English comedian Russell Brand has sparked outrage by taking part in a seedy photo shoot with a sex doll, and by joking about groping the British queen.

Britain is going to face a housing crunch in the coming decades and married couples staying apart are partly to blame, says a new report.

The British government wants to make it illegal to pay for sex and is considering a plan to "name and shame" men who visit prostitutes, a move critics say would turn back the clock to Victorian times.

Britain re-established high-level intelligence links with the Syrian authorities as Foreign Secretary David Miliband visited Damascus, the Times newspaper said on Wednesday citing senior Syrian officials.

An Iraqi doctor accused of plotting failed car bombings last year in London and Glasgow has admitted to being a terrorist -- but accused the British government of terrorism too.

Hollywood actress Helen Mirren has been slammed for claiming that female jurors are less likely to sympathize with female rape victims, as they tend to think the woman was "asking for it".

Fears of split in the Anglican Church have emerged as a top bishop in Britain has flayed the church for its "wishy-washy" attitude over homosexuality.

Internet crooks are selling complete financial identities for just 80 pounds in Britain, according to an online safety group.

Troubled pop singer Michael Jackson is being sued by a sheikh for £4.3m for breach of contract.