In a major breakthrough, British scientists have found that a harmless virus could cure advanced untreatable cancers.

Britain’s deputy prime minister Nick Clegg on Wednesday promised wide-ranging political reform and restoration of civil liberties in his first official speech after joining the coalition government.

A Saudi religious policeman who stopped a young woman for walking with a man in an amusement park in Saudi Arabia received a rude shock — the woman repeatedly hit him, a British daily reported.

It seems lying is an integral part of our lives and men do this nearly three times every day compared to around twice a day for women.

The BBC had to apologise after a radio began playing the national anthem and then joked on air that Queen Elizabeth II has died.

The dispute between the British Airways and the union representing its cabin crew worsened on Tuesday after the high court ruled that they could not go on strike called because of long-standing row ov

British journalist of Indian origin Hardeep Singh, who was facing a libel case filed by an Indian holy man, won a major victory when the high court in London threw out the case.

Britain on Monday night introduced new rules which allow aircraft to fly through “medium density” ash clouds, leading the air traffic control service to ease restrictions on the UK airspace.

Speculators, not drinkers, are likely to be the biggest Chinese buyers of Bordeaux 2009.

Vodafone Group Plc signalled increasing frustration with its key Indian unit on Tuesday, taking a charge of £2.3 billion ($3.3 billion) due to fierce competition and rapidly escalating spectrum costs