From Spike Milligan to William the Conqueror, Graham Reid finds southeast England steeped in history.

With the UK in the grip of royal baby fever, there's never been a better time for families, or expectant parents, to visit Britain, writes Sheriden Rhodes.

Great Britain’s capital has played a central role in a cornucopia of brilliant but underexposed films.

Worshippers at about 500 British mosques have heard sermons condemning the sexual grooming of children after a number of paedophilia cases involving Muslim gangs.

Sydney radio station 2Day FM has been accused of blocking the investigation into the royal prank call which preceded the suicide of a British woman.

The illegitimate daughter of a 19th century British Prime Minister lived and raised a family in New Zealand.

British Prime Minister David Cameron has made an attempt to bounce Russia into supporting a future for Syria without President Bashar al-Assad.

Information on trillions of emails, web chats and Skype conversations carried out by Americans has been harvested along with their phone records.

A Lakeland brewery has created hiking itineraries with a pub at journey's end. Richard Webber approves

A British MP who quit as Tory Whip amid sleaze allegations has been accused of tabling parliamentary questions about Fiji on behalf of a lobbying firm that was paying him thousands of dollars.

Family and colleagues of slain soldier Lee Rigby have distanced themselves from extremist groups accused of using his brutal murder as an excuse to commit violence and make political gains.

Mark Bridger was an alcoholic paedophile who was infatuated with young girls and who lived out violent sexual fantasies through the internet.

Londoners do, of course, do London.

A cub scout leader confronted terrorists just seconds after they murdered a soldier warning them: "It is only you versus many people, you are going to lose."

A 48-year-old divorced Briton locked in a bitter custody battle has confessed that he killed his two young children by slitting their throats in Lille, France.

Starting at the top of the London Eye, Julia Shallcrass discovers London attractions and local haunts.

The Black Caps play England at Lord’s this week. Simon Wood has the inside edge on the home of cricket.

Kate and Wills have not shared the sex of their child but bookmakers are giving odds on what name the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will choose.

The recent abdication of Pope Benedict and the Netherlands' Queen Beatrix have fuelled speculation in Britain Queen Elizabeth may also end her 61-year reign.

British media say that a senior Conservative Party politician has been arrested for questioning on suspicion of rape and sexual assault.

British historian Niall Ferguson has apologised for remarks suggesting that economist John Maynard Keynes didn't care about future generations because he was gay and childless.

A famous German World War II bomber nicknamed "the flying pencil" has spent decades submerged in the English Channel after being shot down in the Battle of Britain. Now, divers are braving dangerous tides to bring it to the surface.