United Kingdom Information & Resources

1. UK Parliament - Parliament Home Page

Composed of the House of Commons, elected by single-member plurality for a period of not more than five years

http://www.parliament.uk/

2. United Kingdom

British government department responsible for overseas relations and foreign affairs, through its headquarters in London and its Embassies

http://www.fco.gov.uk/

Geography of Britain in a nutshell

GREAT BRITAIN: The island of Great Britain is founded...

By: Alan Belth

Literary London - On the Trail of the Capital's Most Famous Authors

London has produced some of the most successful authors and provided the backdrop for countless novels, so if you want to explore the capital's literary history, perhaps your first stop should ...

By: Adam Singleton

Cheap Flights to Britain

A visit to Great Britain can make for the perfect holiday, although some feel that it also invariably leads to an expensive trip. It is possibly to lower the costs involved by looking out for cheap flight deals. T...

By: Keith Barrett

One of the world's highest paid bankers, Bob Diamond, is to become chief executive of Barclays Bank as HSBC chairman Stephen Green steps down to become a trade minister in the government.

Severe disruption is expected on London Underground on the first morning of a series of 24-hour strikes.

A remembrance service is to be held later to mark the 70th anniversary of the start of the Blitz.

Connaught, the property services group that specialises in social housing, is on the brink of going into administration, the BBC learns.

Plans to change the way MPs are elected to Parliament survive their first Commons hurdle - despite criticism from Tory MPs.