The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh have formally welcomed the King of Spain to the UK with a military spectacle full of pomp and pageantry.

Members of the emergency services who have responded to recent terror attacks and the Grenfell fire disaster are taking part in this year's Pride in London parade.

Police became aware of the suspect, aged in his 30s, acting suspiciously, Scotland Yard said.

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Security services have foiled an attempt to bring more terror to the heart of Westminster.

A man armed with several knives has been arrested in Whitehall, London, on suspicion of planning a terror attack, Scotland Yard said.

The body of murdered Pc Keith Palmer has begun a final journey through the city he once protected as thousands of police officers lined the route of his funeral cortege.

The wife of Westminster attacker Khalid Masood has said she is "saddened and shocked" by the atrocity, saying she "condemns" his actions.

A fundraising page for a Westminster terror attack victim has been taken over by JustGiving amid fears it was set up by a fraudster.

Young British boxers have told of their shock and horror after witnessing the violent attack outside the Palace of Westminster.

ENGLAND: Mortgage everything, get locked up in jail, and avoid Park Lane if you want to win Monopoly, according to the UK and Ireland champion.

A man has failed to appear in court over allegations that he flew a drone over packed football grounds and operated an unregistered aircraft.

Events will be held today to mark the 50th anniversary of the funeral of former British Primer Minister Winston Churchill.

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In scenes that would be better suited to the rose gardens of Alice In Wonderland’s Queen of Hearts, someone is manually picking the leaves off the trees at Westminster Palace.

A police investigation has been launched in Britain after a death threat aimed at controversial MP George Galloway was sent to the Houses of Parliament.

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USA: A 24-year-old man who a month after being released from prison for a bank robbery held up the same bank and teller has been sentenced to more than 10 years behind bars.

If the rest of the summer on Valentia island is anything like June, the ice-creams in Tony Walsh’s shop will be selling like — well — hot cakes.

A lavish royal welcome is being extended to President Michael D Higgins as he begins a landmark four-day state visit to Britain.

Former deputy speaker of the House of Commons Nigel Evans used his “powerful” influence to sexually assault seven young men, a court has been told.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has signalled she is willing to work with Britain on reform of the European Union, but warned it will not be “a piece of cake”.

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One of Scotland Yard’s most senior police officers will be quizzed by MPs over the investigation into the murder of soldier Lee Rigby.

A task force for tackling radicalisation in the UK set up by the British Prime Minister in the wake of soldier Lee Rigby’s murder is to meet monthly in a bid to deal with extremism head on, a Downing Street spokesman has said.

Some 58 people have been arrested in London after BNP supporters and anti-fascist campaigners came to blows outside the Palace of Westminster.

The historic but little-known ties between Waterford Health Park and a master architect whose work can be found inside the Palace of Westminster has been officially marked in Waterford City.

Many came to pay their last respects — others to make sure Margaret Thatcher was finally dead and gone.

The UK will pay its final respects to Margaret Thatcher today as friends and foes continue to row over her legacy.

More than 4,000 police officers were last night being deployed to protect Margaret Thatcher’s funeral from terrorist threats and violent protest.

The chimes of Big Ben are to be officially silenced for the first time in nearly half a century to mark tomorrow’s funeral of Margaret Thatcher.

Margaret Thatcher left instructions that the British Prime Minister should give a reading at her funeral, it emerged today.

Hundreds of cheering people held parties to “celebrate” the death of Baroness Thatcher.

An Irish company has secured a prestigious five-year contract for work in the British houses of parliament with which it has historic links.

A former convent now home to a multidisciplinary healthcare campus is being showcased as an example of the country’s finest architecture.

The 2012 auction season is drawing to a close but there are is plenty of art exhibitions to choose from.

Parts of the Palace of Westminster were closed off today due to fumes from a fire.

Big Ben is to chime non-stop for three minutes to ring in the Olympic Games.

Britains' Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her Diamond Jubilee today by paying tribute to the British virtues of “resilience, ingenuity and tolerance”, and to the Duke of Edinburgh, her “constant strength and guide” over the decades.

Four radical Islamists have admitted plotting a major pre-Christmas terror attack on the London Stock Exchange.

Four radical Islamists have admitted plotting a major pre-Christmas terror attack on the London Stock Exchange.