Her birthday comes months after she surpassed the 23,226 days her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria spent on the throne to become Britain's longest-reigning monarch.

The BBC has been accused by a British Cabinet minister of "pursuing an agenda" against Culture Secretary John Whittingdale.

A high-tech marine drone scouring the depths of Scotland's Loch Ness for one of nature's most elusive beasts has found a "monster" - but not the one it was looking for.

New Zealand lamb is being sold under label set up by Prince Charles to promote best of British.

he 60-year-old archbishop said the "revelation" was a "complete surprise", but called it "a story of redemption and hope".

In recent years David Cameron has championed a crackdown on tax avoidance, which made it politically embarrassing for him to admit he once had money invested in a tax haven.

British Prime Minister David Cameron says his taxes are a private matter, then he admits he had held a £30,000 stake in an offshore fund set up by his father.

David Cameron has admitted he did own shares in his late father Ian Cameron's offshore firm Blairmore Holdings.

A mother whose baby boy died after she spent hours drinking with his father is still living with her other son.

A British skier has told how he escaped in his socks from a pack of wolves after accidentally going off-piste and crashing into a tree while on holiday.

A UK museum dedicated to poo, with real-life examples from the animal and human world, has opened to the public.

A man living in Queensland believes he is the secret love-child of Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.

Wendi Deng, 47, is rumoured to be seeing Russian President Vladimir Putin. But the Kremlin has denied any relationship between the two.

Britain seems to be forgetting its history with NZ, PM John Key says he told his UK counterpart, David Cameron, at a meeting in Washington yesterday.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge want to "create new memories" of the Taj Mahal where William's mother, Diana, defined her own loneliness.

The former wife of the media mogul is reportedly in a "serious" relationship with the world leader.

British High Commissioner Jonathan Sinclair is defending changes to skilled migrant rules for Britain but suggests they won't affect many Kiwis anyway.

The Tory Party's civil war over Europe deepened amid accusations over British Govt's handling of NHS and claims that PM is ignoring Eurosceptic ministers.

Her startling rise up the class ladder and few royal engagements has led to the Duchess of Cambridge being nicknamed the Duchess of Do-Little.

Budget UK supermarket chain Aldi has had to rename a paint described as Rape Yellow after abuse victims complained.

The final resting place of England's greatest king is somewhere under the asphalt of the car park of a leisure centre in his capital, Winchester.

What's a Downton Abbey fan to do now that the series is over? Consider a trip to soothe your sorrows.

Even the Emperor Hadrian wanted to keep a barrier between his empire and the "barbarians" of England's north.

The Coronation Street cast paid their respects to the show's creator Tony Warren MBE yesterday.

Royal protocol dictates that the Queen should be addressed as Your Majesty or Ma'am. Prince George has his own special name for the Head of State:Gan-Gan.

Prince Andrew reportedly got into a scrape after his Range Rover was damaged in his attempt to get through the Windsor-gate and avoid a 1.5km detour.

A book about New Zealand got Toby Little started on a mammoth letter-writing project. Joe Shute meets him.

The Health Minister says the Government has no plans to place a sugar levy on soft drinks to combat obesity.

Disgraced entertainer Rolf Harris is set to front a London court on a further seven counts of indecent assault against girls and women.

Auckland teenager had spent less than 12 hours on UK soil before she was sent home because, officials said, she had the wrong paperwork.