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Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair drummed up support Wednesday for investment in Sierra Leone, arguing that the west African country has recovered from its brutal civil war and could offer unmatched opportunities in agriculture and tourism.
Bloggers and Twitter users thwarted a legal attempt Tuesday to stop Britain's media from reporting the questions posed by a lawmaker in a parliamentary debate, spotlighting the power of new media to influence public policy.
Police were too heavy-handed in arresting a lawmaker over the suspected leaks of government documents, according to two separate reviews released Monday of a case that provoked heated debate in Britain.
At a memorial service honoring Britons who died during the Iraq war, the Archbishop of Canterbury said Friday it will take time for historians and moralists to decide if the conflict was justified.
A British court approved Wednesday the settlement of thousands of claims against oil-trading company Trafigura Beheer BV related to the dumping of toxic waste around the Ivory Coast's main city of Abidjan.
When American actor and director Sam Wanamaker moved to Britain in the 1950s after learning he was blacklisted after the McCarthy hearings in the U.S., he was paranoid about drawing the attention of the authorities.
It was one of the greatest mysteries of the collapse of the Third Reich. As Russian tanks moved into Berlin and Adolf Hitler committed suicide in his bunker, his brutal and feared private secretary, Martin Bormann, simply vanished.
BT Group PLC, Britain's largest telecoms company, on Thursday reported a 33 percent drop in first-quarter profits amid tough competition and falling prices for Internet connections. But company shares rose as BT reported progress cutting costs and said it would deliver more promised reductions.
A spokeswoman for Lindsay Lohan says the actress has not been questioned by London police investigating jewelry that went missing after a fashion shoot there.
Britain's prime minister, facing a national uproar over lawmakers claiming lavish expenses, promised Sunday to pursue constitutional reforms including a proposal to take away legislators' power to decide their own pay.
A spokeswoman for Susan Boyle said Thursday that the Britain's Got Talent finalist lost her cool after being harassed by journalists at a London hotel. The spokeswoman said the golden-voiced and fluffy-haired singer, who became an overnight sensation after appearing on the show, was left distressed after being taunted by two reporters at the Wembley Plaza Hotel on Wednesday.
An actress best known for playing a selfish, champagne-guzzling fashionista is winning her battle against the British government on a humanitarian issue — securing settlement rights for Gurkha war veterans. She also is embarrassing Prime Minister Gordon Brown's faltering government in the process.
Scientists unveiled on Tuesday what they hope will be one of the world's fastest biofuel vehicles, powered by waste from chocolate factories and made partly from plant fibers. Its makers hope the racer will go 145 mph and give manufacturers ideas about how to build more ecologically friendly vehicles.
President Barack Obama has not yet managed to shake off the legacy of torture, impunity and unlawful detention he inherited from the previous U.S. administration, a leading human rights organization said Wednesday.
Britain's Home Secretary apologized Sunday for putting five pay-per-view movies on her parliamentary expense account — including two X-rated ones screened by her husband.
Iraqis are more upbeat about their future and less concerned about violence and insecurity, according to a poll released Monday.
Breaking up is hard to do. But lawyers, counselors, astrologists and lifestyle coaches at Britain's first divorce fair this weekend will aim to make the process easier.
Tourists better think twice now before snapping pictures of the iconic British bobby.
When checking facts with Wikipedia it helps to know who edited the entry last.
Christians are soldiering on in the battle over God's existence by putting ads on London's famous red buses urging people to have faith.
On the streets of Birmingham, the queen's English is now the queens English.
Hirsute, paunchy men recline voluptuously against each other, dressed in flimsy scraps of pink. In another room, shimmering rows of veiled women modeled from twisted and scrunched aluminum foil kneel in anonymous submission.
London's police force didn't look far to find their new chief.
A Chinese man was convicted Friday of murdering an elderly author and attempting to steal his identity in a trial held partly in secret for reasons of national security.
Britain's struggling retailers posted a mixed bag of trading statements Thursday, with sales of cheap clothes and baby equipment staying strong while electronics and home improvement goods slumped.
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