Canadian Mark Carney takes over running the Bank of England today. Carney looks good and has star power, but some wonder whether the current adulation will last.

Britain's biggest retailer, the supermarket Tesco, has announced its first drop in profit in 20 years — and its U.S. business expansion may be partly to blame.

Margaret Thatcher, Britain's first female Prime Minister, died Monday from a stroke at age 87.

What does the origin of the LCD flat-screen have to do with a hidden identity and the British military?

A major scandal in Europe over horsemeat is having an unexpected consequence in Britain: A surge in sales of horseburgers.