By TIM BUCKLAND It's no wonder that Emma Ciereszynski is competing in this week's Scripps National Spelling Bee. With a name like that, she said, she had to be a good speller. “People will say, 'Her last name is so long, of course she can spell long ...

Photo / Warren Buckland A 45-year-old man accused of the brutal murder of a Hastings man will be detained in a care facility after he was found mentally unfit to stand trial. Douglas Bruce Apperley, 59, was found dead in his home in suburban St ...

By Lucy Buckland and Colette Fahy Tina Malone put her bankruptcy troubles behind her to show off her newly svelte figure at the BAFTA Television Awards in London this evening. While the 49-year-old actress, has confessed her reckless spending has left ...

By Leah Simpson and Lucy Buckland Mariah Carey's estranged HIV-positive ex-prostitute sister has issued a desperate plea to her superstar sister - to let her meet her niece and nephew. Alison Carey, 50, revealed she yearned to finally meet her sisters ...

By Leah Simpson and Lucy Buckland Mariah Carey's estranged HIV-positive ex-prostitute sister has issued a desperate plea to her superstar sister - to let her meet her niece and nephew. Alison Carey, 50, revealed she yearned to finally meet her sisters ...

By Leah Simpson and Lucy Buckland Mariah Carey's estranged HIV-positive ex-prostitute sister has issued a desperate plea to her superstar sister - to let her meet her niece and nephew. Alison Carey, 50, revealed she yearned to finally meet her sisters ...

By Lucy Buckland First she was booed by the audience, then even the baying crowds outside X Factor auditions turned against her. Now it seems Geri Halliwell has disappointed her fellow judges, who are already lining up a replacement for the old spice ...

By Lucy Buckland She called herself the fourth Bee Gee - but with a difference, only the most devoted fans know she even exists. Lesley Evans, 67, has stayed in behind the scenes for most of the band's career - apart from one amazing performance ...