Facebook has announced it is working on new ways to keep users from stumbling across gruesome content on its website following an outcry over the discovery of beheading videos there.

He forgot to book the wedding venue, so on the day, bridegroom Neil McArdle phoned in a bomb threat. He's been jailed for a year - but did his near-Mrs stand by him?

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

Britain has struck an agreement to build a new nuclear power plant - the first such deal in the European Union since the disaster at Fukushima prompted a major rethink of the energy source's merits.

Two Boeing 747 jumbo jets recorded an alarming near-miss when pilots were told to take immediate evasive action - and instead turned towards each other.

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.

British detectives investigating the 2007 disappearance of Madeleine McCann in Portugal will on Monday publish new e-fits of men they want to contact, in a major public appeal.

'It was a controlled crash,' said John Wildey after he managed to land a plane following the collapse of the pilot, who later died.

A new picture of a possible suspect connected to the disappearance of Madeleine McCann will be released by UK police, a news report says.

Rocker Pete Doherty is preparing to pay thousands of dollars in blackmail money over private film footage shot during his romance with supermodel Kate Moss.

Britain and Iran are to take a first step towards re-opening their respective embassies, Foreign Secretary William Hague says, adding that Tehran's new leadership is presenting itself "in a much more positive way than in the recent past."

Superstition holds it's good luck to cross a newborn's palm with silver to wish the child riches and health, but Britain's baby Prince George is getting something more: A whole new set of coins in his honour.

British MPs are to question the Home Secretary, Theresa May, over why one of the world's most wanted al-Qaeda terror suspects.

All those who have been unemployed for three years in Britain will have to do some work or training in return for their benefits.

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.

British PM David Cameron's office has denied that his family has no love for Larry, the 10 Downing St cat.

Interpol, acting on a Kenyan request, has issued an arrest notice for Samantha Lewthwaite, the fugitive Briton whom news media have dubbed the "white widow".

A British climber killed in New Zealand has been cremated after his distraught mum couldn't afford to fly his body home.

The family of a British climber killed in New Zealand have said they can't afford to fly his body home or attend his funeral.

Wife killer Malcolm Webster has launched an appeal against his conviction for murdering his first wife and trying to kill his second, Kiwi Felicity Drumm.

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.

John Key has some high-level support in his quest to get the UK to lift new visa restrictions on Kiwis. While London's mayor is on board, the British PM is not.