A 48-year-old divorced Briton locked in a bitter custody battle has confessed that he killed his two young children by slitting their throats in Lille, France.

Starting at the top of the London Eye, Julia Shallcrass discovers London attractions and local haunts.

The Black Caps play England at Lord’s this week. Simon Wood has the inside edge on the home of cricket.

Kate and Wills have not shared the sex of their child but bookmakers are giving odds on what name the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will choose.

The recent abdication of Pope Benedict and the Netherlands' Queen Beatrix have fuelled speculation in Britain Queen Elizabeth may also end her 61-year reign.

British media say that a senior Conservative Party politician has been arrested for questioning on suspicion of rape and sexual assault.

British historian Niall Ferguson has apologised for remarks suggesting that economist John Maynard Keynes didn't care about future generations because he was gay and childless.

Kingswood in Surrey is an exclusive enclave populated by soccer stars and Chinese and Russian millionaires. It is far from your average village.

The man accused of murdering five-year-old British girl April Jones watched child pornography on the day of her disappearance, his trial has heard.

Prince Harry is set to spend six months on secondment with the Australian Army.

Kate McCann did something frighteningly normal recently. She stopped at a petrol station, and went in to pay, leaving her 8-year-old twins strapped in the back seat.

Whatever the cause, zealotry is a full-time gig. Like rust, zealotry never sleeps.

Rolf Harris has been sensationally arrested by police investigating allegations of sexual abuse following the Jimmy Savile scandal.

I spent many weekends as a child being dragged to motor shows by my car-mad dad (and extremely patient mum).

I’m a big fan of whizzing around Europe by rail. Six cities in eight days I did once and it was a lot more efficient than flying.

Kiwis have missed weddings, funerals and nearly lost their jobs or been deported due to a backlog of visa cases in Britain.

The public were allowed into Britain's Olympic Park at Easter for the first time since the 2012 Games, with a behind-the-scenes tour of its transformation into a new neighbourhood of London.

A prominent Australian entertainer has been arrested by Scotland Yard detectives on suspicion of sexual offences.

A prominent Australian entertainer has been arrested and questioned by British investigators connected to the Jimmy Savile child sex abuse scandal.

The father of a boy whose mother failed in a legal bid to stop radiation therapy for a brain tumour, says his son is reacting well to treatment.

A New Zealand mother who lost a court battle in Britain to stop her 8-year-old son from receiving radiation therapy for cancer says her worst fears over the treatment have been realised.