Britain launched on Thursday its biggest ever campaign to attract visitors to its shores, exploiting a unique year in which London will host the Olympics and Queen Elizabeth celebrates 60 years on the throne.
London in the 21st century is not all that different from the heaving Victorian metropolis forever preserved in the novels of English writer Charles Dickens, whose 200th birthday is next week. FULL STORY More In U.K. & Ireland
"Hajj: journey at the heart of Islam" at the British Museum aims to lift the veil on a ritual that is a mystery to many in the non-Muslim world. FULL STORY More In U.K. & Ireland
Here are some tips on slaloming through the crowds of the rich and powerful at the World Economic Forum (WEF) and, if you're lucky, enjoying the snow. FULL STORY More In Central & Eastern Europe
The landmark clock tower containing Big Ben at Britain's Palace of Westminster, is tilting, while media reports on Monday said the mother of all parliaments was slipping into the River Thames. FULL STORY More In U.K. & Ireland
