British inflation eases by more than expected
Official figures show that consumer price inflation in Britain eased in April, largely on the back of lower fuel prices and airfares. The Office for ...
Head of embattled G4S security force retires
The chief executive of security firm G4S is to retire after a tumultuous year that saw the company fail to fulfill its Olympic contract. The company ...

Brits buy lease to Broadway's biggest theater
Britain's biggest theater group has reached across the Atlantic Ocean and bought the lease to Broadway's largest theater from Live Nation ...
Church of Scotland takes step to allow gay clergy
Senior members of the Church of Scotland voted Monday to let some congregations choose ministers who are in same-sex relationships — an important ...

Mourinho to leave Real Madrid at end of season
Jose Mourinho will leave Real Madrid at the end of the season after three years at the Spanish club, paving the way for his expected return to Chelsea
Godolphin scandal widens with more failed tests
The Godolphin doping scandal deepened Monday with the British Horseracing Authority announcing that seven more horses have tested positive for ...

Annotated 'Harry Potter' 1st edition on auction
A first edition copy of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" that contains author J.K. Rowling's notes and original illustrations is going on ...
Retired Anglican priest jailed for sex abuse
A retired Church of England priest was jailed for 10 years Monday after a jury found him guilty of 36 separate sex offenses against children in the ...

NBC hires news division chief from Britain
NBC has gone out of the company and out of the U.S. to find a president for its news division, naming the first woman to hold the top job at its news ...
Speaker says UK House of Commons office searched
The House of Commons speaker says police have searched a legislator's office in relation to a serious offense that could lead to arrest. Speaker John ...

Measles surges in UK years after flawed research
More than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of now discredited research that linked ...
Technical expert Paddy Lowe joining Mercedes
Former McLaren technical director Paddy Lowe is joining Mercedes after an agreement was struck between the Formula One rivals. Lowe will assume the ...
Nicola Rizzoli to referee Champions League final
Nicola Rizzoli of Italy will referee the Champions League final between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich. The match at Wembley Stadium on Saturday ...

Next EPL season could be most unpredictable ever
Get ready for the Premier League like you've never seen it before. No Alex Ferguson. No Roberto Mancini. The expected return of Jose Mourinho.

England beats NZ by 170 runs in 1st test at Lord's
The ... test ... started ... like ... this ... and itfinishedlikethis. After beginning the first test trying to put Lord's to sleep, England capped ...

Arsenal into Champions League, Ferguson bows out
Arsenal qualified for the Champions League for the 16th straight season after edging Tottenham to fourth place in the Premier League, as Alex Ferguson ...

Ferguson's managerial career ends with 5-5 draw
Alex Ferguson. Former Manchester United manager. At the end of his 1,500th game in charge of Man United on Sunday, the 71-year-old Scot bowed in front ...
St Johnstone seals spot in Europa League
St. Johnstone secured a spot in the Europa League for the second straight season by beating Motherwell 2-0 on Sunday to finish third in the Scottish ...

England lead NZ by 205 after 3 days at Lord's
After two days of being oppressed by New Zealand, England broke the stranglehold in impressive style to take charge halfway through the first test at ...

Fired Mancini thanks City fans in newspaper advert
Roberto Mancini bade farewell to Manchester City fans by taking out a full-page advert in the local newspaper on Saturday, thanking them for their ...
Ireland flyhalf Ronan O'Gara retires from rugby
Ronan O'Gara, Ireland's most capped player and top points scorer, announced his retirement from rugby union on Saturday and will take up a coaching ...

Blinking skirts, fake tans: It must be Eurovision
Flashy skirts, fake tans, fur and feathers: It's the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest. The televised extravaganza, with an audience of 125 million ...
Crucial evidence to be secret in Litvinenko probe
A coroner overseeing a British inquest into the 2006 poisoning death of Alexander Litvinenko ruled Friday he has to exclude evidence on whether the ...