Britain said on Monday it supports more efforts to talk to hardline insurgents fighting in Afghanistan.
Britain’s opposition Conservatives won a parliamentary seat in eastern England from the ruling Labour Party on Friday.
Fleet Street, the London thoroughfare synonymous with 300 years of journalism in Britain, bids farewell to its last international newsroom on Sunday.
Britain reacted coolly on Tuesday to a study suggesting that the swine flu pandemic could be curbed by up to 40% by closing schools beyond September.
Tiger Woods was among the early starters as the 138th British Open got under way on Thursday, returning to Turnberry for the first time in 15 years.
England’s honey bee colonies are dying at an alarming rate due to disease and a lack of coordinated response by health authorities.
Firefighters were tackling a major blaze in an office building in London’s fashionable Soho district, a fire brigade spokesperson said on Friday.
Boats carrying illegal migrants to Europe should be sunk Nick Griffin, the leader of the British National Party, said on Wednesday.
Peter Siddle’s two late wickets helped Ashes holders Australia regain momentum at the end of the opening day of the first Test against England.
A once-in-a-life-time property investment in London is now possible for South Africans.
Sport’s most enduring sibling rivalry will be played out on US Independence Day.
Serena Williams recovered from match point down to beat Russia’s Elena Dementieva 6-7 7-5 8-6 in a nailbiting semifinal at Wimbledon on Thursday.
Wimbledon could be headed for another all-Williams final. Then again, it could be an all-Russian affair.
As many S Africans celebrate casting their vote, Hendrik Ramaala will be out to prove he still has the legs to conquer the global marathon circuit.
Tradition looms large whenever a British and Irish Lions team is chosen. The last squad of the “Amateur Lions” was announced in 1993.
The British and Irish Lions aim to make sure they at least match the power threat of world champions South Africa.
Sir Alex Ferguson has leapt to the defence of striker Dimitar Berbatov as Manchester United look to put their season back on track.
JG Ballard, whose novel Empire of the Sun vividly portrayed his childhood imprisonment, died on Sunday, his agent said. He was 78.
James Bond always went to Q to keep one step ahead of the enemy and now the real-life British spies of MI5 are to get their own technology mastermind.
The focus in the Premier League turns to the increasingly desperate fight to avoid relegation
SABMiller sold less beer than expected in the first three months of 2009 as economic conditions worsened and demand fell in most of its markets.
South Africans across the globe showed up on Wednesday to vote, and for most making their mark in a foreign land was a momentous occasion.
Arsenal’s manager has promised that his team will not play for a draw in Wednesday’s Champions League quarterfinal clash against Villarreal.
Liverpool has nothing to lose at Chelsea on Tuesday and a few reasons to believe it can score at least three goals to overturn a 3-1 deficit.
Stunned 3-1 at home by Chelsea in the Champions League, Liverpool badly needs to bounce back by beating Blackburn on Saturday.
Former England captain Nasser Hussain has backed Andy Flower to be the country’s new coach, saying the Zimbabwean could be an excellent in the role he
England do know what it is like to win the World Cup on Australian soil and they have had the measure of their oldest enemy in recent times.
The surge of rallies reflects an understanding that the world is changing — and politicians had better pay attention, writes Jackie Ashley.
The Met’s commanders had insisted that they would not let the capital be brought to a standstill by demonstrations around the G20 summit.
Britain’s media watchdog fined the BBC £150 000 on Friday over the ”grossly offensive” prank calls made to actor Andrew Sachs .
Royal Bank of Scotland will cut more jobs, chairperson Philip Hampton warned on Friday as he called for an end to ”public flogging” of the bank.
World leaders gathered on Wednesday for a summit on tackling the global financial crisis but many were split on the way forward.