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The Olympic Flame has been handed over to the 2012 London delegation, at a ceremony at the Panathenaic Stadium in Greece

Queen Sofia of Spain will not be attending a lunch at Windsor Castle on Friday in the UK, to be held to mark the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of Queen Elizabeth II

Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini, after leading his boys to a first ever Premier League win since 1968, says that City have to spend like Spanish giants Barcelona and Real Madrid this summer, if they are to target the Champions League trophy next season.

New breed of programming designed to entertain stay-at-home dogs while their owners are at work.

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini is to be rewarded for guiding the club to its first league title in 44 years with a four year contract worth £20mn, according to a Mirror report

Deepstaria Enigmatica, the rare jellyfish species, is a YouTube sensation.

Arsenal skipper Robin van Persie, who has picked up many awards, could be breaking many records this Sunday during the Gunners' final clash with West Bromwich Albion.

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, and Prince William at Our Greatest Team Rises concert to celebrate TeamGB.

Aquascutum has been sold to Hong Kong-based YGM Trading which already owns the Asia division of the luxury label.

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Strong indictment by Pakistan Supreme Court may even lead to Gilani's disqualification from parliament.

Scotland Yard's review of the case has given hope to the girl's parents Kate and Gerry McCann.

News of the World holding company hits back at committee report declaring Murdoch unfit to run company.

The exhibition presents images of the queen on official occasions and at family gatherings.

British bank also reports drop in bad loans as earnings surge by 22 percent.

Warm ocean currents attacking the underside of the ice sheets are causing major loss of Antarctic glaciers, suggests a new study.

Tributes paid on 97th anniversary of First World War Gallipoli invasion to honour military dead.

BofA Merryl Lynch also cut its rating of BSkyB stock, knocking the price, as James Murdoch is grilled at the Leveson inquiry.

Dutch Auction surprises, Spain struggles and Italian costs spike

Manchester United news: Talksport CEO Scott Taunton has made the sensational claim that the club have up to 650 million fans in China, insisting that the stastics show that football is growing at an alarming rate around the world.

Hactivist collective pledges to assault Formula One websites for duration of races in solidarity with Bahraini activitsts.

However, Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola admits he holds no grudges against Chelsea and concedes they are favourites to go through.

Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has expressed his frustrations over referee decisions always going in favour of rivals Manchester United. He believes that "the rules are not the same for everyone" as the Red Devils have benefitted from a number of "strange" decisions in the last few weeks.

One of the UK's most prestigious literary awards - the Orange Prize - has announced their shortlist for the 2012 awards.

On the occasion of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and that of the first of her two official birthdays - 21 April - IBTimes UK looks at some of the more remarkable portrayals of the Queens of the United Kingdom, on celluloid...

New tsunami warnings issued after a strong aftershock with a magnitude of 8.2 hit the western coast of Indonesia.

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Located on the River Thames, London is one of the most beautiful cities of the world. It is also one of the most ethnically and culturally vibrant in the world.

While the attack on some web sites happened in February, Apple released two security patches for the Trojan this week.

British security officials expect an increase in the activities of Russian spies in Britain during summer, when the Olympic Games and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations are to be held.