A British woman held in a Pakistani jail with her baby was yesterday sentenced to life imprisonment for trying to smuggle heroin worth £3.2m (NZD$6m) out of the country.

A busy road had to be closed by police as they searched for the severed penis of the man, who was found severely injured in the early hours of the morning.

The late Princess Diana leaked a royal phone directory to the now defunct News of the World tabloid, its former royal editor has told Britain's phone-hacking trial.

A century after the Welsh poet's birth, Kevin Pilley wonders what Dylan Thomas would make of his old boozer.

British Prime Minister David Cameron's stock image-esque photo of himself on the phone to US President Barack Obama has been lampooned by Twitter heroes.

A 12-year-old boy who raped his seven-year-old sister after watching porn online has walked free after a judge ruled he is not a danger to society.

The man branded Britain's most violent prisoner has abandoned his sketch pad in protest after prison guards banned him from sending drawings to friends.

Britain's emergency relief effort for floods has been labelled the biggest since the Blitz in World War II.

Britain's flooding crisis may get worse before it gets better, Prime Minister David Cameron has admitted.

The thought of Toy Story character Woody being considered an airport terror threat may seem laughable to most, but not so for the Heathrow security staff who confiscated a miniature toy gun from the doll before allowing it to travel with its owner.

Mick Dummer got a nasty shock when he arrived at work.

England football captain Casey Stoney says she has been overwhelmed by support after speaking for the first time about her "loving relationship" with another woman.

Burrowing bunnies have uncovered an 8,000-year old treasure trove buried near Land’s End in the United Kingdom.

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.

Australian entertainer Rolf Harris sat quietly in court today, only speaking to deny 12 sex offences dating back to the 1960s.

Christchurch man David Holloway was making arrangements for his wedding to his South African sweetheart when he was killed on a British building site last week.

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.