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UK sends hand-held helicopter drones to war zone
British soldiers in Afghanistan have been issued with surveillance drones so small they can fit in the palm of a man's hand. The Scandinavian-designed ...
Scientists to reveal result of Richard III hunt
Has Britain's lost king been found? Later Monday, scientists will announce the results of tests conducted to determine whether a battle-scarred ...
Barclays' finance director stepping down
Finance director Chris Lucas and a senior legal adviser are stepping down from scandal-hit British bank Barclays, it said Sunday. Barclays said Lucas ...
Stun gun used on armed man near Buckingham Palace
Police used a stun gun to arrest a man armed with knives outside Buckingham Palace on Sunday, as throngs of tourists gathered to watch the Changing ...
Girl shot by Taliban undergoes 2 operations in UK
A Pakistani schoolgirl who was shot in the head by the Taliban is in stable condition after undergoing two successful operations to reconstruct her ...
UK Conservatives urge delay on gay marriage vote
Conservative Party members in Britain have written to their leader, Prime Minister David Cameron, to urge him to delay a parliamentary vote on gay ...
Afghanistan, Pakistan leaders in UK for talks
The leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan are due to hold talks with British Prime Minister David Cameron in London on the Afghan peace process.
Minister: Iceland refused to help FBI on WikiLeaks
Iceland's interior minister said Friday that he ordered the country's police not to cooperate with FBI agents sent to investigate WikiLeaks two years ...
London anarchist bookshop hit by suspicious fire
One of Britain's oldest anarchist publishers says its east London bookshop has been firebombed. Freedom Press — set up more than 100 years ago — said ...
Talks between Iberia, unions end with no agreement
International Airlines Group, which owns Spanish carrier Iberia, says it will go ahead with its staff cut plans after talks with labor unions failed ...
CEO of scandal-hit Barclays gives up 2012 bonus
The chief executive of Britain's Barclays bank said Friday he is giving up his 2012 bonus amid a string of high-profile scandals over market-fixing, ...
Argentine, British ministers clash over Falklands
Argentina's foreign minister refused Thursday to accept British terms for a bilateral meeting in London next week. Britain's Foreign Secretary William ...
Seabirds covered in sticky substance wash up in UK
Animal protection groups in Britain say they are trying to rescue more than 100 seabirds that have washed up on the coast covered in an unidentified ...
Romanians, Bulgarians answer UK immigration fears
The scaremongering is all over British tabloids: Romanians and Bulgarians (Pickpockets! Scam artists! Scroungers!) flooding into the UK by the ...
Sperm whale secretion may spell fortune for UK man
One very smelly sperm whale secretion may soon make one lucky British beachcomber a very happy man. Ken Wilman told British broadcasters that he had ...
UK man faked CCTV footage to escape speeding fine
British authorities say a man has been convicted of perverting the course of justice after faking security camera footage to avoid a speeding fine.
UK, Algeria agree to security partnership
Britain and Algeria have agreed to a security partnership that could see greater intelligence-sharing and planning for future crises, U.K.
Polish is 2nd most-spoken language in England
Polish is England's second language, according to statistics published Wednesday, a dramatic illustration of the wave of immigration that has brought ...
Sunday Times apologizes 'unreservedly' for cartoon
The acting editor of Rupert Murdoch's Sunday Times newspaper apologized "unreservedly" on Tuesday for a cartoon depicting Israeli leader Benjamin ...
British queen not likely to follow Dutch example
One European queen has announced her retirement. Any chance Europe's most famous queen — Elizabeth II of Britain — might join her? Not likely, experts ...
UK's Cameron to visit Algeria
British Prime Minister David Cameron will travel to Algeria in wake of the hostage crisis at a natural gas plant in the north African country. The Jan
Lawyers demand inquiry into UK Iraq abuses
Lawyers acting for nearly 200 Iraqis went to court Tuesday to demand an independent and public investigation into abuses allegedly carried out by U.K.
Antigua gets OK to become copyright haven
Americans call it piracy. Antiguans call it justice. The islands of Antigua and Barbuda are threatening to strip intellectual property protections ...
Murdoch apologizes for Sunday Times cartoon
Media baron Rupert Murdoch has apologized for a Sunday Times cartoon depicting Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu building a wall using blood-red ...
Britain unveils high-speed railway plans
The British government on Monday unveiled details of new high-speed rail lines linking London to cities in northern England with trains traveling up ...