A record 582,000 people came to live in the UK from elsewhere in the world in 2004, according to government experts. Figures from the Office for National Statistics show that 223,000 more people came ...

The four convicted 21 July plotters were "dedicated terrorists", the UK's top anti-terror officer has said. Deputy Assistant Commissioner Peter Clarke praised members ...

A diplomatic hideaway in the south of England, scene of decades of international deals, is marking its 60th anniversary - quietly. Wilton Park began as part of Churchill's post-war peace initiative ...

At the conclusion of a libel action brought by Mr Irving against American academic Deborah Lipstadt and Penguin Books, Mr Justice Charles Grey described Mr Irving as a "falsifier of history" an ...

For former US seaman Gary Brummett, the 40th anniversary of the 1967 Middle East war has stirred painful memories. As a 21-year-old third class petty officer, Mr Brummett was serving on board the USS ...

She was lover of the Prince of Wales - a strong influence on him and a humiliation for his wife. And she was Camilla Parker Bowles's great-grandmother. Alice Keppel had the "sexual morals of an alley ...

Archaeologists in Egypt say they have discovered what might be the oldest human footprint ever found. The outline was found imprinted in mud, which has since turned to stone, at Siwa oasis in the ...

The sugar found in fruit such as apples and oranges can be converted into a new type of low-carbon fuel for cars, US scientists have said. The fuel, made from fructose, contains far more energy than ...

The terms "old" and "new" have been played around with in the cut and thrust of this election campaign but exactly how old are our current crop of political parties? The BBC's Elena Egawhary has taken ...

Compulsory ID cards are nothing new in the UK. They were issued to all British civilians during World War II. That is until one ordinary man said no. Clarence Willcock, a 54-year-old dry cleaner from ...

As you can see, we have made some big changes to BBC News Online. Editor-in-Chief Mike Smartt explains all. Yes, News Online certainly looks different from the last time you logged on. Of course, any ...

The final cost of the Scottish Parliament building at Holyrood has been put at £414.4m. MSPs were given a final report on the "Holyrood Project" which showed that the price tag was some £16m cheaper ...