Any reader of George Eliot is familiar with Britain's class system, by which Britons sort themselves, either ironically or seriously, into rigidly-defined castes, based on things like education, type of employment, and wealth. In order to sort out the confusion inherent to such a system, the BBC wrote an interactive calculator to determine which class you belong to.
They're calling it a "golden rule": A treaty signed by 25 of the European Union's 27 leaders has each promising to make a balanced budget a part of their national constitution.
Like most YouTube watchers, you probably stopped thinking about Charlie and Harry, stars of the 2007 "Charlie Bit my Finger" video, as soon as the 56-second clip ended, but they actually have lives outside YouTube.
The heir to the British throne, Prince William, also happens to be a helicopter pilot in the Royal Air Force -- which means that from time to time he must take part in actual military missions, even when they have a whiff of colonialism.
It's a little hard to figure out what's more ridiculous about the U.K. tourists banned from entering the U.S. after Twitter jokes: Is it how seriously U.S. security folks take their Twitter or how shocked and appalled the Daily Mail is about it?
We don't necessarily blame the British government for denying the use of these fake rocks to spy on Russians in 2006, as admitting you're using these unsophisticated things (like a former official did today) is just as embarrassing as actually being caught spying.
It's got all the hallmarks of a Sherlock Holmes book: A body found in a remote woodland, a connection to the halls of power, a small pastoral community shocked by the ghoulish discovery.
The latest signal of how the situation in the eurozone's gone from bad to worse: Britain is writing up evacuation plans for expats in Spain and Portugal in case the European currency goes kaput.
In a small victory for the WikiLeaks founder, Britain's Supreme Court agreed to hear Julian Assange's appeal against extradition to Sweden on rape allegations.
As European leaders descend on Brussels today to save the euro, British Prime Minister David Cameron is threatening to veto any treaty that doesn't cater to Britain's national interests.
The founder of WikiLeaks has staved off extradition from Britain to Sweden on sex crimes charges with a thin legal victory, but he will likely face Swedish prosecutors in the new year.
British intelligence services have created an online game that they hope will identify future spies with the skills to take down (or defend) computer networks though "ethical hacking."
While the last shuddersome condom ad campaign from abroad has fake unborn children friend-requesting men, it's hardly the first bizarre way foreigns have peddles their rubbers.
Thousands of public workers across the U.K. staged what's being called the biggest general strike in a generation, shutting down schools, transportation, and some health care facilities, as unions fight with the government over pension reforms.
Protesters have left two British embassy sites in Tehran after they forced their way inside during a raucous anti-Western demonstration on Tuesday.
Preemptive planning has begun to make sure Murdoch doesn't bid on BSkyB again
The British PM addressed Parliament during an emergency session
It appears the British are readying themselves for battle
They like it so much they crashed a new petition website.
Seizures in two continents account for $700 million worth of powder
"What happens to Qaddafi is ultimately a question for the Libyans"
The Duke of York's associations may have cost him the role
On the debt ceiling, Britain's child soldiers, and 'the road to serfdom'
Estimates of those striking range from 100,000 to potentially 750,000
He says Iran has been "testing missiles capable of delivering a nuclear payload"
Teen hacker was apparently a chat administrator who antagonized Anonymous
On regulating the global media, Chicago's approach to global warming, and immigration
Suspicions of a nuclear terror plot leads to raids through London
On gay rights, the royal wedding, and Isreal's mounting fears.
That is if they can find the time while vaccinating their badgers
Struggling through another day of royal wedding coverage
Your roundup of the ways the media managed to cover Prince William and Kate Middleton
A team of soldiers will work with rebels to improve their military capabilities
British officials met with oil executives to ensure they got "a fair slice of the action"
Home News From Afar: Aside from a South Korean blog, the world is smirking
The government is expected to legalize 'badger culling' expeditions
Is there a connection? At least one politician thinks so
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