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.

A British woman has been killed after she smashed into an ancient Roman bridge whilst bungee jumping in Spain as her aunt watched on.

Huge numbers of British tourists are flocking to beaches in Spain in the wake of the Tunisia terror attacks.

John Connolly was described as a hero by Judith Collins, the Police Minister at the time at the attack on him.

Britain must accept that "sooner or later" ground troops and tanks will have to be sent into combat to overcome Isis a former chief of the Armed Forces has said.

A home movie which shows the Queen aged seven apparently giving a Nazi salute may have been inadvertently released to documentary makers.

"The royal family can't suppress their own history forever," say historians.

The internet has responded to the publishing of footage of a young Queen Elizabeth doing a Nazi salute in typical fashion.

Buckingham Palace is considering legal action over the leaking of film footage apparently showing the Queen and her mother performing a Nazi salute.

UK police have arrested a man after a pensioner who had recently been given the "all clear" from cancer was stabbed to death in a "frenzied" road rage attack.

With the Old Course one side and 300 whiskies on the other, Kevin Pilley is a happy man.

The teenage son of Australian singer Nick Cave has died after falling from a cliff.

A Kiwi man has been awarded more than $6 million in compensation after being left brain damaged due to inadequate hospital care in Britain.

A mother who stabbed a convicted paedophile to death while he was on bail for abusing young boys has been cleared of murder - but found guilty of manslaughter.

Prince Philip's outburst came as he was joined by Prince Edward and Prince William at a reception with Battle of Britain veterans on Friday.

No city does elegance - or afternoon tea - like London, discovers Patricia Greig.

Acrobatic pigeons, 39,000 bees and a cockatiel with one-and-a-half legs - these are just a few of the bizarre cases of alleged animal thefts in Britain.

Neither silence, nor the passage of time, can truly heal the wounds that were inflicted in the London bombings a decade ago.

After more than 40 years in London, George Psaradakis can speak English as easily as his native Greek.

Nicknaming Isis (Islamic State) terrorist Mohammed Emwazi "Jihadi John" is an insult to the memory of John Lennon, Yoko Ono has said.

The day belonged to Princess Charlotte, but the inspiration was pure Diana, Princess of Wales.