
Daniel Radcliffe returns to London stage
The time is coming — maybe sooner than you expect — when you look at Daniel Radcliffe and don't think "Harry Potter." The 23-year-old actor has gone ...

Princess whose forbidden love gripped Sweden dies
She was one of the better kept secrets of Sweden's royal household: a commoner and divorcee whose relationship with Prince Bertil was seen as a threat ...
UK widow helps resurrect 'Mind the Gap' recording
A widow's wish to hear her late husband's voice again has prompted London's subway system to restore a 40-year-old recording of the subway's famous ...
Bieber resumes tour after scuffle, health problems
It's been a rough week for Justin Bieber: Getting booed for being late, struggling to breathe mid-performance and fainting backstage, then caught on ...

A nation of shopkeepers? UK seeks to keep its soul
The small shopkeepers in Greenwich are running out of time. In the London borough that gave its name to Greenwich Mean Time, businesses like Lorraine ...

UK hosts Friends of Yemen meeting in London
British Foreign Secretary William Hague said Thursday that any attempt to disrupt elections in Yemen will be met with a "serious" response from the U.

UK jury convicts Huhne's ex-wife in speeding case
The ex-wife of a former U.K. Cabinet minister was convicted on Thursday of perverting the course of justice for taking her husband's speeding penalty ...

Chavez widely mourned, but some hope change on way
Some cried, some cheered. Many Latin Americans mourned the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, leaders in Europe and Asia sent condolences, and ...

A diplomatic natural, Kerry hits ground running
With the smile of a seasoned politician, a flair for languages and a vast repertoire of personal anecdotes, Secretary of State John Kerry schmoozed ...

Jean Paul Gaultier exhibition headed to London
Nautical sailor tops and Madonna's conical bra are coming to London next year in an exhibition of the work of fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier.
Mirren reigns as Britain's queen in 'The Audience'
What is the point of a monarch? "The Audience," Peter Morgan's new play about Queen Elizabeth II, suggests that in a democracy such as Britain, one ...

Real Madrid eliminates United in Champions League
Just like 10 years ago, Ronaldo scored at Old Trafford to advance Real Madrid in the Champions League and eliminate Manchester United. Back then it ...

EU pushes ahead with bonus cap despite UK concerns
Britain stood isolated against a broad majority of European Union countries Tuesday in refusing to back legislation that would strictly limit bankers' ...

Bieber sorry for late London appearance
Justin Bieber apologized Tuesday to his young fans — and their outraged, overtired parents — after they accused him of taking the stage ...

'Fast Eddie' jailed for 5 years in UK
A British man nicknamed "Fast Eddie" after brazenly driving off with an armored van full of banknotes and coins was sentenced Tuesday in London to ...

Bruce Springsteen to return to London festival
Bruce Springsteen is returning to headline the London Hard Rock Calling festival, a year after authorities pulled the plug on his duet with Paul ...

City wins at Villa to keep flickering hopes alive
Carlos Tevez kept alive Manchester City's slight hope of successfully defending its Premier League title, scoring in first-half stoppage time Monday ...

Liverpool debt rises to $130M as team struggles
Liverpool's owners have incurred "painful" financial results stemming from their investment in players who have failed to re-establish the club as a ...
'Batman' hands suspect over to UK police
A man dressed as Batman has brought a suspected burglar into a police station in northern England. West Yorkshire Police said Monday that they do not ...

UK: Queen hospitalized over stomach illness
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II was hospitalized Sunday over an apparent stomach infection that has ailed her for days, a rare instance of ill health ...

Next American gymnasts tumbling onto scene
Katelyn Ohashi remembers watching the American Cup on television when Jordyn Wieber won last year. The 15-year-old Texan was planning to take in some ...

FIFA anti-racism chief says victims not supported
FIFA's new anti-racism chief Jeffrey Webb believes soccer has failed to support abused players and needs tougher sanctions. FIFA President Sepp ...

GI's WikiLeaks admission energizes his supporters
While it may be a curious legal strategy, an Army private's decision to admit in court that he sent hundreds of thousands of classified documents to ...
UK's 'naked rambler' arrested for nudity, again
A British man who has spent most of the past decade naked — and in jail — was back behind bars Friday after defying an order to cover up.
Diplomat: UK isolated in EU in opposing bonus caps
Britain is isolated in the European Union in opposing strict caps on bankers' bonuses, a European diplomat said Friday, in a dispute that could lead ...