The European Commission ordered an investigation, Thursday, into whether the ?2.6 billion of government funding for the national postal service, Royal Mail, is illegal state aid, as well as, whether the British government provided the company with loans at comfortable rates.

Writing a series as famous as Harry Potter takes incredible talent, hard work and determination

The British Pound reached its 14-year-high vs. the US Dollar, Thursday, coming close to $2 a Pound

Many athletes these days are switching from one sport to another as changes in age or lifestyle affect their careers

British Airways, one of the leading airlines in the world, is feeling some pain. It seems that the company has learned its lesson when it sold Go to 3i for less than it was worth.

Britain?s world marathon record holder, Paula Radcliffe, has won the prestigious Bikila award for 2006

The British Paralympic Association (BPA) has embarked on a massive campaign in an attempt to draw new stars for its disabled team and get them into shape for the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics

The highest paid golfer ? and athlete - in the world is chasing a 1 million pound prize at the World Match Play Championship in England.

Lebanon, which recently saw the air and sea blockade imposed on it by Israel for well over a month, was bracing for demonstrations before the arrival of British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who was set to land in the Lebanese capital of Beirut on Monday.

UEFA is not happy in the way things are being conducted in England, and has called the British Government to investigate the growing phenomena of foreign interests influencing British Clubs.

British actor Hugh Laurie, is telling the Entertainment Weekly magazine about his role in "House", the Fox medical drama, for which he had won a Golden Globe entertainment award.

Chi-Chi Ekweozor, 27, a British female singer songwriter from Manchester, has created the 3 Minute Gig.

Britain`s wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill favored summarily executing Adolf Hitler in an electric chair if captured by the Allies rather than holding "farce" trials. Churchill also said that Britain should retaliate for Nazi attacks in Czechoslovakia by destroying three German villages for every Czech village assaulted by the Nazis.

British brands are at risk due to the conditions of Chinese workers who make the products the British corporate world is buying. The workers` health, safety and welfare were recorded in a recent report called `Changing Over Time` conducted by Impact Limited.

Although the survey saw the development as a positive one from the point of view of employers, analysts believe that the new hiring trend of workers from the new EU countries offered an "awkward juxtaposition" with poor job prospects for the long-term unemployed.

Britain seeks to provide for its citizens while remaining globally competitive. Britain, according to the World Bank, is the second-easiest European country (after Romania) in which to start a business.

Not surprisingly, the "100-Minute Bible" is generating robust debate in Britain, where even Shakespeare is no longer immune to a culture of abbreviation.

In a dramatic rescue of British troops being held in an Iraqi jail, British forces rammed the walls of a jail in Basra, engaging Shitte troops in gun battles in an action the British dryly referred to as an effort to "collect" their men.

Though the statement was poorly spelled and required editing, the message from Dr. Barry Turner was clear: Too much reliance on drug companies desires to make company by working with doctors has led to diagnoses of pyschiatrict disorders children may not have, that in turn leading to unnecessary purchases of drugs like Ritalin for children upon whom the drug will make no difference or have any benefit.

Former NHL player will take over the Belfast Giants after former coach Tony Hand stepped down due to a need to focus on family commitments.

Tiger Woods has won the British Open at the birthplace and home of golf, St. Andrews in Scotland. The victory marks his second victory in the British Open, and his second at St. Andrews as well.