'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.

An alcoholic British mother who let her 4-year-old son starve to death and left his body in a cot for almost two years was sentenced Friday to 15 years in jail.

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.

International leaders are failing in their fight against global warming, one of the United Nations' top climate officials has said.

Prince Harry has spent the night in a giant freezer to simulate the conditions he will face when he treks to the South Pole in November.

Working as a volunteer London Ambassador gave Joanna Biddolph insights into what concerns tourists most when visiting London.

The Conservative Deputy Speaker in Britain's lower house of parliament has quit after the public prosecutor announced that he will be charged with rape and sexual assault.

One of Britain's top soap stars, Coronation Street actor Michael Le Vell, has been cleared of 12 charges of child sex abuse, including five counts of rape.

Downing Street has denied any security breach after David Cameron left his ministerial box on a train table while he travelled to a wedding.

Australian artist Rolf Harris's portrait of Queen Elizabeth is reportedly in art limbo, with no-one confirming its whereabouts.

Prime Minister David Cameron has defended Britain's achievements after a Russian official reportedly dismissed it as a small island with no international influence.