Katherine Hooker has been the Duchess of Cambridge's favourite designer for the past several years.
A new study links the diabetes drug metformin to fewer cases of pancreatic cancer -- at least in women -- but finds other diabetes medications are associated with a higher risk of the disease.
Kazuo Hirai will be the new chief executive officer and president of Sony, effective April 1, when he will replace Howard Stringer, according to the company.
Shirley MacLaine is coming to Downton Abbey.
Japan's Panasonic Corp and South Korea's Samsung Electronics have each decided to propose capital ties with disgraced medical equipment maker Olympus Corp, the Mainichi newspaper reported on Wednesday.
Simon Cowell gave his talent show The X Factor a major shake-up, showing the door to host Steve Jones, judge Nicole Scherzinger, and even his old friend Paula Abdul after a lackluster first season on U.S. television.
British chart-topper Adele will make her live comeback at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles in just under two weeks, after being on vocal rest since throat surgery sidelined the singer late last year.
Feist is ready to take on the world.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni would readily step aside as India captain if there was a suitable replacement available, the under-fire skipper said on Tuesday.
Assad has also rejected calls from the Arab League to step down from power.
Italian luxury shoemaker Salvatore Ferragamo is close to agreeing a deal to pay a record UK rent at its Bond Street store that will break the 1,000 pounds per square foot mark for the first time.
Though Carnival revealed its sales had declined in the mid-teens on Monday following the Costa Concordia cruise ship sinking, most travel agencies have seen little change in bookings.
Kit Connell plays Nintendo DS to stay young.
Investors have begun 2012 in a cautious mood, with U.S. and Japanese asset managers worried about the euro zone debt crisis cutting exposure to stocks and boosting bonds, while European accounts added risky assets, Reuters polls show.
British stage actor Ian Abercrombie died on Thursday, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles from complications of kidney failure.
Apple has selected John Browett to be the company's new senior vice president of retail, replacing Ron Johnson, who left Apple in June 2011 to become CEO of J.C. Penney. So who is Apple's new retail head?
Sometimes humor doesn’t travel well: Two British nationals were barred entry to the U.S. for jokes made on Twitter.
Spain has the highest jobless rate in the euro zone (22.9 percent), while Austria has the lowest (4.1 percent).
Both Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger will not return to the X Factor next season, after news of a big shake-up to Simon Cowell's FOX series. The two judges, along with host Steve Jones, will be leaving.
European Union lawmakers are seeking to further ratchet down the fees mobile operators charge users when they travel abroad, according to a draft plan seen by Reuters, taking aim at a lucrative source of industry profit.
Oscar winning actress Shirley MacLaine will be joining the hit British television series Downton Abbey in its third season. The series written by Julian Fellowes, follows the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants.
Euro zone unemployment has risen to its highest level since before the euro was introduced, data showed on Tuesday, a day after EU leaders promised to focus on creating millions of new jobs to try to kickstart Europe's floundering economy.