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As any vehicle licence holder may be able to tell you, there are many classes of UK driving licence. Each…

Luis Suarez was one of three Liverpool players nominated Friday for England’s Professional Footballers’ Association player of the year award. The Uruguayan, the leading scorer in the Premier League so far this season, was joined on the shortlist Friday…

England are to name their new head coach at a Lord’s press conference on Saturday. A brief statement issued by the England and Wales Cricket Board on Friday said that manging director Paul Downton and Test skipper Alastair Cook would hold a media conference…

Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate got to grips with Australia’s beach and bush lifestyles on Friday, watching a life-saving display and a sheep-shearing demonstration as part of their tour Down Under with baby son George. The young royals have…

Legendary former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson is to auction off part of his wine collection worth an estimated £3 million ($5 million, 3.6 million euros), Christie’s announced on Wednesday. The collection of around 5,000 bottles contains…

A Moroccan court jailed a British man for 20 years Tuesday for kidnapping and attempting to rape three young girls, a rights activist at the trial told AFP. Robert Bill, 59, a former teacher from North Wales, was convicted by the court in Tetouan at…

Ahead of Mo Farah’s much-hyped marathon debut in London on Sunday, few expert observers believed he stood any chance of winning. But his lacklustre eighth place finish and modest time of 2hr 8min 21sec, which only puts him in the second-tier elite category…

British hate preacher Abu Hamza goes on trial in New York on Monday, facing the rest of his life behind bars if found guilty on kidnapping and terror charges that predate the 9/11 attacks. It is the second high-profile terror trial to be heard by a…

Near-ideal sunny and clear conditions greeted the first runners to start the London Marathon with fans hoping for a fast pace by British favourite Mo Farah in his debut over the distance. Farah, the reigning Olympic and world 5,000 metres and 10,000m…

The British Government has told the Premier League to “sort their act out” over the lack of facilities for disabled fans at many of England’s top-flight grounds. A BBC report last month revealed that just three Premier League venues — Swansea’s Liberty…

Police were searching Saturday for thieves who broke into a house in northern England and stole five chihuahuas, including the “best puppy in breed” champion at this year’s Crufts competition. Valenchino Chihuahua Xena was snatched along with four other…

A man was charged with attempted murder following a hammer attack on three wealthy female Emirati tourists in their luxury London hotel room, police said. The attack happened in the early hours of Sunday in a room on the seventh floor of the four-star…

Queen Elizabeth welcomed the Irish president to Britain for the first time since the republic became independent with a banquet, controversially attended by former IRA commander Martin Guinness. The Windsor Castle dinner, attended by Prime Minister…

Queen Elizabeth welcomed the Irish president to Britain on Tuesday for the first time since the republic became independent, in a historic state visit consolidating ties between the once hostile neighbours. The four-day trip by President Michael D.…

England and the Republic of Ireland will play a friendly at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium on June 7 next year, the Football Association and Football Association of Ireland announced on Tuesday. “It will be a significant moment for England to play in Dublin…

Katie Walsh picked up a last minute ride in the world’s greatest steeplechase the Grand National on Saturday at Aintree racecourse, Liverpool, when she came in for the injured Michael Fogarty on outsider Vesper Bell. Walsh, part of an Irish racing family…

The 160th Boat Race between the universities of Oxford and Cambridge takes place on the River Thames in London on Sunday, an event rich in tradition — and well-worn accusations of professionalism. The Light Blues of Cambridge and the Dark Blues of…

As you probably know by now, Microsoft will stop supporting Windows XP—a version of its operating system that’s been around since 2001, making it a twelve-year-old OS—on April 8. That’s next week. The company’s been making a big push to get…

British businessman Shrien Dewani will arrive in Cape Town next week to stand trial on charges that he arranged the murder of his 28-year-old Swedish bride, it was announced on Friday. “After a successful extradition process, Mr Dewani is expected to…

Seven players from English lower-league clubs have been arrested over alleged spot-fixing, with six others re-arrested, Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) announced on Thursday. The 13 men, aged between 18 and 30, were being interviewed at police…