For many in Britain, it's back to the country way of living
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KINGHAM, England -- When Chris Harvey walks out of his house, Wiggals Corner, and ambles around the streets of his adopted village, the retired postman and amateur cider maker rarely gets too far.
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Anne Darwin may be the one who hit the headlines, but Britons are emigrating in droves.
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Many people believe Britain is a worse place to live than 20 years ago, a BBC poll suggests.
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A British man whose life sentence for drugs offences was quashed by the Supreme Court in Thailand last week returned home Tuesday to an emotional welcome from his family.
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MILLPOND BOTTOM, England They gathered under the pink-painted walls of the Royal Oak Inn, then marched on to this gentle vale to claim their slice of new freedom.
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Britain's town and cities have become key survival safe havens for the country's endangered wildlife, according to a new survey published on Thursday.
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Some 30 million Britons, half of the population, admit having lost bags, wallets or other important items as they try to keep up with the fast pace of modern life.
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Number of divorces down in England and Wales.
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Returning families bring signs of revival to the ancient heartland of the Syriac Orthodox church in Turkey, reports Sarah Rainsford.
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By Rosemary Gallagher  GONE are the days when people visited their local bank or building society when they wanted a mortgage or savings account - and brand loyalty is becoming a thing of the past.
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White Britons are increasingly moving from London areas with large ethnic areas, according to a study.
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During a recent visit with British friends, I spent some time driving through the Cotswolds, stopping at interesting inns and picturesque villages.
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It's a jungle out there: the number of sightings of non-indigenous, exotic animals in Britain has sky-rocketed in the last six years, according to a new study.
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Comment is free: Polly Toynbee: British life is still riven by class - and the gulf is growing wider. But politicians seem bent on denying it.
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Prices are frozen or falling in most parts of Britain, according to research by Hometrack.
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Travel: From a recently refurbished farmhouse in rolling Cornwall countryside to the Vegetarian Society's top restaurant, in Bristol.
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It was held up by politicians two years ago as a model for economic revival for others in Europe. Now England's northeast is a frontline for the impact of a credit crisis that began in California.