction in Cardiff, California, after a massive black-out left more than six million people without power... more
Desperate foodies seeking tables at the Harrods pop-up version of The French Laundry restaurant will have to call a booking line in California within a three-hour window exactly four weeks before the day they want to eat... more
Matching your handbag and shoes is historic, syncing your nails with your outfit passé. This summer, the trendy set are tailoring their nail shade to complement their tan... more
There comes a time in every man's life when he just needs to get away from it all. Hettie Harvey suggests four trips to get you back on track. ... more
A woman in Costa Mesa, California, who befriended a homeless woman and let her sleep in her car did not know what to do when the woman died — so she drove the body around for 10 months... more
Australian brewer Foster’s rejects a A$2.7 billion offer from an unnamed private equity firm for its wine business, sparking hopes that it could now attract a full-scale takeover bid ... more
A Chihuahua's hunchback and closed-up left eye earned the 4-year-old rescue dog top honours at the World's Ugliest Dog contest at a Northern California fair... more
A 13-year-old American boy arrives at Mount Everest’s Camp 2, a step closer to his goal of conquering the highest peaks on all seven continents... more
A California dog listed as the tallest in the world by the Guinness Book of World Records has been put down after bone cancer spread to his lungs. Gibson, a seven-year-old harlequin Great Dane, was 7ft1in standing on his back legs.... more
Seven children and seven adults were killed when a small plane crashed and burst into flames as it approached an airport in the state of Montana... more
Banks in California and Nevada become the latest victims of the subprime crisis as Washington is forced to pick up $860 tab from failed lenders... more