Prince Charles visits British flood victims as storm sweeps in
More bad weather left thousands of British homes without power on Tuesday, hours after Prince Charles visited flood-hit villages marooned by the wettest January for more than a century.
48-hour strike begins on London Underground
Workers on London's Underground train system kicked off a 48-hour strike at 9:00 pm (2100 GMT) on Tuesday, threatening chaos for commuters on Wednesday and Thursday.
Queen Elizabeth II to visit France for D-Day 70th anniversary
Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip will make a state visit to France to mark the 70th anniversary of the Normandy landings.
Next Iran nuclear talks set for February 18 in Vienna
World powers will hold their next talks on Tehran's contested nuclear programme February 18, top Iranian and European Union diplomats agreed during Friday talks.
Kazakhstan Taekwondo Fed accuses London lawyer of deception
Taekwondo Federation of Kazakhstan has promised to compensate all the expenses the champion landed himself into by sleeping in an airplane ... and sue his 'big bad lawyer'.
Former mental health nurse wins Britain's Costa prize
Debut author Nathan Filer won Britain's Costa Book Award on Tuesday for his novel "The Shock of the Fall", which draws on his experience as a mental health nurse.
British MPs criticise Queen's household finances
British lawmakers on Tuesday urged Queen Elizabeth II's royal household to do more to reduce running costs and produce clearer plans for the monarch's financial future.
British expat leaves job after Singapore 'poor people' remark
A Singapore-based British wealth adviser who set off a firestorm by publicly insulting Singaporeans who have to rely on public transport has "parted ways" with his former employer, the firm said Saturday.
Angela Lansbury returns to West End after 40 years
British-American actress Angela Lansbury, star of "Murder, She Wrote", is returning to London's West End for the first time in nearly 40 years -- in the same theatre where her mother made her debut in 1918.
Singapore FM slams 'deeply offensive' remarks by British expat
A Singapore-based British wealth manager's Facebook posts deriding public transport commuters as poor are "deeply offensive, wrong, and unacceptable".
British expat's 'poor people' remark sparks outrage in Singapore
A Porsche-driving British wealth manager in Singapore who referred to public transport commuters as "poor people" has apologised after his Facebook posts sparked an online furore.
Update: Rebellious teens from Stonyhurst College found in run down apartment
The rebellious teenagers Indira Gainieva and her boyfriend Edward Bunyan were found by the police of the Dominican Republic.
LG to launch curved smartphone in Europe
South Korea's LG Electronics will start selling its first curved-screen smartphone -- seen as a first step to fully flexible products -- in Europe next month .
British teen claims new South Pole trek record
A 16-year-old British schoolboy on Saturday became the youngest person ever to trek to the South Pole.
New discoveries about Kazakhs made in Britain
The unique findings, that show the life of Kazakh people during the 14th century have been discovered in Great Britain.
Weird and wonderful world of British royal gifts revealed
A garden gnome, a chocolate royal coach and a falconry glove were among the gifts presented to Britain's royal household last year.
International probe cracks Philippine child web sex ring
An international probe has cracked a paedophile ring which streamed live sexual abuse of Filipino children over the Internet, leading to dozens of arrests, police in the Philippines.
Burberry says sales sparkle over Christmas
Sales of Burberry's luxury handbags and clothing soared over the crucial festive trading period, boosted by impressive growth in Asia, the British fashion group revealed on Wednesday.
Flagship Motorola smartphone headed for Europe
Motorola announced Tuesday that its flagship Moto X smartphone is heading for Europe.
'Je suis le sexy chien!': UK papers lap up Hollande scandal
British newspapers on Saturday leapt on allegations that Francois Hollande is having an affair with an actress, splashing the story over the front pages and poking fun at the French president.