The Pyrenees lived up to their reputation for causing ups and downs at the Tour de France yesterday.

Years of history lie under the hallowed ground of one of the world's most famous cricket venues. But the best bit is the tea and scones ritual, writes Kevin Pilley.

Titus Andronicus, the “grotesquely violent” Shakespearean tale of revenge, has 14 deaths, many violently bloody, as well as rape and mutilation.

Britain's 70 billion-pound pub industry has fallen on hard times. But the industry is fighting back, thanks in part to investors like Noah Bulkin.

Airbus Group delivered a final flurry of jet orders to see off the challenge from Boeing at the Farnborough Air Show, with a tally of purchases and commitments worth $75b.

Gold futures posted the biggest gain in four weeks after Ukraine said rebels shot down a Malaysian jet carrying 295 people near its border with Russia. Palladium extended a rally to a 13-year high.

A British school sent a heartwarming letter telling its pupils there is more to life than exam results.

Sky News political reporter Adam Boulton showed ultimate professionalism after swallowing a fly live on air.

Ewan McDonald stays at the Malmaison, a former "house of negotiable affection" in Edinburgh.

Britain is to build a commercial spaceport that will be used to launch manned missions and commercial satellites.

Madeleine McCann's younger brother questioned his mother about her role in the young girl's disappearance, after he learned of damning claims by a Portuguese detective.

A Kiwi sniper fighting in Afghanistan was killed by friendly fire after a US fighter pilot failed to enter attack co-ordinates into his onboard computer, an inquest has heard.

Charles Bronson, Britain's most violent prisoner, has reportedly been transferred back to the UK's toughest jail after he covered himself in butter and fought 12 wardens.

Twin sisters have fled their UK home in the middle of the night and flown to Istanbul to join ISIS fighters in Syria, it's feared.

An English television presenter has described how convicted predator Rolf Harris groped her on live television while she was interviewing him in the mid-1990s.

A paedophile scandal engulfing Westminster deepened after the British Home Office confessed to losing or destroying 114 "potentially relevant" files.

The BBC explains why it won't investigate Rolf Harris's career at the corporation.

A UK woman dubbed the "Angel of Woolwich" for confronting the killers of soldier Lee Rigby has been detained under the Mental Health Act.

Further inquiries about Rolf Harris' potential offending in NZ are being carried out by police here, as The Wiggles confirmed they'd deleted him from a video.

London's tech economy is booming as apps and games made there entertain the world.

Jilted lovers who post "revenge pornography" could face prosecution, UK ministers said yesterday, as they warned that the practice is becoming increasingly common.

Scotland's property market, already lagging behind, has developed another obstacle for investors: the possibility of Britain breaking up.

A burglar on the run from prison in the UK has contacted his local newspaper to point out a "mistake" made by police in an appeal for information on his whereabouts.

Rolf Harris: From CBE, MBE and Queen's portraitist to adulterer, abuser and paedophile. Of all the celebrity historic sex abuse cases, why did Harris' shock the most?

The Harris family was accused of making staged entrances at Southwark Crown Court, as if to present a united front for the benefit of the media.

Rolf Harris, who has been convicted of being a serial sex attacker, faces the prospect of dying in prison.

Rolf Harris' home town is moving to tear up monuments honouring the disgraced entertainer, while his boyhood school has already decided to pull down his paintings.

British police have reportedly arrived back in Portugal, and it's believed a number of key suspects in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann could be questioned.