In May 1943 19 aircraft, crewed by 133 young men, took off on one of the most daring wartime missions that has now become one of the most well-known. More »Dambusters 70th anniversary: How the daring mission unfolded
By Bernardo Vizcaino SYDNEY (Reuters) - London-based firm Cobalt has developed a sharia-compliant insurance platform that uses a syndication model to help spread risk across a panel of underwriters, a novel format that could boost capacity in the sector. Under the platform, Cobalt allows multiple insurers to pool their capacity and each can subscribe to the desired level of risk though individual Islamic windows, said chief executive Richard Bishop. "We are syndicating the risk across a panel of insurers. ... More »London firm launches Islamic insurance platform
More than 100 MPs have expressed their "regret" at the Government's decision not to include an EU referendum bill in its new legislative programme. More »EU Referendum Setback For Cameron As MPs Vote
The HS2 high-speed rail project has an estimated £3.3bn funding gap, according to Whitehall's spending watchdog. More »HS2 Project Has '£3.3bn Funding Shortfall'
The Foreign Office is used to coming to the aid of Britons who are in life-or-death situations or find themselves in trouble abroad. More »Foreign Office Reveals List Of Weird Requests
For the first time, British children are reading more on computers and other electronic devices than they are reading books, magazines, newspapers and comics, according to a study of nearly 35,000 youngsters published Thursday. More »British children's on-screen reading overtakes books
Former Italy international Attilio Lombardo led an exodus of Italian backroom staff from Manchester City, the club confirmed Thursday. More »Italian exodus continues at Man City
QPR's France striker Loic Remy has been bailed after he was arrested on suspicion of rape, police said Thursday. More »QPR's Remy bailed in rape inquiry
Rafael Benitez claims he did not need to win the Europa League to prove that he has done a good job during his turbulent six-month spell as interim manager of Chelsea. More »Europa League success proves nothing, says Benitez
Troubled British travel firm Thomas Cook on Thursday announced plans to raise £1.6 billion ($2.4 billion, 1.8 billion euros) in a major capital refinancing plan, after more than halving its first-half losses on the back of deep cost-cutting. More »Thomas Cook launches £1.6-bn capital refinancing
London shares rose on Thursday, pushed to fresh five-and-a-half year highs by strong first quarter corporate results, dealers said. More »London shares open higher on strong earnings
Plans to tackle the growing problem of out-of-control dogs do not go far enough, according to a group of MPs. More »Dangerous Dog Law 'Does Not Go Far Enough'
Internet giant Amazon on Wednesday came under fresh fire over its British tax status after official figures revealed it only paid £2.4 million ($3.6 million, 2.8 million euros)on UK sales of £4.2 billion last year. More »Fresh anger over Amazon's UK tax bill
Prime Minister David Cameron has suffered a fresh blow to his authority with around a third of his own Conservative MPs voting against his policy on offering a referendum on Britain's European Union membership. More »Cameron dealt bloody nose in EU vote
Women on television are affected by a "combination of ageism and sexism" that does not apply to men, new figures show. More »Older women 'disappear from TV'
Liberal Democrat Business Secretary Vince Cable will today brand advocates of EU withdrawal "self-indulgent and reckless", as he warns that a British pull-out would mean an "exodus" of international firms from the UK and the loss of thousands of jobs. More »Cable warns on 'reckless' EU exit
An inquest is to be held into the death of a marketing manager from a heart attack after a paramedic refused to administer drugs. More »Inquest into heart attack death
The Prince of Wales will pay a visit to a Victorian pottery which was saved from closure by one of his charities. More »Charles to visit historic pottery
A Lancaster bomber is to perform a flypast at Derwent Reservoir as part of events to mark the 70th anniversary of the war-time Dambusters air raid. More »Bomber flypast to mark Dambusters
British embassies were asked if they could silence a cockerel and order an unfit husband to shape up, among other "bizarre" requests for help in the last 12 months, the Foreign Office said Thursday. More »British diplomats reveal world of weird requests
The row over new "skimpy" uniforms for Virgin Trains staff could escalate into a strike. More »Skimpy uniforms spark strike talk
Radio 1's Nick Grimshaw has lost nearly a million listeners since taking over from Chris Moyles - to score the lowest breakfast show audience for a decade. More »Grimshaw loses a million listeners
More than a million struggling British families are spending at least a third of their income on housing costs, a think-tank has revealed. More »1m families struggle with home cost
The Government's moves to tackle irresponsible dog ownership do not go far enough, a committee of MPs has warned. More »Tighter dog ownership laws urged
Chelsea have won the Uefa Europa League final against Benfica with an injury-time goal. More »Chelsea Win Europa League With Last-Gasp Goal