A UK terror suspect is on the run in Britain after he escaped surveillance by putting on women's clothes at a London mosque.

The bodies of an elderly couple who mysteriously disappeared 15 years ago were unearthed in their own backyard last month.

England's second city has once again beaten London as a must-see destination, according to US travel writers.

In a blockbuster declaration at Britain's phone hacking trial, a prosecutor said two of Rupert Murdoch's former senior tabloid executives - Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson - had an affair lasting at least

The jury selected to hear Britain's tabloid phone hacking trial has been told by the judge to ignore a morass of "inaccurate and misleading" reports on the case.

British security company G4S is under fire in S Africa over allegations that its staff tortured inmates at the country's biggest private prison through electrocutions and forced injections.

Britain's 3-month-old future monarch, Prince George, was christened with water from the River Jordan at a rare four-generation gathering of the royal family in London.

At least 28 babies have joined the "George" club since the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's son was born in July.

Comments by the head of the Australian media company behind the tragic royal radio prank that 's*** happens' is causing new outrage in Britain.

Facebook has announced it is working on new ways to keep users from stumbling across gruesome content on its website following an outcry over the discovery of beheading videos there.

He forgot to book the wedding venue, so on the day, bridegroom Neil McArdle phoned in a bomb threat. He's been jailed for a year - but did his near-Mrs stand by him?

Beyond its urban attractions and historical draws, England's Lake District offers natural beauty to rival even the joys of home, writes Nic Hamilton.

Britain has struck an agreement to build a new nuclear power plant - the first such deal in the European Union since the disaster at Fukushima prompted a major rethink of the energy source's merits.

Two Boeing 747 jumbo jets recorded an alarming near-miss when pilots were told to take immediate evasive action - and instead turned towards each other.

A man with a history of mental illness was hoping to see Queen Elizabeth II when he tried to rush through a Buckingham Palace gate carrying a six-inch (15-cm) knife, a prosecutor said Tuesday.

British police said the timeline and version of events surrounding the disappearance of Madeleine McCann has "significantly changed," allowing them to build their most detailed reconstruction of the case yet.

British detectives investigating the 2007 disappearance of Madeleine McCann in Portugal will on Monday publish new e-fits of men they want to contact, in a major public appeal.

'It was a controlled crash,' said John Wildey after he managed to land a plane following the collapse of the pilot, who later died.

A new picture of a possible suspect connected to the disappearance of Madeleine McCann will be released by UK police, a news report says.

Rocker Pete Doherty is preparing to pay thousands of dollars in blackmail money over private film footage shot during his romance with supermodel Kate Moss.

Britain and Iran are to take a first step towards re-opening their respective embassies, Foreign Secretary William Hague says, adding that Tehran's new leadership is presenting itself "in a much more positive way than in the recent past."

Superstition holds it's good luck to cross a newborn's palm with silver to wish the child riches and health, but Britain's baby Prince George is getting something more: A whole new set of coins in his honour.