Tony Blair has issued a stark warning to Labour not to repeat the mistakes of the 1980s which consigned the party to 18 years in opposition.

I have been happily married for 30 years; I love my wife, but, recently, I have been attracted to younger women, in particular one 20-year-old who works in my office.

An elderly man is being treated in hospital in England after being assaulted with a cricket bat.

The police watchdog will pursue concerns that families of Hillsborough victims were spied on if evidence emerges, British Home Secretary Theresa May has said.

The UK's Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has revealed he will consider introducing new laws to limit the amount of sugar, salt and fat in processed foods to curb childhood obesity.

VOTING for a new leader of the Labour party is set to begin today, with brothers David and Ed Miliband seen as front runners in an election overshadowed by the party’s controversial previous leaders Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.

Former British home secretary Alan Johnson today ruled himself out as a contender for the Labour leadership, announcing he will back David Miliband in the upcoming contest to succeed Gordon Brown.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s attempts to strike a power-sharing deal with the Liberal Democrats were severely undermined today as a string of senior Labour figures spoke out against the move.

Electoral reform was today shaping up as the key issue in determining what sort of government would emerge if the May 6 UK general election results in a hung parliament.

THE impacts of climate change on health are a “very real and present danger”, British health secretary Andy Burnham warned yesterday at the launch of a report on how rising temperatures will affect the public.

SWINE flu cannot be contained and the number of new cases could reach 100,000 a day by the end of next month, the British government has said.

A SPLIT among the three host nations in the southern hemisphere’s Super rugby competition has been avoided after a meeting of the SANZAR nations’ executive committee in Dublin yesterday.

Liverpool fell silent to mourn their dead, and then roared their anger and demanded “justice” for the 96 fans who did not return home from the Hillsborough disaster.

Laura White’s ejection from the 'X Factor' show has sparked thousands of calls for her reinstatement and unexpected support in the British parliament today.

Questions have been asked in the House of Commons about allegations of match-fixing in a Coca-Cola Championship match between Norwich and Derby.

British Culture Secretary Andy Burnham has backed Sepp Blatter's call for tighter rules on club ownership and insists it is vital to restore "confidence" among supporters.

Australia’s sports minister has thrown down the gauntlet to Britain over where the two countries finish in the Beijing Olympics medal table.

The British government have opened the way for the 2011 Champions League final to be played at Wembley after announcing the players involved will be exempt from tax charges if they play for foreign teams.

Campaigners battling the development of the M3 motorway near the historic Hill of Tara will take their protest to America this weekend.

The man who created David Beckham's aftershave claims he has never been paid for the scent that has made the star more than $39m (€29.7m).

Secretary General Ban Ki-moon appointed a Mexican environmentalist who was chief of staff to former Secretary-General Kofi Annan to spearhead UN reform efforts and a British diplomat who served as a top adviser to two prime ministers as the UN’s new humanitarian chief.

An American missionary held hostage by Muslim extremists for 377 days has returned to the Philippines under tight security to testify against her abductors.

Muslim extremists beheaded at least two of six Jehovah’s Witnesses they kidnapped in the southern Philippines and dumped their heads in a public market, authorities said today.

Helicopter gunships have fired rockets and troops bombed a suspected Muslim guerrilla camp killing at least 20 rebels in the Philippines.

A Muslim extremist leader responsible for the abduction of dozens of hostages threatened today to kill more of them if the Philippine government does not accept his choice of negotiators.