The Latest Breaking News from Britain

The Derby at Epsom, Britain’s most historic and prestigious Classic, will be sponsored by a gambling company for the first time

Rules for Britain’s intelligence services seem strict – but experts say they give too much room for manoeuvre

The International Monetary Fund has warned of ‘thickening fog’ over the world’s economic outlook

Britain named Anne Keast-Butler as the first female director of its intelligence communications agency GCHQ on Tuesday, tasked with protecting the country from terrorists, cyber-criminals and malign foreign powers.

The Eurasian bittern (Botaurus stellaris) is a reclusive bird belonging to the heron family. Close to the size of a chicken, bitterns are a mix of golden-brown mottled with delicate black and tan. With long, green legs and large feet, these birds are adapted for skulking through reedbeds – the…

The name for Storm Antoni was picked back in September and with gales of up to 60mph expected, it's feared it could cause some significant damage across Britain

Accused becomes one of youngest children to be prosecuted for murder in Britain in about 30 years

It was the 52-year-old who caught fans' attention as she slipped her sensational figure into a gold-plated outfit

Junior doctors in Britain began a four-day strike over pay on Tuesday that is likely to cause unprecedented disruption to the state-funded National Health Service (NHS), prompting the government to warn of a risk to patient safety.

Under the scheme, almost one-in-five smokers will be given a vape — an e-cigarette — starter kit, along with support to help quit smoking, the UK Department of Health says.

A top financial official from Hong Kong is set to visit Britain in April in the first ministerial-level visit by an official of the Chinese-ruled territory in more than three years, the government said on Tuesday.