A shopkeeper was battered to death in his own store as he tried to protect his "hard-earned money" from a gang of robbers, a jury has been told.

A four-year-old boy has gone missing with two adults who were looking after him.

Three Pakistani cricketers at the centre of match-fixing claims are due to have crucial talks with officials from their country.

In this Tuesday, July 27, 2010 file picture founder and editor of the WikiLeaks website, Julian Assange, faces the media during a debate event, held in London, England.

A 10-year-old girl was taken to hospital after she was bitten by a dog in the second attack of its kind this week in Scotland.

The country is "failing miserably" to help injured and traumatised troops recover from combat, the parents of the 200th member of the British forces to die in Afghanistan have said.

Boris Johnson joined scores of history fans in West Hill recently for the re-opening of the Wandsworth Museum in southwest London.

A goat had to be put down after his horns were ripped out in a "barbaric" attack, the RSPCA has said.

A special constable who assaulted an off-duty soldier while attempting to arrest him has been jailed for three years.

Tony Blair's "A Journey" was stirring political passions as it hit bookstores Wednesday, with excerpts revealing that the former British prime minister cried for soldiers and civilians killed in Iraq, but still thought it was right to invade and topple Saddam Hussein.

Thousands of people are converging on Manchester Airport to see the arrival of the world's biggest passenger plane.

It will touch down for the first time at 12.25pm and head back for Dubai a few hours later.

The plane, which seats 517, is expected to depart packed, setting a Manchester Airport record for the most passengers to depart on a scheduled service.

The father of one of serial killer Peter Tobin's victims has welcomed an offer to meet officers investigating the criminal's past.

LEEDS, United Kingdom - A San Diego-based punk rock band is raising some eyebrows after joking about performing a sexual act on President Barack Obama during a concert in the United Kingdom.

More than a quarter of drinkers exceed healthy limits every week, making us a nation of irresponsible boozers, researchers have said.

A House of Commons official has been told he may be jailed for siphoning off nearly 6,000 by faking MPs' expense claims.

Three Pakistani cricketers facing match-fixing claims will be questioned by officials from their country Tuesday August 31 2010 Three Pakistani cricketers embroiled in allegations of match-fixing will be questioned by officials from their country as the furore over the claims continues.

Four men caught supplying A 3 million-worth of cannabis resin have been jailed. The gang was arrested in a major police operation led by the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency.

Former footballer and TV presenter Bob Wilson has experienced fresh family heartbreak after the sudden death of his son-in-law. Mitchell Carey, 43, died in hospital from suspected blood poisoning earlier this month, reportedly after stepping on a sea urchin while on holiday in Greece.

Hundreds of thousands of revellers partied at London's Notting Hill Carnival yesterday, soaking up the Caribbean spirit at Europe's biggest street party.