Can you remember the last time a magazine cover made you do a double-take?

Mancunian Steve McCabe revisits his hometown and finds a cosmopolitan city has sprung up among the dark satanic mills.

An English mayor is "mortified" after mistakenly holding a minute's silence to mark the death of a former mayor, only to find out he is living in New Zealand.

A bomb squad arrived at Gatwick Airport, London, as reports came through of a man with a gun and a hand grenade in his luggage.

They represent the historic face of Britain and are a famous tourist attraction in their own right, Susan Buckland discovers.

We Kiwis spend a lot of time bagging England. Which is weird, because no matter how cool we think our country is, city vs city London kicks our arse.

A Royal Navy sub was sent on a Cold War mission to spy on its own side to prove that crews could safely carry out surveillance of the Russian fleet.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are united in most aspects of their parenting, but on one issue, it seems, there is trouble ahead.

James Austin claimed she hit him so hard with a bamboo cane that it snapped. But Elvira Blakemore insisted the caning was consensual.

A nurse who almost died after contracting ebola is in a serious condition in hospital after the virus reactivated.

Patricia Greig checks in at the Langham London.

Pebble beaches, promenades and cobblestone streets filled with quirky shops and pubs make Brighton endearing, finds Greg Bowker.

New Zealand can certainly look forward to a very warm welcome during their six days in the Newcastle.

Drunken British architects are facing obscenity charges after police catch them cavorting naked in Rome fountain.

Imagine being David Cameron's public relations adviser, writes Paul Thomas. "How did this come about, according to the book? I mean, was it a dare? Did he trip?"

The English press scent blood, and are looking to take down the favourites.

Chelsea are still stealing Britain's sport headlines from the Rugby World Cup, and that's fine by the All Blacks.

A narcissistic blowhard leads the Republican presidential race. Australia goes through PMs like a banana republic on fast-forward. What's going on?

Xenia Taliotis spends a day at one of the unhappiest places on Earth.

The home of the Beatles and one of the world's most famous football teams has a rich and interesting history, discovers Holly Ryan.

Selfie queen Karen Danczuk has revealed she is bisexual after claims a former partner had threatened to expose her.

Manchester United were yesterday top of the Premier League, remarkably, for the first time since David Moyes' first game in charge in Aug 2013.

A BBC local radio DJ sparked an outcry after claiming unattractive mothers should be banned from breastfeeding in public.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has again become a lightning rod for accusation and counter-accusation as Swedish prosecutors dropped three sex assault claims against him but intend to pursue a rape claim.

British farmers held an emergency summit this week, amid warnings that many are facing financial ruin because of plunging milk and meat prices.

When beer lovers congregated for the start of the Great British Beer Festival in London this week, they did so amid a nationwide enthusiasm for craft brewing and ever more exotic drinks.

At this Midsomer pub it's a case of murder most appetising, says Kevin Pilley.

Devon in wintertime is cold and cosy, which is Jane Luscombe's kind of Noel - but only for a few days.

During his 51 years in the House of Commons the rumours swirled around Sir Edward Heath like a mist of innuendo.