British Prime Minister Tony Blair's party risked losing control of the Scottish parliament to a pro-independence rival on Friday and his government also suffered losses in local elections.

Tony Blair endorsed long-standing finance minister Gordon Brown as Britain's next leader on Tuesday and said he would announce next week when he was stepping aside as prime minister.

Prime Minister Tony Blair recently met with autism campaigner Ivan Corea and Lee Scott MP who presented The Autism Report calling for a cohesive national strategy on autism and a 10 year program of radical change in policy to help the 587,900 people with autism in the United Kingdom.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair was expected in Warsaw on Friday for talks with Poland's president and prime minister on the future of the European Union and its constitutional treaty.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair says the U.N. Security Council must be ready to impose new sanctions on Sudan if it rejects a U.N. plan to end the violence in Darfur. Speaking at a news conference in London Tuesday, Mr. Blair said the only thing that will make the Sudanese government understand its responsibilities is pressure.

Autism Campaigners in the United Kingdom have urged the British Prime Minister Tony Blair to end the postcode lottery to autism services. Ivan and Charika Corea of the Autism Awareness Campaign UK are calling on the Prime Minister to conduct an urgent review into public services and autism.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair sees the possibility of forging a different relationship with Iran, now that his country's sailors and marines have been released unharmed. And even before the British naval crew landed in London the European Union announced that the EU and Iran have begun discussing a possible reopening of discussions about Iran's controversial nuclear program.

The British Royal Navy has begun a review of the circumstances leading to the capture of 15 of its service personnel by Iran. The Defense Ministry said rules of engagement, procedures, and equipment will be analyzed. The 15 arrived in Britain on April 5 after being held in Iran for two weeks.

Fifteen British navy personnel freed by Iran after nearly two weeks of detention have arrived in Britain. The group - 14 men and one woman - arrived Thursday at London's Heathrow airport aboard a scheduled commercial flight from Tehran.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair today hailed the return to Britain of the 15 service personnel who had been held by Iran. Blair told reporters in London that their release had been secured "without any deal" or negotiation.

Iranian media report that the 15 British Navy personnel held by Iran have left Tehran on a flight to London. The group of 14 men and one woman flew out of Iran a day after President Mahmud Ahmadinejad announced their surprise release following nearly two weeks in detention.

Iranian parliament speaker Gholam Ali Haddad-Adel today said Britain was taking "more appropriate action" to end the dispute over Tehran's detention of the British naval personnel in the Persian Gulf on March 23.