France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Britain will “intensify their cooperation” to identify U.S. tax cheats in return for help in finding U.S. accounts held by residents of those countries.

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5 European Nations Agree to Help U.S. Crack Down on Tax Evasion

A Caithness nuclear power plant’s dome, the SS Great Britain and Belgrave Hall Museum are in the running for a jelly replica.

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Nuclear power plant in jelly bid

Snowfalls of up to 15cm (6in) have caused disruption to road, rail and air travel in parts of Britain, with the threat of more delays later.

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VIDEO: UK snow causes traffic disruption

Snowfalls of up to 15cm (6in) cause disruption to road, rail and air travel across much of Britain, with the threat of more delays later.

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Transport hit as snow sweeps in

Great Britain beat Germany 2-0 to reach their first Champions Trophy final, where they will face hosts Argentina.

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GB set up final against Argentina

The Queen launches a project to plant six million trees native to Britain, creating new woods across the country to mark her Diamond Jubilee.

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Queen digs deep for Jubilee woods

Julian Assange was set to appear on Wednesday at Britain’s Supreme Court to appeal an order approving his extradition to Sweden.

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Julian Assange of WikiLeaks to Appeal Extradition at British Supreme Court

ARAB AND WESTERN governments plan to mount a major diplomatic offensive at the United Nations on Tuesday in the hope of breaking a deadlock in the Security Council on Syria. Nabil ­el-Araby, secretary general of the Arab League, will present a plan to end the swelling violence by calling for dictator Bashar al-Assad to step down and be replaced by a coalition government that would organize elections. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and the foreign ministers of Britain and France will attend the meeting as a way of raising the pressure on Russia, which has been blocking action by the Security Council since the Syrian uprising began 10 months ago. Read full article > >

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Editorial Board: Saving Syria requires Russia’s cooperation

There was a “steady” 6% rise in cosmetic surgery procedures carried out in Britain last year, figures show.

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‘Steady increase’ in cosmetic ops

Once upon a time there were two princesses. The older sister was good and always did the right thing. She had a wonderful smile. When she grew up and became queen, she was going to single-handedly bring about a second Golden Age. Just like the first queen of the same name. Only better. Read full article > >

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“The Real Elizabeth” and “Elizabeth the Queen”

Britain’s Andy Murray takes on top seed and defending champion Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals of the Australian Open.

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Live – Djokovic v Murray

Amal Fashanu’s uncle was Britain’s only openly gay footballer. She tries to find the reasons behind 25 years of silence.

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The silence over gay footballers

The European Court of Human Rights said that Abu Qatada cannot be deported from Britain to his native Jordan because his trial there would be tainted by evidence obtained by torture.

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Britain Overruled on Abu Qatada, a Terrorism Suspect

Britain endures a disappointing opening day at the Australian Open as five of its six representatives are eliminated.

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British quintet lose in Melbourne

Black and white silent film The Artist takes home three awards from the Golden Globes in Los Angeles, hosted by Britain’s Ricky Gervais.

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Artist wins Golden Globes treble