Many years ago, when I was a young man, I visited London for the first time.

New Zealand resident Darrell Read is fighting charges from Britain's Serious Fraud Office that allege he was part of an international rates rigging scheme.

British judges have been forced to bring in their own packed lunches and even wash up after themselves.

A proposed mission to the moon led by British scientists could pave the way for the construction of a lunar observatory.

A tunnel will remove a road that had cut off part of the heritage site, and restore some tranquility to the mystic setting.

New research suggests Viking conquests were more like romantic getaways than drunken stag dos - but they still had a penchant for brutality.

It is the sound synonymous with the start of a new day.

A pregnant woman has told anti-abortion protesters to stop "judging and filming" women visiting an abortion clinic in London.

The body of a 4-day-old baby girl has been found, after police confirmed they'd identified the body of her mother who'd walked out of a maternity hospital with her.

Charlotte Bevan gave birth four days ago, and yesterday walked from a British hospital wearing slippers and carrying her newborn wrapped only in a blanket.

A luxury London hotel is under fire for telling a mother breastfeeding her 3-month-old to cover up with an oversize napkin so she wouldn't "offend" guests.

The London world premiere for the final film in the Hobbit trilogy is underway, while a special screening is held in Wellington.

Jailed pedophile Rolf Harris has abandoned his push to appeal 12 convictions for sexually assaulting four girls in the United Kingdom.

Prince Harry has shared a personal secret as part of a campaign to mark World AIDS Day.

The magnificent and shy singer Susan Boyle has her first boyfriend at age 53 - a Connecticut doctor she met on her recent U.S. tour.

Former footballer Sol Campbell has become the latest monied public figure to battle Labour's proposed "mansion tax" in Britain, claiming it is a levy on aspiration which he cannot afford to pay.

One of the killers of Fusilier Lee Rigby posted extremist messages on social media websites for six months without the authorities being alerted.

She is best-known for playing a high-flying Manhattan socialite, but Kim Cattrall has become embroiled in a furious row with Liverpool's mayor over the future of the city's green spaces.

Wellington-headquartered investor Robt. Jones Holdings has added to its commercial and industrial property portfolio and is turning its attention to the British market.

A global poll for the British Council of the greatest moments, discoveries and people of the past eight decades throws up cultural surprises - invention of the instant noodle.

More than 80 years after the first modern sighting of Nessie, has the monster made a comeback?

The Prince of Wales intends to continue making "heartfelt interventions" in matters of national importance when he becomes king, rather than adopting the Queen's blanket impartiality on public affairs, close friends have said.

Make a plan before you leave ship and reap the rewards of your research, Pam Neville says. She shares some shore excursions from a recent Mediterranean cruise.