113-year-old World War I veteran Henry Allingham, the world's oldest man, died Saturday. He spent his final years reminding Great Britain about the 9 million soldiers killed during the "War to End All Wars."

In 1995 British doctors implanted a donor heart directly onto Hannah Clark's failing one, rather than risk a heart - lung transplant. Now, after 10 years with 2 hearts, and the donor heart removed, her original heart has healed.

Foreign secretary of the United Kingdom David Miliband told reporters today that the detentions of British Embassy workers in Tehran were harassment and intimidation that are not acceptable. He has called for the release of eight Iranian staff members of the British Embassy in Tehran.

Britain's foreign secretary, David Miliband, has called on Sudan to speed up the deployment of peacekeepers to the war-ravaged Darfur region.

British Foreign Secretary David Miliband says he has raised human rights in talks with Chinese officials this week, but adds that sensitive issues should not interfere with the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Britain's Treasury Secretary has announced the temporary nationalization of the British mortgage-lending bank Northern Rock. Six month ago, the financial institution found itself caught up in the U.S. sub-prime meltdown and a run on the bank ensued. The government then stepped in to calm fears and to find potential private sector buyers. For VOA, Tom Rivers in London has the latest developments.

Britain will cut the price of its group tourist visas for Chinese travelers by almost a third for three months from March 3, said the British Ambassador to China Sir William Ehrman on Wednesday.

Senior British diplomat Paddy Ashdown says defeat is a real possibility in Afghanistan, unless NATO changes its strategy.

All Servicemen and women will see their basic pay go up by 2.6%, and X-Factor pay will go up from 13 to 14 per cent, Defence Secretary Des Browne, announced today, 7 February 2008.

One of the most important and earliest maps ever made in Britain is the subject of a new book just published by the Bodleian Library.

Britain has announced a hike in UK immigration visa fees to fund sweeping changes it plans to introduce to improve border security over the next 12 months.