Britons began voting on Thursday with the opposition Conservatives struggling to convert their opinion poll advantage into an outright majority.
Manchester United, left clutching at straws in this year’s Premier League title race, must inject new blood into their ageing squad.
Polls on Monday indicated Britain remained on course for a Parliament with no majority, raising the prospect of a minority or coalition government.
A 13th century skeleton unearthed on the grounds of a friary may be the earliest physical evidence that Africans lived in England in medieval times.
The Premier League title will be decided on the final day after Chelsea won 2-0 at Liverpool and Manchester United defeated Sunderland 1-0 on Sunday.
Joker in foreign office forces a grovelling official apology to a defensive Catholic Church.
Experts have thrown a spanner in the works, questioning its efficacy in fighting climate change.
Conservative leader David Cameron was seeking on Friday to use a strong performance in a debate to help propel his party to an outright majority.
A five-minute test could save thousands of lives from bowel cancer every year.
Thousands die every year when first aid could have saved them. Phil Daoust outlines the most common misconceptions about emergencies.
Gordon Brown goes into a debate on Thursday trying to rescue his party while fending of a gaffe in which he called one of his voters "bigoted".
Britain’s main political parties turned their focus to crime, health and childcare on Tuesday.
Alan Sillitoe, one of the "Angry Young Men" of British fiction whose gritty realism portrayed working-class life after World War II, died on Sunday.
Alan Sillitoe, one of the "Angry Young Men" of British fiction whose gritty realism portrayed working-class life after World War II, died on Sunday.
Manchester United beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 on Saturday to surge two points clear of sole title rivals Chelsea in the Premier League.
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has labelled reports he will confirm his retirement at the end of next season as "rubbish".
Can a vegan diet damage your child’s health? Social workers in Lewisham, south London believe it can.
UK’s election remained wide open on Friday after the three main party leaders were unable to land a knockout punch during a live televised debate.
Former England star John Barnes insists it is unrealistic to expect England to win the Soccer World Cup.
UK launched a probe into US bank Goldman Sachs on Tuesday linked to US fraud charges that the Wall Street giant misled investors.
As a bookshop chain grows bigger, the more it seems to lose its soul. <em>Stuart Jeffries</em> asks what effect this has on publishing.
Officials hope to increase flights at the start of Europe’s working week on Monday and the EU summoned ministers for talks on the air-travel crisis.
Air travel across much of Europe was paralysed for a fourth day on Sunday because of a huge cloud of volcanic ash.
A stoppage-time goal by Paul Scholes gave Manchester United a dramatic 1-0 win at Manchester City on Saturday.
Britain’s ruling Labour Party was pushed into third place by the Liberal Democrats after the country’s first televised leaders’ debate.
Large parts of Europe enforced no-fly rulings for a third day on Saturday because of a huge ash cloud from an Icelandic volcano.
Liverpool went up for sale on Friday after American owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett appointed Barclays Capital to find a buyer.
Meditation apparently works wonders for anger, anxiety and depression. But could it rid <em>Tanya Gold</em> of her Incredible Hulk-like rages?
English county Surrey are reportedly trying to tempt West Indies great Brian Lara out of retirement to play Twenty20 cricket.
TV debates are aimed at the emotional part of the voter’s brain – and the Liberal Democrats’ Nick Clegg understood that perfectly.
A huge ash cloud from an Icelandic volcano caused air travel chaos across Europe and beyond on Friday, leaving hundreds of thousands stranded.
The English Premier League title race could be as good as over by Saturday night with the two main challengers both facing testing away games.