Four British lawmakers could face criminal charges over the expenses they claimed from taxpayers, prosecutors said Monday, marking the latest twist in a scandal over lavish spending by elected officials. Prosecutors said they had only just begun to examine the evidence against the unidentified lawmakers and ...

A soldier killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan will be named, the Press Association said on Tuesday. The soldier from 2nd Battalion The Mercian Regiment died Monday while on a foot patrol in the district of Gereshk in Helmand province, where troops are fighting the Taliban. His next of kin have been informed. A spokesman for British forces in ...

A heavily pregnant Briton sentenced to life in prison in Laos for drugs trafficking landed back in London on Friday to serve out the rest of her sentence. Samantha Orobator, 20, flew back into London Heathrow Airport, the Press Association news agency reported. Dressed in casual clothing, she seemed in good spirits as she was met by uniformed police, PA ...

An alarming number of youngsters are exchanging sexually explicit texts and intimate photos of themselves using mobile phones and the internet, a survey showed on Tuesday. Children's charity Beatbullying said more than a third of teenagers studying in secondary schools have received a sex text or "sext". The messages contained pictures of both boys and girls exposing themselves or ...