Ten per cent of head teachers in Britain have been assaulted by a parent or carer during the past five years.

Click through our interactive graphic to find out more about Prince William's journey from childhood to the altar.

BP hopes to resume drilling in the Gulf of Mexico later this year, as the company revealed that last year's devastating spill continues to drag on profits.

The modern games could owe a debt to a rural tradition, writes David Leggat.

It's estimated some two billion people from all over the world will watch at Prince William and Catherine Middleton marry.

Late diagnosis is the main cause of the high death rate from ovarian cancer in the UK, experts say.

You don't want your wedding tipples to leave a bad taste in your guests' mouths, so choose them wisely.

Orlando Bloom looked to the music scene in his native Britain for inspiration as he portrayed a cocky rocker in new movie Sympathy For Delicious.

Prince William and Kate Middleton have created "a church within a church" at Westminster Abbey for Friday's ceremony.

New Zealand equestrian great Mark Todd has issued a blunt warning to his competitors ahead of next year's London Olympics.

Security experts say an IRA terrorist attack somewhere in Britain on the day of the royal wedding is 'highly likely'.

As people relaxed at Easter weekend, Michael Sheen endured incarceration in a police cell, slept rough up a mountain and was crucified, then resurrected in front of hundreds of onlookers.

Elizabeth Hurley turned heads at an Indian Premier League cricket match....