UK News Headlines

Fans heading to football and rugby finals at Wembley and Twickenham have been advised to use alternative routes because of lengthy tailbacks after a motorway crash.

A 15-year-old boy has died after getting into difficulties after jumping from a bridge into a river.

Attempts to explore the sex life of murdered honeymooner Michaela McAreavey and her husband provoked fierce clashes at the trial of two men accused of the crime.

Libya's former head of intelligence holds the key to solving the murder of policewoman Yvonne Fletcher, the Libyan prime minister has claimed.

Dr Who star Matt Smith hot footed it around Cardiff Bay carrying the Olympic flame on its latest leg in Wales.

The east Lancashire town of Nelson may have a higher proportion of boarded up shops than almost anywhere else in the country. 

Britons are expected to spend more than £800m celebrating the Queen's Jubilee, according to new research.

Twelve town centres have been named as the first "Portas pilots", entitling them to funding and expert advice as they seek to regenerate high streets.

A good looking start to the weekend. Mostly blue skies and sunshine this morning, although a cool start for the north east of Scotland.

A new law comes into force this weekend requiring all websites to ask permission from users before using 'cookies' - data files that remember computer logins, email addresses and previous internet activity.

Gay comic Julian Clary has likened the arguments over same-sex marriages to the suffragette struggle in the early 20th century, it has been reported.

Anti-cuts activists are planning to block roads and hold street parties as part of a campaign to "celebrate" resistance to the Government's austerity measures.

Beleaguered Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt is under intense pressure after fresh disclosures at the Leveson Inquiry about his relationship with a senior News Corporation lobbyist.

Britain is expected to bask in warm temperatures this weekend as the mild weather which has already made the UK hotter than parts of mainland Europe and Africa in the last few days continues.

Engelbert Humperdinck is flying the UK flag in the Eurovision Song Contest and hoping a prized gift from Elvis Presley will bring him luck.

A teenager thought to weigh more than 50 stone had to have part of her home dismantled because she was too big to get out of the house.

Hollywood star Keira Knightley is to marry her rock star boyfriend, James Righton from Klaxons.

LONDON (Reuters) - Weak gross domestic product data this week strengthens the case for more Bank of England stimulus, but this has to be weighed against above-target inflation, The Bank policymaker Martin Weale said on Friday. Revised official data this week showed that the economy contracted by 0.3 percent in the first …

The Home Office is planning for a possible large increase in immigration from Greece and other European Union nations in response to the crisis in the euro, Theresa May has revealed.

The most popular areas for aspiring young professionals to snap up a home have been named, from Jesmond and Didsbury to Cardiff and Hove.

EDINBURGH (Reuters) - With rousing speeches, patriotic music and support from actor Sean Connery, supporters of independence for Scotland launched a campaign on Friday which they hope will lead to the demise of a 305-year-old union with England and the breakup of Britain. "This is the beginning of something really special …

LONDON (Reuters) - Queen Elizabeth will celebrate 60 years on the throne next month along with huge crowds expected for a pop concert at Buckingham Palace, a grand procession through the streets of London and a 1,000-strong flotilla along the River Thames. The Diamond Jubilee comes just over a year after the royal wedding …

LONDON (Reuters) - Weak British gross domestic product data this week strengthens the case for more Bank of England stimulus, but this has to be weighed against above-target inflation, BoE policymaker Martin Weale said on Friday. Revised official data this week showed that Britain's economy contracted by 0.3 percent in …

Britain is hotter than parts of Europe and Africa as temperatures soar and the sunshine is set to last throughout the weekend. 

Millionaire's daughter Laura Johnson has been jailed for two years for driving looters on a late-night crime spree during last summer's riots.

David Cameron has paid his own personal tribute to the 255 soldiers, sailors and airmen who gave their lives to liberate the Falkland Islands.

From uproar in the House of Commons to a rogue tornado which disrupted a wedding, here are five of the most striking video reports as seen on Yahoo! News this week.

The father of uncapped England player Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has indicated his family could still travel to the Euro 2012 football tournament despite fears of racial abuse in Ukraine.

To make your journey around the capital as smooth and safe as possible, London’s transport operator TfL has issued some guidance on how to travel efficiently during the four-day holiday.

EDINBURGH (Reuters) - With rousing speeches, patriotic music and support from actor Sean Connery, supporters of independence for Scotland launched a campaign on Friday which they hope will lead to the demise of a 305-year-old union with England and the breakup of Britain. "This is the beginning of something really special …

Tributes have flooded in for a Scottish schoolboy who died after suffering head injuries in an alleged school fight.

LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron rejected calls to fire his Culture Minister on Friday after a public inquiry heard how the minister had ignored warnings from staff to lend his support to a major Rupert Murdoch takeover deal. Appearing on a morning television show more commonly known for light-hearted issues, …

Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt's former special adviser has told the Leveson Inquiry he was told to resign after damaging emails revealing the close relationship between his department and the Murdoch empire were released.

A guitar manufacturer which made instruments for some of music's most famous artists is going into liquidation, it has been revealed.

A former detective specialising in rape and sex assault cases is to be prosecuted for faking police records.

(Reuters) - Here is a look at the queen's reign by numbers: POLITICS: - The queen is the second longest serving monarch. Only five other kings and queens in British history have reigned for 50 years or more: • Victoria (63 years) • George III (59 years) • Henry III (56 years) • Edward III (50 years) • James VI of Scotland …

As Engelbert Humperdinck aims for a UK victory at the Eurovision song contest this weekend, one country is actually hoping it does NOT win.

LONDON (Reuters) - A Greek exit from the euro zone would set off a "chain reaction of uncertainty" that would be strongly felt in Britain's banking sector, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said. He warned that a possible Greek exit would not resolve the present problems in the euro zone but would instead create greater …

The Queen lives a life surrounded by traditions and customs, but that does not stop her from keeping up with the latest trends.

More than 4,000 Diamond Jubilee beacons will be lit across the globe in celebration of the Queen's 60-year reign.

A major research project to assess the accuracy and completeness of the electoral register in Northern Ireland is being undertaken by the Electoral Commission.

Libya's interim Prime Minister Abdurrahim El-Keib has laid a wreath at the spot where policewoman Yvonne Fletcher was shot dead outside the country's London embassy in 1984.

A former soldier who carried out a string of sex attacks has been jailed indefinitely.

As the summer holidays approach, a consumer group has warned that a 'postcode lottery' on foreign currency exchange rates may be leaving some holidaymakers short-changed.

LONDON (Reuters) - Many more women are working in Britain's boardrooms since a government-sponsored report into the issue last year led chairmen and headhunters to look at a slightly less senior level for new talent, bringing more women into the mix. In February 2011, Mervyn Davies, a former chief executive of Standard …