New Amy Winehouse inquest due to be heardA new inquest into the death of troubled British singer Amy Winehouse, which was ordered when it emerged that the original coroner was not qualified for the job.
British comedian Davidson arrested by Savile police: reports British television presenter Jim Davidson on Wednesday denied claims made against him after becoming the latest celebrity to be arrested by police investigating historic sexual abuse allegations.
03 January 2013
'Do-not-publish' Diana photo up for auction in US A previously unseen press photo of an apparently teenaged Princess Diana that a London tabloid deemed too hot to publish is coming up for auction in the United States later this month.
03 January 2013
Britain urges bold G8 action on global economy British Prime Minister David Cameron called on his fellow G8 leaders on Wednesday to start work now on agreeing "bold steps" to help boost global economic growth, ahead of a summit he will host in June.
02 January 2013
Tour de France champ Wiggins knighted in New Year honours Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins led a parade of Olympic champions whose achievements in a remarkable summer of sport in Britain were recognised in the New Year Honours list on Saturday.
China and emerging powers to pay more for UN China, Brazil, India and other emerging powers agreed to major increases in their United Nations payments as the global body hammered out a new budget deal this week to avoid its own fiscal cliff.
26 December 2012
2012 an 'extraordinary year' for Britain: PM Prime Minister David Cameron said 2012 has been an "extraordinary year" for Britain in which the country "showed the world what we're made of" with the London Games and Queen Elizabeth II's diamond jubilee.
24 December 2012
British PM under fire over 'pleb' spat Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron was under fire Saturday from friends of a minister who quit over claims he called police officers 'plebs', saying the PM left Andrew Mitchell 'swinging in the wind'.
23 December 2012
Judge clears BP's $7.8 bn settlement in US oil spill British oil giant BP won US court approval Friday of a $7.8 billion settlement with people and businesses who lost money and property due to the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
23 December 2012
Queen's chaplain says Church of England has racism problem Queen Elizabeth II's chaplain Reverend Rose Hudson-Wilkin, tipped to become one of Britain's first women bishops, said Saturday that the Church of England is struggling with "institutional racism".
22 December 2012
WikiLeaks to release files on 'every country' in 2013: Assange WikiLeaks will release one million documents next year affecting every country in the world, founder Julian Assange said in a speech from the balcony of the Ecuadorian embassy in London on Thursday.
22 December 2012
Santa receives unwanted sack after outburst A British Father Christmas has been suspended after allegedly telling children that Santa was not real and mentioning the recent US school massacre.
Journal cautions on cannabis-based MS drug There is no strong evidence for the efficacy of a cannabis-based drug used in Britain to treat muscle spasms in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients.
13 December 2012
Same laws must apply to bloggers, tweeters: Leveson The man who led the inquiry into Britain's phone-hacking scandal has warned that bloggers and tweeters should be subject to the same laws as traditional media outlets to prevent a decline in standards of journalism.