Just. Stop. Raining.

A political row in Britain over fixing of interbank lending rates deepened on Saturday after the publication of confidential advice from UBS to the previous Labour government on how to reduce the key

More than a third of British people don't know the first line of their National Anthem, according to a poll.

The opening line of 'God Save the Queen' that often stumped England soccer stars was one o

The Church of England is set to take a final vote on Monday on whether to ordain women bishops, after years of wrangling between traditionalists and liberals.

The General Synod, the governing body of

Torrential rain pelted a large swath of Britain on Friday, flooding roads, canceling concerts and turning practice for the British Grand Prix into a puddle-churning ordeal. Authorities issued 145 floo

Britain's athletes have been told to target fourth place in the Olympic medal standings when the London Games get under way later this month, officials said Wednesday.

UK Sport, the body which distri

Julian Assange has defied a British police order to turn himself in Friday for extradition to Sweden and will remain holed up in Ecuador's embassy, a spokeswoman for the WikiLeaks founder said.

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Aung San Suu Kyi begins a bittersweet return to Britain on Tuesday, during which she will be showered with honours and have an emotional family reunion after nearly a quarter of a century in Myanmar.

Britain will announce this week a £1 billion contract to build reactors for its next generation of nuclear submarines, the defence minister said on Sunday.

Defence Secretary Philip Hammond confirmed

Hundreds of Britain's Nepalese Gurkha fighters are to lose their jobs in a second round of cuts announced on Tuesday, which will see almost 3,000 posts slashed from the army.

The British Embassy in t