Sky News political reporter Adam Boulton showed ultimate professionalism after swallowing a fly live on air.

Betting on a royal pregnancy announcement this month has been suspended by bookmakers, after a flurry of bets were placed overnight.

Ever since the first Jimmy Savile revelation, dozens of elderly former television, radio and political celebrities have been accused of long past sexual offences.

Ewan McDonald stays at the Malmaison, a former "house of negotiable affection" in Edinburgh.

Britain is to build a commercial spaceport that will be used to launch manned missions and commercial satellites.

Madeleine McCann's younger brother questioned his mother about her role in the young girl's disappearance, after he learned of damning claims by a Portuguese detective.

A Kiwi sniper fighting in Afghanistan was killed by friendly fire after a US fighter pilot failed to enter attack co-ordinates into his onboard computer, an inquest has heard.

Charles Bronson, Britain's most violent prisoner, has reportedly been transferred back to the UK's toughest jail after he covered himself in butter and fought 12 wardens.

A paedophile scandal engulfing Westminster deepened after the British Home Office confessed to losing or destroying 114 "potentially relevant" files.

Neil Lyndon likes to tell dads-to-be that they'll see things in the delivery room worse than gruesome hand-to-hand combat with axe and pike.

In Belfast, Ewan McDonald finds there is nothing like The Crown for picking you up.

The BBC explains why it won't investigate Rolf Harris's career at the corporation.

A UK woman dubbed the "Angel of Woolwich" for confronting the killers of soldier Lee Rigby has been detained under the Mental Health Act.

Further inquiries about Rolf Harris' potential offending in NZ are being carried out by police here, as The Wiggles confirmed they'd deleted him from a video.

London's tech economy is booming as apps and games made there entertain the world.

Jilted lovers who post "revenge pornography" could face prosecution, UK ministers said yesterday, as they warned that the practice is becoming increasingly common.

Scotland's property market, already lagging behind, has developed another obstacle for investors: the possibility of Britain breaking up.

The Harris family was accused of making staged entrances at Southwark Crown Court, as if to present a united front for the benefit of the media.

Rolf Harris, who has been convicted of being a serial sex attacker, faces the prospect of dying in prison.

Rolf Harris' home town is moving to tear up monuments honouring the disgraced entertainer, while his boyhood school has already decided to pull down his paintings.

British police have reportedly arrived back in Portugal, and it's believed a number of key suspects in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann could be questioned.

Rolf Harris was accused of brazenly attacking a prominent television celebrity during a television interview, it can finally be revealed.

Entertainer Rolf Harris has been warned by a judge he's likely to be jailed, now he's been found guilty of all sex offences - as more women come forward.

The online abuse aimed at the Harry Potter author JK Rowling after she donated £1 million to the Better Together campaign may have actually been the work of British spies, a senior Scottish politician has claimed.

The stars and the quieter achievers of the sporting world alike step it up for the challenge of the Commonwealth Games. Suzanne McFadden meets six of our top athletes heading to Glasgow.

What is true for most babies appears to apply equally to Prince George - he looks like Winston Churchill, according to Prince Harry.

Two Ryanair planes have been damaged in a collision at Stansted Airport, Essex UK, causing three hour delays to flights.

The badly decomposed body of an elderly woman has been discovered in her UK flat where she lay undiscovered for six years.

A former Mount Maunganui lifeguard has been hailed as a hero after he helped to save the life of a toddler found face-down in the ocean in the UK.