Mark Lilley is arrested in his villa near Malaga.

Scotland Yard has admitted undercover police stole the identities of at least 43 dead children, but the force refused to tell the youngsters' families.

Thousands of Kiwis travelling to Great Britain face having their phones seized and personal data downloaded and stored by police.

Cameras 'swanning' around courtrooms in England will see judges 'heckled' the UK's top judge believes, citing NZ as a bad precedent.

Swan uppers on the Thames are very bespoke, and very thirsty, observes Kevin Pillay.

From Spike Milligan to William the Conqueror, Graham Reid finds southeast England steeped in history.

With the UK in the grip of royal baby fever, there's never been a better time for families, or expectant parents, to visit Britain, writes Sheriden Rhodes.

Great Britain’s capital has played a central role in a cornucopia of brilliant but underexposed films.

Worshippers at about 500 British mosques have heard sermons condemning the sexual grooming of children after a number of paedophilia cases involving Muslim gangs.

Sydney radio station 2Day FM has been accused of blocking the investigation into the royal prank call which preceded the suicide of a British woman.

The illegitimate daughter of a 19th century British Prime Minister lived and raised a family in New Zealand.

The Guardian reports the UK spied on its G20 partners in 2009 - tricking some delegates into using fake internet cafes so their email could be read.

Tony Robinson, who played Blackadder's dogsbody Baldrick, has been made a knight in the Queen's birthday honours in Britain.

A Lakeland brewery has created hiking itineraries with a pub at journey's end. Richard Webber approves

A British MP who quit as Tory Whip amid sleaze allegations has been accused of tabling parliamentary questions about Fiji on behalf of a lobbying firm that was paying him thousands of dollars.

Family and colleagues of slain soldier Lee Rigby have distanced themselves from extremist groups accused of using his brutal murder as an excuse to commit violence and make political gains.

Mark Bridger was an alcoholic paedophile who was infatuated with young girls and who lived out violent sexual fantasies through the internet.

Londoners do, of course, do London.

Britain scrambled fighter jets to intercept a commercial airliner carrying more than 300 people, diverting it to an isolated runway and arresting two passengers.