This year, thousands of Australians – women and men, young and old – will be diagnosed with breast cancer. Zoe Arnold explores some of their unique stories.

Adidas has succumbed to pressure from Brazil’s tourism ministry and pulled sexist T-shirts that were labelled “offensive” and “shocking” by the Brazilian government. The government said the T-shirts, which were on sale for the lead-up to the World Cup, associated Brazil with sexual tourism – an image the country has been desperately trying to shed. […]

The Queen has given her newest great-grandson Prince George a very special present – a T-shirt printed with a picture of her beloved corgis.

Princess Madeleine of Sweden reveals baby name as Princess Leonore Lilian Maria

A boy tormented for his bright red hair has triumphed over his bullies, becoming an internationally successful catwalk model.

A 24-year-old who became the face of a controversial pancreatic cancer campaign has died just days after getting married and 10 months following her diagnosis. Kerry Harvey featured in graphic images that showed tumours protruding from her scalp and quoted her as saying “I wish I had breast cancer”. The inflammatory advertisement drew more than […]

Sports Illustrated magazine will feature a fully-clothed woman on its cover next month with teenage Sochi Games gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin. The 18-year-old prodigious talent, who is the first American woman to win the slalom event in over four decades, has been dubbed by the magazine America’s “New Teen Idol.” The image of her wearing […]

US study reveals obesity rates in children has dropped dramatically by 43 per cent.

A lice-treatment expert in the US says that she has observed a dramatic spike in the incidence of head lice and that the selfie sensation – where teenagers crush together to squeeze into self-portraits – is to blame. Marcy McQuillan says “Head lice are spread through head-to-head contact. “Lice don’t jump or fly, so you actually […]

Troubled former swim star Grant Hackett boarded a plane for the United States last night to seek professional treatment for his alleged addiction to the controversial prescription sleeping drug Stilnox. His decision to seek professional help follows the strange incident at the Crown Casino in Melbourne on the weekend when he was photographed in the […]