Plans to bring mobile internet to remote areas of the UK for the first time have been announced by telecoms giant Vodafone.

The school that helped propel the Iron Lady to No 10 has been awarded grade II-listed status.

A Jane Austen museum has launched an appeal to raise £152,450 (€114,570) to keep a ring once owned by the famous author in Britain after it was bought by a US popstar.

Handwritten John Lennon lyrics to songs such as Strawberry Fields Forever, as well as letters from the former Beatles star, have been given to the UK.

A Kentucky Fried Chicken advert featuring call centre workers singing with their mouths full is the most complained-about UK campaign of all time, the official watchdog has revealed.

A bid to scrap all mobile phone “roaming” charges by 2014 was defeated today, as a war of words broke out between the European Commission and Vodafone over a continued crackdown on the sector.