Financial markets know neither remorse nor respect. Seconds after police confirmed that Jo Cox was dead last week, the pound rose sharply against dollar.

New Zealand investors should brace themselves for a week of sharemarket volatility as Britain prepares to vote on whether it will leave the European Union.

COMMENT: This morning I got up, meditated for five minutes, staring fixedly at a lemon, and then thought "I know, I'll write a column about Brexit".

As it looks plausible that the Brexit vote could win on Friday, it's worth considering the economic implications, writes Liam Dan.

Duck and Waffle for a high-end, 24-hour kitchen. Bagel Bake, Brick Lane, for a stumbling, late-night munch before bed.

Man arrested over fatal shooting of British MP Jo Cox subscribed to pro-apartheid magazine that raged against "expansionist Islam".

Labour's housing spokesman became close to Jo Cox in the early 2000s when they worked at Oxfam.

Husband of slain MP pays tribute to her strength after she was shot and stabbed.

Despite some heavy laws, gun violence is far from eradicated in Britain.

Uncertainty over Britain's possible exit from the European Union weighed on markets yesterday.

Goldman Sachs hoodwinked Libyan officials into investing more than £800m by plying them with prostitutes, lavish parties and luxury trips, a UK court has heard.

Foreign Minister Murray McCully says New Zealand has worked on shoring up its relations with other European countries.

Man who bought UK retail chain BHS for £1 a "premier league liar", inquiry told.

A British pedophile has been sentenced to life in prison for abusing 23 Malaysian and Cambodian babies and children over almost a decade.

Pity the British. Here in NZ we have referendums on subjects such as the flag; they have them on the make-up of their nation and its place in the world.

UK primary school teacher banned after messaging pupil: "About to have a shower #mental image for you lol"

British high street store BHS is to close down after 88 years in business with the loss of up to 11,000 jobs.

The Bell on the corner of Bridge and King streets in Thetford, in south Norfolk is the spiritual home of Dad's Army.

The 2-year-old is thought to have survived by licking condensation off the well's brick walls and eating insects in mud at the bottom.

British intelligence agencies now want to recruit more middle-aged mothers and are relaxing their requirements for a university degree in favour of "emotional intelligence".

The childhood home of Princess Diana is opening to overnight guests for the first time in order to raise money for charity.

British serial killer Joanna Dennehy had plotted to murder a guard and use their fingerprints to bypass a biometric system to escape from jail.

Young Australian boy whose first language is Gaelic faces deportation from Scotland.

Thousands of Kiwis are packing their sunhats and sun cream, preparing for a winter getaway.

The ugly attacks have returned with a vengeance - and receiving public applause.

It is an archaeological conundrum that has baffled generations of experts, but a group of university students have found the feat really isn't as hard as everyone imagined.

Britain could sink into a year-long recession if it votes to leave the European Union, finance minister George Osborne warned.

She was dubbed the Angel of Woolwich after confronting two killers. But the act has ruined Ingrid Loyau-Kennett's life.

Now here are some results we would like to see. Donald Trump has insisted he is "not stupid" and challenged London's mayor Sadiq Khan to an IQ test on TV.

This sinister botanical wonderland is home to 100 of the world's most lethal plants...