Thorntons' sales of chocolates to the big supermarkets overtook those in its own stores for the first time during the last quarter.

Museums dedicated to neon and mobsters, new bars, and a cultural centre – Chris Coplans on the reinvention of Sin City

Carl Pistorius, the sharp suited brother of Paralympian double-amputee Oscar Pistorius, pleaded not guilty to a charge of culpable homicide for the death of a female motorcyclist in a 2008 road collision.

Museums at night have a certain romance and none more so than London's Natural History Museum, though romance may not be the most appropriate word when you are standing next to the gigantic dinosaur in the main hall. A drink next to the dinosaur is just the prologue to an imaginative bi-monthly evening that the museum has started. Called Night Safari, it involves small groups going to several rooms where they meet scientists who introduce them to the institution's most cherished animals, from Guy the Gorilla to a killer shark.

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First public appearance since bail hearing comes day after final images of Reeva Steenkamp alive are broadcast

Carl Pistorius faces charge of culpable homicide

Revival of charges against  Hilton Botha forces police to draft in replacement

According to reports, officers who searched the home of the Olympic athlete after Reeva Steenkamp was killed are reported to have found steroids

Till ordinary life does us part ...

Court hears Reeva Steenkamp was shot through bathroom door as details of tragic scene emerge

Love was clearly not in the air for everybody on Valentine's Day after a poll showed Taylor Swift's break-up hit "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" was the most popular song for karaoke fans yesterday.

The Paralympic athlete's girlfriend was pronounced dead yesterday after being shot repeatedly at Pistorius' home

It is almost as though we discover some calculated gratification in our 'disillusion'. Say it ain't so, Joe... only don't