More than a decade of Harry Potter devotion reaches its climax for fans on Thursday with the premiere in London of the eighth and final movie in the record-breaking series.
Watch the world premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, streaming live from London.
Hundreds of thousands of British teachers, air traffic controllers, customs officers and other public sector workers went on strike Thursday, causing disruption to schoolchildren and travelers.
CNN's Dan Rivers reports on pension protests in Britain.
The crowds continue to grow by the minute along The Mall as royal wedding anticipation reaches fever pitch with less than 24 hours to go.
Scattered violence broke out Saturday as tens of thousands of demonstrators marched through central London to protest proposed austerity measures and public-sector spending cuts.
Hundreds of demonstrators made their way through the streets of central London on Saturday in protest of budget cuts.
Protesters enraged by a Parliament vote to triple university tuition rate caps, attacked a car carrying Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Thursday night.
Thousands of angry students took to the streets of London Thursday for another protest, as British lawmakers prepared to vote on controversial plans to raise tuition fees.
Police say they arrested a total of 153 people when students protested against planned hikes in university tuition.
To say I learn new things about London, England, every day is not an understatement.
Students were braving the wintry weather Tuesday to hold another day of protests against planned hikes in university tuition.
CNN's Phil Black reports on why Britain's students are furious with the government's plans to increase university fees.
A crowd of students marched through central London on Wednesday, disrupting traffic and shouting slogans in a protest against an increase in university tuition.
A large protest was happening Saturday in London against the war in Afghanistan, with organizers saying thousands from around the country would take part.
Internationally acclaimed artist Yinka Shonibare talks to CNN's Monita Rajpal about his introduction to art.
Photographers say they are tired of being stopped and searched by police under Britain's terrorism laws.
Photographers fed up with being stopped and searched by British police under the country's terrorism laws gathered in London to protest against the practice.
Many savvy travelers tunnel their way through Europe's big cities by subway, popping up from below like gophers on a golf course. True, subways are a cheap and efficient way to get around. But by staying street level on public buses and trams, you get amazing views and the chance to really cozy up to a city. And it still gets you where you want to go, for cheap.
A campaigner for a British grandmother on death row in Texas made a unique plea for her life Thursday -- from atop a plinth in London's Trafalgar Square.
The famous "empty" fourth plinth in London's Trafalgar Square is to be occupied by volunteers for 100 consecutive days, 24 hours a day, the artist Antony Gormley has announced.
Thousands of dancers jammed a major London train station in a Facebook-driven "flashmob" mimicking an advertisement for a phone company.
Protesters gather outside the Egyptian embassy in London. CNN's Lonzo Cook reports.
Thousands of people gathered Saturday in London to protest Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, in one of several demonstrations planned across Britain.
An Iraqi doctor has been convicted of conspiracy to murder in a car bomb attack at a busy Scottish airport in June 2007 and failed attacks in London a day earlier.
Boat shoes, weather-beaten skin and a good knowledge of knots.
Russia's Svetlana Pankratova stands atop the planet's longest pair of legs, and China's He Pingping has the shortest
The number of global refugees has grown dramatically, and that crisis has now become entangled with the worldwide dilemma over illegal labor migration
The battle between Taliban and coalition forces is displacing hundreds of families. CNN's Jim Clancy reports.
Eager to learn what makes Jones tick, we showed up at the wrought-iron gate of his 53-acre estate in Carmel. Flanked by four-foot-tall marble elephants, the gate opens onto a winding stone drive, lit by replicas of the lampposts in London's Trafalgar Square, which lead the visitor to a 27,000-square-foot mansion built in the style of an English country manor. He spent seven years and $20 million renovating the property.
It was 1962, and Nelson Mandela was on the run. Hunted by South African authorities and gearing up for armed struggle against his country's apartheid government, Mandela visited London seeking money, training and support.
A vehicle containing fuel, gas canisters and nails found early Friday near Trafalgar Square is "clearly linked" to another explosives-packed car found outside a nightclub near Piccadilly Circus, Metropolitan Police said.
Madeira Parade, Brighton, on the south coast of England has been a rally destination since the dawn of motoring. Barely a week goes by without a veteran, vintage or classic car rally congregating here on a London to Brighton run. And that's not counting the car club rallies and clandestine drag races that happen here.
Chess is a challenging game at the best of times. But try playing it in Trafalgar Square, with huge pieces carved from ice -- on a relatively balmy British day that threatened to turn pawns to puddles.
The wife of freed hostage Norman Kember said Friday she is "overjoyed" her husband is returning home and said she is "very grateful for all those who have helped secure his release."
The opening stage of the 2007 Tour de France to be held in London will start on Whitehall, near Trafalgar Square and Downing Street, before finishing on the Mall.
Take heart: 2006 can be different.
Delving into a well-stocked drinks cabinet can unearth all kinds of treasures, from the kind of exquisite French brandies favored by doomed aristocrats, to vodkas strong enough to fuel industrial lawnmowers.
British forces have thwarted attempts to carry out more terrorist attacks since the July 7 London bombings and a botched bid to repeat them on July 21, the capital's police chief said in remarks published Wednesday.
As Big Ben chimed noon, London and many other parts of Britain came to a standstill Thursday for two minutes' silence in remembrance of the victims of the July 7 terror bombings.
There were cheers in London's Trafalgar Square when the city was named the site for the 2012 Summer Olympics Wednesday.
Hundreds of thousands of people have been gathering in a Krakow field and clogged Poland's city streets to watch coverage of the funeral of Pope John Paul II, a man revered as a national hero in his homeland.
If you enjoyed playing 2003's "The Getaway," an action-adventure title that let you run and drive around a photorealistic London, then chances are you'll have fun playing Sony's new sequel, "The Getaway: Black Monday," as it's virtually the same game.
A frail Nelson Mandela told thousands gathered in London's Trafalgar Square Thursday that the world must do a better job of eliminating poverty.
Freak weather hit parts of Britain for a second day Thursday, after one of the worst summer storms on record caused flood chaos and brought down power lines.
Imagine your horror if you went from paying zero in taxes one year -- legally -- to owing nearly 40% of your income the next. That's precisely what Britain's Queen Elizabeth II would face this year...
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