United Kingdom

Gandhi statue unveiled in Parliament Square, London

14/03/2015

Culture news

London Alexander McQueen show draws creme de la creme in fashion

A long-awaited exhibition celebrating the life and work of visionary designer Alexander McQueen has opened in London, drawing the biggest names in

13/03/2015

United Kingdom

No narcissism: London's National Gallery museum bans selfie sticks

11/03/2015

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Cocktails underground: 1940s-themed bar opens in London air raid shelter

10/03/2015

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New coin portrait of Queen Elizabeth II unveiled

03/03/2015

Sport

Champions League: Arsenal stunned by Monaco

Monaco produced a superb display to stun Arsenal 3-1 in their Champions League last-16 first-leg tie at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday. After a

25/02/2015

Culture news

Bright, fun-inspired collections banish winter blues at London Fashion Week

To a live performance by British singer Clare Maguire, Burberry designer Christopher Bailey sent his models down the runway at London Fashion Week

25/02/2015

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Baby orangutan arrives in UK rescue centre

25/02/2015

France

Chelsea vow to ban any fans involved in Paris Metro race attack

18/02/2015

Cinema

Sean Penn turns action hero in 'The Gunman'

This is the two-time Oscar winner's first leading role in an action film but he said that it wasn't a conscious decision to do one.

18/02/2015

Sport

Bolt says will hang up spikes after london 2017

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt announced on Saturday he will retire after the 2017 World Championships in London. The 28-year-old had initially been

14/02/2015

Jamaica

Usain Bolt to retire after London 2017 Worlds

14/02/2015

United Kingdom

London Night Tube will lose £19.6m in first year, say unions

It’s not yet up and running but London's 24-hour night tube is already proving controversial with trade unions. They say plans to have the

02/02/2015

United Kingdom

Britain retraces Winston Churchill's final journey 50 years on

It was a day an entire nation was watching, re-created 50 years later. Britain has commemorated the state funeral of wartime Prime Minister Winston

30/01/2015

United Kingdom

Outcry after London museum retires Dippy the dinosaur

29/01/2015

Russia

Ex-Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko 'killed at third attempt'

Over eight years after Litvinenko's death in London from radioactive polonium poisoning, a public inquiry has opened into whether Russia ordered his murder.

27/01/2015

Musica

Giordano's French Revolution drama returns to London's Royal Opera House

After a 30-year absence Giordano's Andrea Chénier is on again at London's Royal Opera House

22/01/2015

United Kingdom

The fight against ISIL: Kerry says coalition campaign is getting results

The US Secretary of State says ISIL’s momentum in Iraq has been halted or reversed. John Kerry was speaking in London after a meeting of over 20

22/01/2015

United Kingdom

Turning the tide against ISIL: US-led coalition holds key talks in London

Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi met British premier David Cameron on Thursday. The encounter came as foreign ministers from over 20 countries

22/01/2015

France

Green light for Channel Tunnel after fire on lorry forced closure

Firefighters give all-clear for Channel Tunnel after a lorry fire saw trains cancelled

18/01/2015