Britain is in the grip of an "unparalleled natural crisis", said the army officer in charge of the flood recovery effort.

Were you born on December, 1, 1974? If so, there is someone very interested in meeting you.

After this summer's Ashes heroics, it's hard to imagine an Australian side without Michael Clarke, Brad Haddin and Mitchell Johnson.

This handsome university city is undergoing a modern makeover, as Adrian Mourby discovers.

Sophie Christie reports on London's best rooftop bars.

Alex Robertson sniffs out some bargains in what can be an expensive city to visit.

Shopping on Oxford Street and taking in a West End show are musts in London, but if you have a little longer, here are five markets worth visiting.

England's second city has once again beaten London as a must-see destination, according to US travel writers.

A man with a history of mental illness was hoping to see Queen Elizabeth II when he tried to rush through a Buckingham Palace gate carrying a six-inch (15-cm) knife, a prosecutor said Tuesday.

A major British retailer has shut down its website after finding hardcore pornographic ebooks being sold through the company's online store.

Paul Rush takes a Magical Mystery Tour down memory lane.

The city of Liverpool is charmingly lyrical. Wherever I walk through the city, musical themes and Beatles lyrics spontaneously erupt in my head.

London has unsurpassable high street shopping and it's almost impossible to avoid spending up large in these meccas of affordable, on-trend fashion. But if you'd like to return home with something a bit more unique, head for Camden Passage.

Megan Singleton laces up and takes a look at the world's premier marathons worth making the trip for.

Working as a volunteer London Ambassador gave Joanna Biddolph insights into what concerns tourists most when visiting London.

It was truly miraculous that a series of accidents involving some 130 cars on a fog-shrouded bridge in Kent did not result in deaths, British police said.

One of the biggest misconceptions about London is that it's a swarming mass of dirty grey concrete, with the nearest glimpses of nature a whole Ryan Air flight away. Not so...

If the annual cheese roll in England or wife carrying competition in Finland is too boring for you, here are five very strange ones that might be worth visiting, even if it's just to tweet a pic from.

The murky mists of time have thrown up many bizarre tales of legendary Dartmoor, writes Paul Rush.