In 1963 the peacock was declared the National Bird of India because of its rich religious and legendary involvement in Indian traditions The criteria for this choice were many The bird must be welldis ...

Great British Energy comes from a simple idea - British people should own and benefit from our own natural resources', UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband said. Image by eugenesergeev via iStock A ...

A British teenager has been arrested in Georgia on suspicion of drug trafficking after she went missing in Thailand. Georgia's interior ministry said an 18-year-old British citizen was arrested at ...

Two riders have died and another has suffered significant injuries following a "catastrophic accident" during a British Supersport Championship race at Oulton Park. Owen Jenner, 21, and Shane ...

On June 28, 2024, the British Airways flight BA2279 aborted its take off ahead of its journey from London Gatwick to Vancouver due to hot brakes. The Air Accident Investigation Branch has now ...

A pilot inadvertently caused a British Airways plane to catch fire after mixing up his left and right hands during take off. The Boeing 777 jet had been about to take off from Gatwick to ...

Maro Itoje (left) has been named Lions captain by Andy Farrell (©INPHO/Billy Stickland) British and Irish Lions squad to tour Australia named by head coach Andy Farrell Farrell excludes his own ...

Step into the world of Ripper. It’s 1988, a small north-western dock town in Britain has witnessed multiple victims by a single killer who have been confirmed through forensic analysis.

LONDON, May 2 (Xinhua) -- More than 50 individual contestants and 18 group teams from across Britain gathered in London on Friday for the regional finals of the global "Chinese Bridge" Mandarin ...

The British Soap Awards are back, as Emmerdale, EastEnders, Coronation Street and Hollyoaks battle it out for awards in a number of categories. But who has been shortlisted, and with voting now ...

Despite reports that Prince William plans to remove his brother and sister-in-law's titles when he becomes king, the British monarch's power on the matter is limited. Queen Elizabeth granted Harry ...

A British Airways flight headed from Washington, D.C., to London Saturday diverted to Boston after a report of a bird strike and smoke in the cabin, officials said. British Airways Flight 216 ...