Aides of Margaret Thatcher expressed little surprise when Kiwi nurse Pip Easterbrook didn't want to work for the woman known as Britain's Iron Lady.

The pillars that form Stonehenge may have been chosen because they were like sacred "prehistoric glockenspiels", according to researchers.

The man branded Britain's most violent prisoner has abandoned his sketch pad in protest after prison guards banned him from sending drawings to friends.

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.

A NZ man has been fined in Britain for assaulting a woman he fell in love with through an online tribute site for her murdered daughter.

William Hageman revisits a favourite haunt and is relieved to find its character has endured a recent spruce-up.

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

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.

Beyond its urban attractions and historical draws, England's Lake District offers natural beauty to rival even the joys of home, writes Nic Hamilton.

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.