As Scotland considers its place in the UK, Ewan McDonald searches for his family's place — and history — in Scotland.

David Beckham has added his voice to the campaign against Scottish independence, urging voters not to ditch a bond which is "the envy of the entire world".

A Grenadier Guardsman who broke strict rules by dancing on parade outside Buckingham Palace is potentially facing a 21-day prison sentence.

"Why do you think you can be King of Scotland?" shouts a heckler as supporters of Scottish independence and a media pack surround Alex Salmond, the man who might just astonish the world by breaking up the UK.

Prince in shock as motorbike in his royal motorcade smashes head-on into a taxi.

Scottish soldiers based in England will not be able to take part in the historic referendum on independence.

The British nurse found dead just days after a royal prank by two Australian DJs pleaded for hospital colleagues to forgive her.

Archaeologists have discovered that Stonehenge had a huge stone sibling just 3.2km to the northeast.

Many in the UK are hoping that Kate's pregnancy can stop Scots voting "yes" to independence and destroying the union.

It's sent the world's media into overdrive - so it's little wonder Prince Williams request to keep things in perspective has been drowned out by royal baby mania.

Neither of the two radio DJs who made a prank phone call to Kate Middleton's hospital in late 2012 will give evidence at the inquest into the death of nurse Jacintha Saldanha.

For one guardsman, the monotony of walking back and forth outside the Queen's London residence just got too much.

The parents of a five-year-old British boy with a brain tumour have been arrested, after they took him to Spain when the NHS wouldn't fund a special treatment.

She lost her mother to a heroin overdose as a vulnerable teenager, her sister Peaches to the same tragedy, and has fought her own battles with alcohol and drugs.

The death of a teenager who drowned in a disused quarry in Scotland may be linked to the ice bucket challenge craze.

Police officers have been warned they could face disciplinary action over their dealings with the BBC before the highly public five-hour search of Sir Cliff Richard's home.

Desperate migrants found inside a stifling, airless shipping container were a smuggled group of Afghan Sikhs who included a one-year-old child.

A people smuggling operation has been uncovered in Britain, after dock workers heard screaming coming from a shipping container.

Personal stories distinguish this war museum, which has reopened on London's South Bank following an $80 million refurbishment. Its showpiece, the display in the new World War I Galleries, was completed just in time for the centenary of the century-defining conflict.

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The Herald's Geoff Cumming and Greg Bowker visit London's Imperial War Museum to mark the centenary of World War One's outbreak.

Police have released CCTV images showing the moment a child in a buggy on a London Underground platform was blown onto the track by a gust of wind.

Cigarette-style warnings should be placed on wine showing its health risks and the number of calories it contains, a group of British MPs has said.

A British organisation has released a report titled "Virtuous Banking", which offers suggestions for reforming the financial industry.

After 30 years in the macho world of boxing, the former fight promoter Frank Maloney has revealed that he is undergoing a sex change and living as a woman called Kellie.

The leader of a right-wing UK party was facing a storm of protest last night after one of his members of parliament was revealed to have coached candidates to emulate Hitler.