A public schoolboy who committed armed robbery after becoming convinced that he had failed his A Levels had an unconditional offer to the University of Plymouth, it has emerged today.

A seaside "bemusement park" unveiled by Banksy has sparked controversy by featuring a Cinderella pumpkin crash sculpture which echos Princess Diana's death.

Mondo chief has told UK regulators he wants to run a new type of bank.

The last master cooper in England is appealing for an apprentice in an effort to stop the ancient trade dying out.

For when the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attended a high society wedding on Saturday at Thurlestone Hotel in Devon, the guest list included many of their closest circle.

It looks like Amazon is poised to bang another nail into the coffin of British supermarkets.

A BBC local radio DJ sparked an outcry after claiming unattractive mothers should be banned from breastfeeding in public.

For a parent struggling to get a child to sleep, anything that speeds up the process will be greeted as a godsend.

Lord Prescott has insisted that he could not have groped the wife of a fellow ex-MPs because she was "built like a bloody barn door" and "the f**cking house" would have fallen down if he had.

On the whole, that so many foreigners want to buy real estate in your city is a good sign.

Julian Assange is expected to be cleared of three sexual assault claims next week after spending so long in hiding in Britain that the allegations have expired.

LANGUAGE WARNING: A pensioner who came to the rescue of a young woman that was abused on the London Underground for her choice of dress has become a internet hero.

Devon in wintertime is cold and cosy, which is Jane Luscombe's kind of Noel - but only for a few days.

During his 51 years in the House of Commons the rumours swirled around Sir Edward Heath like a mist of innuendo.

Anne Gibson checks into the stylish Hotel ibis Styles in Edinburgh, where the carpet teaches her to speak Scots.

Upmarket, downmarket, London's got it all. Dana Johannsen finds what she's always wanted at its famed street markets.

Police have named former British PM Sir Edward Heath as a suspected paedophile in the ongoing investigation into allegations of historic child abuse.

Food is a family business for an expat pair who headed to Britain to study and found they just couldn't stay away from the kitchen.

The migrant chaos in Calais could last all summer, David Cameron said yesterday, as he refused to rule out sending soldiers to France to hold back the crowd heading for Britain.

Britain was accused yesterday of playing into the hands of China after it refused the political dissident Ai Weiwei a six-month business visa and claimed he lied on his application form.

The British-based threadmaker announced the sale of its Europe, Middle East and Asia crafts unit for US$10 million ($14.95 million) in February.

Popular fashion brand Topshop has agreed to scrap unrealistically tall and skinny mannequins after a social media complaint went viral in the UK.

A 17th-century homestead is a sumptuous base for an exploration of the area's villages.

Some people, such as Britain's Prime Minister, will be glad that Lord Sewel has quit the House of Lords after apparently being caught in a sex and drugs sting.

Lord Sewel has resigned as a peer in the House of Lords after footage emerged of him allegedly taking cocaine with two prostitutes.

Marie Black found guilty of running paedophile ring that subjected five young children to sexual and physical abuse over more than a decade.

A former detective claims UK police covered up a man's confession that he pushed 18 people to their deaths on the London Underground due to fears it would cause panic.

WATCH VIDEO: Lord in charge of policing standards in UK Parliament caught snorting cocaine with two prostitutes.

A judge had to step down from a case involving British Airways after he accused the airline of deliberately losing his luggage and threatened to drag the chief executive in for questioning.

French wines from Chateau Latour, which are worth up to £1,000 a bottle, and Chateau Mouton-Rothschild were among those taken.