Big Ben's chimes are stopping this weekend so engineers can inspect its clock.

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An exhibition of work by Flemish master Rubens opens at the National Gallery in London.

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, the new wife of Britain's Prince Charles, wore a royal tiara for the first time at a banquet honoring the visit of Norway's King Harald V.

1,200 police officers deployed for gathering

European Union leaders gather Thursday in the splendor of a 16th-century English palace for a free-wheeling debate on how to spur growth and create jobs in a 21st century defined by globalization.

The Duchess of Cornwall wears her first royal tiara, loaned to her by the Queen, at her inaugural royal banquet.

Shelter reckons 19,000 Birmingham families live in overcrowded conditions - the highest number outside London.

Otters return to Thames in London

Leading members of the Royal Family are playing key roles in the UK's Trafalgar bicentenary celebrations.

THE developer transforming the Piper's Island landmark in Caversham has been warned that it is in the last chance saloon. -  Reading

Park Plaza Hotels Europe on London`s South Bank

Housing Minister officially opens GBP3.6 million Thames Gateway development | Guinness Trust homes among first to be completed in Growth Area

The transport infrastructure for the 2012 Olympics sailing events is currently 'wholly inadequate', MPs are told.

BBC producer Dominic Sutherland tells the story of the sometimes farcical race to stage the 1948 Olympics in London.

Sebastian Coe promises affordable tickets for the London Olympics.