United Kingdom - News from England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland

Selected back in 2005 to host the 2012 Summer Olympics, London will become the first modern city to host the Olympics three times when the opening ceremonies usher in the Games on July 27, 2012. Here's a guide to the action.

The London summer of 2011 heated up with the eruption of flames and spread of mob violence across the city. But what was behind the eruption of rioting?

On April 29, 2011, Prince William and Kate Middleton said their vows in Westminster Abbey before an estimated television audience of two billion people worldwide. Here are photos of the royal wedding that many credit with reviving the monarchy as the young couple became the duke and duchess of Cambridge.

William and Kate are bucking for happily ever after, but how has the House of Windsor fared in the marriage department?

Prince William and Kate Middleton marry on April 29, 2011, sending Britain abuzz and the excitement spilling across the pond. Here are images of the prince who is second in line to the throne of England and his bride.

The Bloody Sunday inquiry, authorized 12 years ago by then-Prime Minister Tony Blair and costing nearly $290 million, has wrapped up its work with a report that concluded the shooting of 13 dead and 15 wounded "both unjustified and unjustifiable," according to Prime Minister David Cameron.

Only 94 cents -- or 62 pence -- per person a year, according to accounting released Monday by Buckingham Palace. That comes out to $57.8 million, or 38.2 million pounds, per year.

What has seemed inevitable for months -- as his popularity waned and his "Global New Deal" worldwide financial rescue plan was more ignored than panned -- is reality as the prime minister, facing a possible coalition between Conservatives and Liberal Democrats that could override Labour's second-place finish at the polls last week, packs up and leaves No. 10 Downing Street.

Photos of Prince Harry, second son of Prince Charles and third in line to the throne of England.

Photos of Prince William of Wales, second in line to the throne of England behind his father, Prince Charles.

Photos of Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, the youngest child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip.

Photos of Andrew, Duke of York, the third child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip.

Photos of Anne, Princess Royal, the second child and only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip.

Pictures of Charles, Prince of Wales, first in line to the throne of England.

Photos of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh and consort of Queen Elizabeth II of England.

A collection of photos of England's third-longest serving monarch.

The House of Windsor has ruled the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth realms since 1917. Learn about the members of the royal family here.

It's not new news that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has tried to capitalize on Christmas: take, for example, his 2006 Christmas message, still on his non-updated Web site. But 2008's message, carried on TV in the United Kingdom, ruffled some feathers.

The prime minister of Britain, acting on a report about where MI5 determines that terror plots against the UK originate, and understandably still rattled after the Pakistan-based attack launched on Mumbai, told Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari that the buck needs to stop with him.

Ceremonies were held in Lockerbie, Scotland, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the bombing of Pam Am Flight 103.

What do Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg have in common?

What better than a tabloid -- which can spot a disguised celeb in a "Where's Waldo?" scenescape -- to track down the Wiesenthal Center's Most Wanted Nazis.

Stonehenge: A big, eerie formation of rocks in a verdant pasture meant to summon otherworldly beings? Or, essentially, a bunch of big headstones?

And what a blow it is for the Labour Party: Ken Livingstone, dubbed "Red Ken" by critics for his far-left views, was defeated by Boris Johnson, shadow minister for higher education in the Conservative Party.

The Iron Lady's health continues to suffer as the future of her Conservative Party is muddled.

Teachers, government stiffs, civil servants, health workers, postal workers, and even nuclear plant workers could bring much of the U.K. to halt this summer as unions take on the already embattled Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

A primer on the United Kingdom's leaders, geography, demographics, economy, military, infrastructure, and more.