If only Mitt Romney could turn the Olympic torch on the newspaper headlines in London.
The Olympic torch relay began its first full day in London on Saturday, marking the start of the final week-long countdown to the opening of the 2012 Games.
Queen Elizabeth II welcomes the Olympic torch to Windsor Castle, as it makes its way around the UK.
The Olympic torch is set to make a dramatic entry to London Friday, descending via a 180-foot line from a helicopter to the historic Tower of London.
The Mayor of London Boris Johnson is open to the idea of a Formula One race in Britain's capital, but has yet to be approached by the sport's powerbrokers.
Team CNN's Amanda Davies reports on the highs and lows of Olympic trampolining with Laura Gallagher.
Greece handed over the Olympic flame to Britain in an elaborate ceremony Thursday, 71 days before the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Boris Johnson was re-elected as Mayor of London Friday after a narrow victory over Ken Livingstone, who held the post until 2008.
CNN's Ayehsa Durgahee reports on the return of the iconic London Routemaster bus.
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Authorities in London agreed to take court action Friday to remove anti-capitalist protesters who have spent two weeks camped outside St. Paul's Cathedral.
Kate Middleton's former stylist teaches you how to dress like a princess.
It will be grand, it will be glitzy and there will be plenty of pomp and circumstance. When Prince William and fiancee Kate Middleton finally tie the knot on April 29, all of London will be on show.
Images of youths wearing balaclavas and hooded sweatshirts ransacking shops, rioting and torching buildings continue to provoke outrage in the UK.
CNN's Dan Rivers was there as terrified London residents ran for cover.
Hampton Court Palace will be the venue for the cycling time trial event at the London 2012 Olympic Games, it was announced on Wednesday.
People who were disappointed that their effort to buy tickets to the 2012 London Olympic Games was apparently unsuccessful should not despair. They could just be the victims of an electronic glitch.
Tickets went on sale for the 2012 London Olympics on Tuesday, but some sports fans were unable to process their applications due to problems with the online payment system.
Living in the city may raise stress levels and the risk of cognitive decline. CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports.
The pea-soupers maybe a thing of the past but London still has some of the worst air quality in Europe.
Red double-decker buses and black cabs have long been iconic symbols of London, but Britain's capital may soon become just as famous for its distinctive blue and silver rental bicycles.
Major car manufacturers are poised to launch their electric vehicles and expectations are so high Nissan says it has closed its U.S. waiting list with 20,000 pre-orders.
Six thousand matching black, silver and blue bicycles will hit the streets of London on Friday as the city officially launches its ambitious public bike sharing scheme.
CNN's Zain Verjee and Charles Hodson try out London's new bike for hire system.
British Prime Minister David Cameron will discuss BP, whose leaking well has caused the worst oil spill in U.S. history, when he speaks by phone with U.S. President Barack Obama this weekend, Cameron's office at Downing Street said Friday.
Bankers, industrialists and London's mayor have fiercely rejected Lord Turner's argument that Britain's "swollen" banking industry was destabilising the economy and needed to be cut down to size.
An overcast, chilly summer day failed to stem the excitement and pride of Olympic officials and athletes as they showed off their progress three years ahead of the 2012 Games.
London Olympic Stadium one year into construction, all ten of the milestones for this stage of the development have been met.
A controversial British politician convicted of inciting racial hatred could soon be sipping tea with Queen Elizabeth at one of her annual garden parties.
The chief constable for Britain's Greater Manchester Police indicated Thursday there would have been the potential for terrorist acts this weekend if police had not made a dozen arrests.
A six-page rant to Virgin Atlantic's Sir Richard Branson about a woeful in-flight meal attracted so much attention on the Internet that it was rumored to be a clever marketing stunt.
Environmental campaigners say they have dealt a blow to the proposed expansion of London's Heathrow Airport by buying up land earmarked for the construction of a controversial third runway.
The mayor of London, a member of the British political party that is a traditional ally of U.S. Republicans, says Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama "visibly incarnates change and hope, at a time when America desperately needs both"
The UK's top police officer, Metropolitan Police Commissioner Ian Blair, announced his resignation Thursday after being urged to step down by London mayor Boris Johnson.
Brits are known for theater, pageantry, music and humor. But if stodgy politicians have their way, none of that may come through in the 2012 Olympics
No one disputes a politician's right to get away for a break -- it's where they go that matters
Conservatives trounce the Labour Party in British local elections. CNN's Robin Oakley reports.
Conservative Boris Johnson has defeated the ruling Labour Party's two-term mayor of London, election officials announced Friday.
CNN's Fionnuala Sweeney speaks to Robin Oakley about local elections in the UK.
UK's Labour Party appears to be taking a drubbing. CNN's Robin Oakley explains.
Time.com: Labour Loses London
updated: Fri May 02 2008 18:30:00
Conservative Boris Johnson wins the mayor's office in a rout of Britain's ruling party in local elections
Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown's leadership is under pressure after his party suffered its worst local election results for a generation.
London mayoral candidate Boris Johnson arrives at a polling station.
The contest to be London's mayor, running a city of about 13 million people, has come at a crucial moment in British politics. It could help determine the outcome of the next general election.
Ken Livingstone is hoping humor will help him to defeat a conservative challenge in Thursday's election
Uncomfortable political allies for more than a decade, Tony Blair and Gordon Brown's rivalry continued in the pages of the British press on Thursday with many papers unsure whether to weight their coverage towards the outgoing or incoming prime minister.
The best thing about banging your head against the wall is when you get to stop doing so. Ten days out from polling day Britain's politicians must know the feeling.
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