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US goes gaga over Britain's royal baby-to-be News that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, aka Prince William and wife Kate, are having a baby lifted Americans' fascination with the British royal family to new heights on Tuesday.

05 декабря 2012

Russian shareholder drops $9 bn BP suit: report A minority shareholder in BP's Russian joint venture TNK-BP has dropped a long-running $9.3 billion suit against the British oil giant.

05 декабря 2012

Sender of first text message 'amazed' 20 years on The British software engineer who sent the world's first text message 20 years ago said on Monday that he is amazed at how the technology has developed.

04 декабря 2012

UK, France 'may recall envoys' over Israel settler plan Britain and France are considering recalling their ambassadors to Israel over its plans to build new settler homes in a highly controversial area of the West Bank.

03 декабря 2012

Murdoch's British newspaper chief to leave company Rupert Murdoch's top newspaper lieutenant in Britain is to leave his post at the end of the year, it was announced Sunday, heralding the start of a major shake-up at parent company News Corporation.

03 декабря 2012

British newspapers back PM's opposition to press laws Britain's newspapers on Friday praised senior judge Brian Leveson's report into media ethics but warned its recommendation to introduce new laws could "suffocate the free press".

01 декабря 2012

BP banned from US government contracts British oil giant BP was temporarily banned from winning new US government contracts Wednesday after agreeing to plead guilty to criminal charges in the deadly 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster.

30 ноября 2012

WikiLeaks' Assange has lung trouble: Ecuador envoy WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has been holed up at Ecuador's London embassy for five months, has a lung condition that could get worse.

30 ноября 2012

Hobbit was almost filmed in Britain, director reveals "The Hobbit" director Peter Jackson on Tuesday said the low point making his Tolkien epic was when the production almost moved from his native New Zealand to Britain because of a union dispute.

27 ноября 2012

What's eating the sea butterfly? CO2, study says Rising acidity is eating away the shells of tiny snails, known as "sea butterflies", that live in the seas around Antarctica, leaving them vulnerable to predators and disease.

26 ноября 2012

800 homes flooded as Britain soaked by more heavy rain More than 800 homes in England and Wales have been flooded as heavy rain and strong winds battered the country and environmental officials warned of more downpours to come on Monday.

26 ноября 2012

Satisfaction as Rolling Stones rock London in 50-year show The Rolling Stones rocked London on Sunday, thrilling a 20,000 crowd with the first of five concerts to mark their 50th anniversary.

26 ноября 2012

Press freedom makes Britain attractive: mayor of London Britain would be moving in the opposite direction to many countries if it introduced tougher regulation of the media, Mayor of London Boris Johnson has said during a visit to India.

26 ноября 2012

Minister for women says Church of England must reform Britain's women and equalities minister Maria Miller said the Church of England needs to reform itself and act swiftly to introduce women bishops.

26 ноября 2012

British press hails Cameron's EU budget stance Prime Minister David Cameron secured a decent result for Britain at the European Union budget summit, Britain's newspapers said Saturday, while warning that his good fortune may not last.

25 ноября 2012

Hijab first in British parliament A 16-year-old girl is thought to have become the first person to speak from the House of Commons despatch box in the British parliament while wearing a hijab.

24 ноября 2012

Queen Elizabeth takes spin in motorhome Queen Elizabeth II may be more used to palaces and state carriages but the British monarch nonetheless enjoyed a spin in a motorhome on Thursday, callling it a "real home from home".

24 ноября 2012

Beatles for sale: tape Decca rejected resurfaces The Beatles demo tape that record label Decca overlooked -- a decision branded the biggest mistake in music history -- has resurfaced and is up for auction, newspapers reported Friday.

23 ноября 2012

Britain recognises Syria opposition as fighting rages Britain formally recognised a newly-formed opposition bloc as the sole representative of the Syrian people on Tuesday, as UN head Ban Ki-moon said he feared Syria could become a "regional battleground."

22 ноября 2012

Church of England rejects women bishops The Church of England narrowly rejected Tuesday the appointment of women bishops, triggering turmoil and setting back efforts to modernise the mother church of millions of Anglicans worldwide.

21 ноября 2012

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