Anna-Louise Taylor finds 'something very Wellington' in Britain's south-west.

British teenager Will Cornick could "die in jail" after he stabbed his teacher to death in a frenzied attack for which he has shown no remorse.

London Mayor and would-be MP Boris Johnson is backing a report by a British think-tank which calls for Kiwis and Australians to freely live and work in Britain.

One hundred years after the outbreak of World War I, Britain plans to repay some of the debt issued to help finance the conflict.

London's Heathrow airport says airlines are using more giant wide-body super jumbos to escape the constraints of capacity curbs.

Drop into any pub in Ireland and you'll not stay a stranger very long, Bruce Morris discovers.

Senior British tabloid editors are shown naked, embarrassed and scuttling for cover in a new documentary targeting them with the kind of treatment usually dished out by their own newspapers.

A 'massive mystery explosion' shook residents outside of London, before two RAF jets reportedly escorted a Russian-made Latvian cargo jet into Stansted airport.

British PM David Cameron's security detail is under investigation after a passing jogger ran right into him.

Comedian Russell Brand is considering running as London Mayor - despite saying that voting is a waste of time.

A widow whose late husband bought an old paperweight for £70 (NZ$143) while teaching in Hong Kong in the 60s has seen it fetch £170,000 (NZ$348,342) at auction.

Britain's spies the "exact opposite" of the James Bond films and take an "extremely cautious" and "very far from gung ho" approach, UK's Foreign Secretary says.

Thousands of passengers at Britain's biggest airport Heathrow face severe delays and cancelled flights due to stormy weather.

A young English mum faces jail for conning friends and strangers out of thousands of pounds by falsely claiming she had terminal cancer.

The recent detailed analysis of DNA collected from a shawl, allegedly of one of Jack the Ripper's first victims, appears to carry a fundamental maths error.

A cousin of Winston Churchill has died, leaving the son he once described as a "black sheep" to inherit one of Britain's most prestigious aristocratic titles.

The perjury trial of former New Zealand cricket captain Chris Cairns may not be heard until October next year, in order to allow international cricketers to give evidence.

A convicted paedophile wanted for questioning in relation to the disappearance of British girl Madeleine McCann is also wanted on a number of charges in New Zealand.

When police pulled over Erol Incedal's car for what seemed like a routine traffic offence a year ago, it was a key moment in a case that would make British legal history.

When a farmer sued a hot air balloon firm for causing a pig stampede, he needed trigonometry, a lucky photograph and a laser rangefinder to prove he wasn't telling porkies.

Australian DJ Mel Greig has told a radio industry conference in Britain she wants to get back behind the microphone and she's prepared to move to the UK if that's what it takes.

A supermarket has apologised to two women who were asked to leave by a security guard after a customer complained they were kissing.

Police are examining new claims of attacks by Rolf Harris in Britain, Australia and New Zealand - some carried out when the alleged victims were children.

Mother accused of shopping doctors to get hormone drugs which put her teenage daughter at risk.

Australian DJ Mel Greig has attacked those who bullied her after 2DayFM's infamous 2012 prank phone call to the hospital treating Kate Middleton.

Ewan McDonald puts on his greatcoat and goes walking in the footsteps of a Belfast cowboy.