UK

The US secretary of state has joined the long list of red-faced politicians to make an embarrassing blunder outside No.10 Downing Street.

Henry VIII’s legacy as an obsessive tyrant and self-indulgent wife-killer makes him the worst monarch in history, a group of writers have said.

Police officers hunting for missing people should “not rule out” any tip-offs from witches, psychics and clairvoyants, according to new official guidelines.

A disgraced Tory embroiled in an expense scandal, a multimillionaire donor, and a slew of political cronies have been handed peerages by Prime Minister David Cameron, sparking fresh demand for drastic reform of the House of Lords.

McDonald’s UK’s new boss has defended zero-hour contracts, claiming his staff are in favor of their use because they “love the flexibility.”

The Hawker Hunter jet involved in the Shoreham Airshow tragedy “struggled to take off” and may have suffered a “flareout” causing the engine to cut out mid-air and plunge into the A27, experts say.

Welsh songstress Charlotte Church performed a soulful live rendition of “Requiem for Arctic Ice” outside Shell’s headquarters in London on Wednesday to protest the energy giant’s attempts to drill for oil in the Arctic. 

Drug-related deaths in Scotland soared to 613 in 2014, the highest level since modern records began in 1998.

Finland’s Finance Minister Alex Stubb has backed the British government’s agenda of reforming the UK’s relationship with Europe, calling the Conservative Party’s demands deliverable and constructive.