A Lakeland brewery has created hiking itineraries with a pub at journey's end. Richard Webber approves

A British MP who quit as Tory Whip amid sleaze allegations has been accused of tabling parliamentary questions about Fiji on behalf of a lobbying firm that was paying him thousands of dollars.

Family and colleagues of slain soldier Lee Rigby have distanced themselves from extremist groups accused of using his brutal murder as an excuse to commit violence and make political gains.

Mark Bridger was an alcoholic paedophile who was infatuated with young girls and who lived out violent sexual fantasies through the internet.

Londoners do, of course, do London.

Britain scrambled fighter jets to intercept a commercial airliner carrying more than 300 people, diverting it to an isolated runway and arresting two passengers.

Embattled entertainer Rolf Harris will continue to be investigated over historical sex abuse allegations after his bail was renewed.

A 48-year-old divorced Briton locked in a bitter custody battle has confessed that he killed his two young children by slitting their throats in Lille, France.

Starting at the top of the London Eye, Julia Shallcrass discovers London attractions and local haunts.

The Black Caps play England at Lord’s this week. Simon Wood has the inside edge on the home of cricket.

Kate and Wills have not shared the sex of their child but bookmakers are giving odds on what name the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will choose.

The recent abdication of Pope Benedict and the Netherlands' Queen Beatrix have fuelled speculation in Britain Queen Elizabeth may also end her 61-year reign.

British media say that a senior Conservative Party politician has been arrested for questioning on suspicion of rape and sexual assault.

British historian Niall Ferguson has apologised for remarks suggesting that economist John Maynard Keynes didn't care about future generations because he was gay and childless.

A former British TV presenter is facing prison after he admitted a catalogue of sex abuse allegations dating back nearly 50 years.

The man accused of murdering five-year-old British girl April Jones watched child pornography on the day of her disappearance, his trial has heard.

Prince Harry is set to spend six months on secondment with the Australian Army.

Kate McCann did something frighteningly normal recently. She stopped at a petrol station, and went in to pay, leaving her 8-year-old twins strapped in the back seat.

Whatever the cause, zealotry is a full-time gig. Like rust, zealotry never sleeps.

Rolf Harris has been sensationally arrested by police investigating allegations of sexual abuse following the Jimmy Savile scandal.

There’s nothing quite as delightful as sipping high tea with your pinky out in the home of the high tea.

I spent many weekends as a child being dragged to motor shows by my car-mad dad (and extremely patient mum).