The UK-based New Zealand mother who lost a legal battle over her son receiving treatment for his cancer says he is cancer-free and looking forward to returning to school.

A man searching for the stranger who stopped him ending his life has found the Good Samaritan.

The London barman who attempted a citizen's arrest on Tony Blair has been rewarded with a sizeable bounty for his efforts.

Nigella Lawson's ex-husband Charles Saatchi has challenged a journalist to a karate cage fight, after he wrote a column critical of him - and it's being taken up.

Tony Blair used his diplomatic skill to talk his way out of a humiliating citizen's arrest by a barman in a trendy east London restaurant.

One of the most prestigious universities on the planet has apologised after accidentally emailing a list of poorly performing students' marks to their peers.

An Afghan man is understood to have become the first atheist ever to secure asylum in Britain on religious grounds.

Downing St has intervened to quell the the latest row over WWI centenary commemorations amid claims the role of Australian and NZ troops is being ignored.

Waves were recorded as high as 27ft at Land's End, and reports on surfing forecast websites suggested scores of professional "big wave chasers" had followed Hercules' movements across the Atlantic.

Waves up to 8.2 metres high slammed into Britain's southwestern coast, as lashing winds and heavy rain battered parts of the U.K.

Australia is following a scheme introduced in NZ to decide which wildlife should be allowed to die off

Storms and floods continue to cause disruption throughout the UK.

William Hageman revisits a favourite haunt and is relieved to find its character has endured a recent spruce-up.

A Santa impersonator has quit one of Britain's busiest grottos after he was told off for being brusque with the children whose parents had paid £5 (NZD$9.80) a time for them to meet him.

A young girl in the UK is set to be reunited with her favourite teddy bear following a remarkable social media appeal launched by the woman who found it.

This handsome university city is undergoing a modern makeover, as Adrian Mourby discovers.

The Sun newspaper in Britain has been forced to apologise after it included a pregnant MP in its list of the "laziest" politicians.

Save the date: The British government has announced that the country's first same-sex weddings can be held on March 29.

In a UK first, shoppers in South Yorkshire are being offered food at up to 70 per cent of normal prices - but they have to prove they're on benefits to get the bargains.

'I'm a soldier..I couldn't do anything else.' A man accused of killing a British soldier in a frenzied knife attack in London has defended his actions.

Sophie Christie reports on London's best rooftop bars.

Alex Robertson sniffs out some bargains in what can be an expensive city to visit.

Celebrity chef Nigella Lawson has admitted in a UK court that she's used cocaine, but accused her ex-husband of spreading lies about her being a habitual user and addict.

The editor of the Guardian has appeared before British MPs, saying his paper has published just 1 per cent of material it got from NSA leaker Edward Snowden.