Britain will struggle to throw off its growing reputation as a bit player in foreign affairs and defence after tonight's elections, which are likely to result in a weak Government that will be....

Fed up with overcharging accountants, Kiwis Helen McMurtrie and Greg Hanton set up an online accounting service in the UK.

The infamous London institution has become a must-do for Kiwis and Aussies on their OE, but is now calling time.

Relatives have flocked to Kensington Palace to meet the new princess as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge settle in to their new life as a family of four.

A Wellington couple are "over the moon" to be making gifts fit for a princess.

Despite claims that another Tory-led Administration offers security over chaos, senior party sources have suggested the governing of the country will in effect be on pause.

Waving at the battery of cameras and smiling shyly, he was en route to meet his new baby sister who made her entrance into the world at 8.34am this morning.

News of a healthy baby girl has been met with prompt congratulations from countless officials, including Prime Minister John Key and the Governor General.

The new Royal baby has now become the fourth in line to the throne, bumping Prince Harry one place down in the pecking order.

The British tabloid yesterday morning, drunk on metaphor juice, splashed with the coverline, "It's a Tory!"

The remote island of St Helena hopes its new airport will draw tourists and bring it independence.

Hani al-Sibai, an al-Qaeda cleric suspected of radicalising "Jihadi John" is free to stroll through Britain's cities.

Why the election campaign of Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon is suddenly in crisis (well, almost).

A growing crowd of royal fans has set up camp outside the London hospital where the Duchess of Cambridge is expected to soon give birth to her second child.

Two soldiers, including one who is now a guard at Buckingham Palace, have been spared jail after they brutally assaulted two men in an unprovoked attack after a night out.

Sydney radio station 2Day FM treated a nurse at a London hospital in a highly exploitative way when it put to air a “royal prank” call, the broadcasting watchdog has found.

One of the victims of a "night-stalker" rapist waived her right to anonymity to confront her attacker and accuse him of making her body feel worthless.

A naturally redheaded school pupil has been barred from classes in the north of England for being too ginger.

Police have admitted they failed to investigate a burglar alarm that apparently went off during a heist worth up to £200million ($388million) in London.

Dramatic images showing the men behind a multimillion-dollar jewellery heist have been uncovered by a British newspaper.

A pilot saved his passengers with just seven seconds to spare after his plane was struck by lightning and went into a steep nose dive.

A baby in the UK who died in the care of her parents had traces of cocaine, strong opiate pain killers and an anti-depressant in her stomach.

"I wanted the dress to look as light as air, a watercolour in motion" explains designer Sandy Powell.

September 9 represents an extraordinary milestone in British history. It is the day on which Elizabeth II becomes the longest-reigning monarch

Jeremy Clarkson will go ahead with a live tour alongside his Top Gear co-presenters Richard Hammond and James May despite his sacking by the BBC.

Sir Roger Moore has been forced to defend himself against allegations of racism after suggesting that black actor Idris Elba could never play James Bond.

A villainous Plantagenet monarch was transformed into the People's King - for a few days at least - as thousands witnessed Richard III turn in his graves.

Football fans of all stripes will enjoy a devilishly smart new Manchester hangout, writes Steve McKenna.

As a way to observe the wilds of Scotland, it's hard to beat the magic of rail travel, writes Anthony Lambert.