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In Rome to honour Mary MacKillop and meet her hero, the brave youngster talks to Andrew Chesterton. Most nine-year-old girls dream of meeting their Hollywood idols. High School Musical heart-throb Zac Efron, maybe. Or singer Justin Bieber. But not Sophie Delezio. Her little face lights up as she reveals her favourite famous person in the […]

James Harrison has given joy to countless mums thanks to his blood donations. Shy and squeamish, blood donor James Harrison admits he is the unlikeliest of super heroes. But to mums of Australia, the 73-year-old is a medical marvel who has brought happiness to so many families. Not only does James have a heart of […]

Michael Jackson’s two eldest children, 13-year-old Prince Michael and 12-year-old Paris, are looking at buying back their father’s Neverland Valley Ranch in Santa Barbara County where they spent most of their childhood. The children of the pop icon are planning to buy back the property once they turn 21 and inherit the millions of dollars […]

My friend Melissa and I had been “besties” since high school. We had pimples, braces and body image issues together and we always assumed that nothing would ever tear us apart. Even having simultaneous crushes on the same guy in our early twenties couldn’t sour our relationship. We began to think that we were indestructible. […]

An Australia-US study has found that animals with higher metabolisms tend to exercise more than their low-metabolism counterparts and also exhibit more dominant characteristics, including a higher sex drive. In pictures: Walking with the stars University of New South Wales senior lecturer Dr Peter Biro and Professor Judy Stamps, from the University of California, Davis, […]

Did you ever watch a Disney film and find yourself empathising with the baddie? Seeing a bit of yourself in Cruella de Vil? Understanding Maleficent? M.A.C has cottoned on to this and brought out the new deliciously devilish, Venomous Villains range. M.A.C has chosen classic dark ladies Cruella de Vil, Snow White‘s Evil Queen, Maleficent […]

Eating generous portions of protein as you get older equates to a reduced risk of hip fracture, researchers from the Harvard University said in a study published in Osteoporosis International. They looked at the eating habits and risk of hip fractures in 946 older men and women and found those who ate less protein had […]

Myrna Colley-Lee has reportedly pocketed around US$400 million in cash and assets after her 26-year marriage to actor Morgan Freeman came to an end in 2009. In pictures: Most expensive divorces Early whispers put the figure at US$175 million, but US magazine The National Inquirer has claimed the figure is much higher. The settlement includes […]

When video footage emerged of Katherine Heigl talking to police outside her Los Angeles home wearing nothing but a tiny gold bikini, it seemed no-one could explain the bizarre scene. Online sites reported that the incident was due to a noise complaint but that didn’t explain why both Katherine and her husband Josh Kelley answered […]

Finding it hard to make it through the day without a bar of chocolate to top up your energy levels? There are better ways to keep your brain active throughout the day, all involving our diet and the way we eat. Master the menu To keep you body and brain powering through the day, focus […]