UK asks public to name $300M boat; "Boaty McBoatface" leads vote

Some of the other popular ideas for a name for the new $300M polar vessel include RRS Usain Boat, RRS Ice Ice Baby and RRS Boatimus Prime

• Mar 20, 2016

Famed ukulele craftsman in U.K. racing against the clock

A shaky hand and a visit to the doctor changed everything for 60-year-old Pete Howlett, whose ukuleles have put him on the map

• Mar 5, 2016

Pound plunges as Cameron makes pro-EU case

Politicians have begun a four-month battle to sway British voters ahead of the June 23 referendum on whether to remain in the EU

• Feb 22, 2016

Britain torn over exiting European Union ahead of vote

British PM launches campaign before referendum on staying in 28-nation bloc; popular London mayor allegedly for "Brexit"

• Feb 21, 2016

New twist in decades-old case of missing U.K. aristocrat

Earl of Lucan, who disappeared after a murder in 1974, officially declared dead -- enabling son to inherit title

• Feb 3, 2016

Parliament condemns Trump, divided over banning him

Members of Parliament are responding to a petition by the British people, but only the U.K.'s Home Secretary has the power to ban someone

• Jan 18, 2016

Banned from Britain

As Britain debates whether to ban Donald Trump, here's a look at other notable American personalities the country has banned

• Jan 18, 2016
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ISIS threatens U.K. in new execution video

Video footage circulating online purports to show ISIS killing five men accused of spying for Britain in Syria

• Jan 3, 2016

Husband and wife convicted of planning anniversary bombing of London

Their plan was to honor the July 7, 2005 anniversary of the suicide bomber attacks on London's transit system which killed 52 and injured hundreds

• Dec 29, 2015

4th suspect charged with terrorism in Paris attacks

New charges in Belgium announced as French police say an explosive belt was found in Paris suburb

• Nov 23, 2015

Dog dodges death after devouring ecstasy pills

17-month-old whippet was out for a walk when he sniffed out a bag full of heart-shaped tablets, animal welfare charity says

• Oct 21, 2015

Thirsty flood-preventing concrete makes water disappear

New permeable pavement could stop flash flooding from hurricanes by sucking up water like a sponge

• Oct 2, 2015

Crowning achievement for Queen Elizabeth II

After 63 years and 216 days on the job, Her Majesty is in the record books since ascending to the throne at age 25

• Sep 9, 2015

U.K. admits to assassinating two Britons in Syria

"There was a terrorist directing murder on our streets and no other means to stop them," Prime Minister David Cameron says

• Sep 7, 2015

UK to re-settle up to 20,000 Syrian refugees

Meanwhile, Italy retrieves 60 bodies from shipwreck and Greece moves thousands from "miserable" conditions on island as crisis deepens

• Sep 7, 2015

Austria and Germany will allow migrants to enter

As tens of thousands of migrants pour into countries across Europe, nations scramble to find solutions

• Sep 4, 2015

Brits admit Big Ben's bongs not quite on time

Iconic clock has been helping Londoners tell time for the last 156 years; clock chimes every 15 minutes and bongs every hour

• Aug 25, 2015

Century-old message in a bottle reaches its destination

Tossed into the North Sea in the early 1900s, the bottle was discovered by a couple on a German beach

• Aug 21, 2015

Britain and France boost security at Channel Tunnel

Measures aimed at "migrants trying to come abroad with organized criminal gangs" says British home secretary

• Aug 20, 2015

Former U.K. PM accused of child abuse

Allegation emerges as public inquiry investigates possible cover up of sexual abuse by powerful people in U.K. over several decades

• Aug 4, 2015

Migrant crisis becomes political between Britain and France

As thousands more migrants are rescued again in waters off Italy, tunnel linking France and Britain becomes symbol of crisis

• Aug 2, 2015

4 killed when jet crashes into car auction site at U.K. airfield

Witness says executive jet "nosedived into the cars and exploded on impact," engulfing the plane and several vehicles in flames

• Jul 31, 2015

Weird horse-cows, other oddities found in Iron Age site

"Hybridized" skeletons and signs of sacrifice are uncovered at an ancient settlement in southern England

• Jul 21, 2015

Israel wants "permanent standoff" with Iran, UK minister says

Britain's Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond says "Israel has shown time and again that it can be pragmatic"

• Jul 15, 2015

Suspects detained in Tunisia attack as victims' remains go home

Government minister says investigation "has allowed us to discover the network behind the operation"

• Jul 2, 2015

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