Barry NeildOctober 12, 2012 06:24

LONDON — The UK’s leading broadcaster is in a state of turmoil after one of its legendary celebrities was exposed as a predatory sex offender, a revelation critics say undermines the public trust it needs to safeguard its future.

Britain seeks pardon for suspected terrorist Abu Qatada

NEWS DESK October 11, 2012 11:20

Qatada has been fighting efforts to extradite him from Britain since 2001.

EADS and BAE in final hours of talks over possible merger

Alexander BesantOctober 9, 2012 17:10

The two firms have been in discussions since early September about the possible merger — a deal that would create the largest defence and aerospace company in the world.

Letter from Britain: A dangerous American worldview intrudes on silly season

Michael GoldfarbOctober 10, 2012 06:15

LONDON — Britain’s extended news vacuum continues as the annual fall party political conference season staggers on. The Conservatives are meeting in Birmingham this week as the political parties are busy rhetorically tacking to the center by stealing from each other's history.

Mark Rothko painting vandal says its more valuable now

Jennifer MattsonOctober 8, 2012 19:05

The man says he wrote his name with black marker on a famous Rothko painting at London's Tate Modern.

Mark Rothko painting defaced at Tate gallery in London

Alexander BesantOctober 7, 2012 17:34

A Mark Rothko painting was defaced by a visitor at London's Tate Modern gallery on Sunday said police.

English wines out-sparkle champagne

Barry Neild October 6, 2012 06:15

HAYWARDS HEATH, UK — Once the king of sparkling wines, French champagne is now facing heated competition from a surprising rival. English sparkling wine producers have emerged from relative nowhere to scoop up more recent international accolades than any other country.

Michael GoldfarbSeptember 26, 2012 12:54

Letter from London: Coalitions, f***ing plebs and other lessons from Anglo-American politics

Why compromise is a dirty word and other similarities between Britain and America.

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Nick Clegg at the Lib Dem conference this week: Some believe he won't lead his party into the next elections. (Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images)

LONDON — US political parties hold conventions every four years. In Britain, they hold them every year. If that sounds like hell to Americans, they would be absolutely right. Nothing reminds ordinary citizens of the bankruptcy of modern politics than a political convention or conference.

Canada and the UK to share embassy space in cost-cutting scheme

Alexander BesantSeptember 24, 2012 17:40

Canada and the United Kingdom are set to become flatmates in embassies around the world.

London be damned: Scottish artists project new cultural confidence

Lorraine MallinderSeptember 21, 2012 06:17

EDINBURGH — Scottish rock bands are becoming successful abroad bypassing the British music industry’s traditional style arbiters in London. Their success reflects a newfound cultural confidence that's sweeping across the art scene to theatre, dance and literature. It mirrors a drive for political independence, part of what its proponents say is a drive to reclaim the nation's soul.