A truffle weighing 2.6 pounds sells for 95,000 euros (US$112,000) at an international charity auction in Italy.

According to the BBC,

The only man to have been convicted in Britain of Nazi war crimes has died in Norwich prison, according to a BBC report.

Anthony Sawoniuk, 84, was serving two life sentences after being found guilty of murdering 18 Jews in the UK's first war crimes trial.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair took a little time off from his job of running the country to join soccer pundits on a live television sports show.

The Prime Minister confessed on the BBC TV's Football Focus program that is has been years since he's attended a live show, but still likes to watch a match on television when he has time to relax.

A mix-up by local immigration authorities in County Down in Northern Ireland has left a family separated for three weeks.

Irene Malcolmson, a Philippine native who has been living in the UK with her British husband, was refused to enter the UK after she visited her native country to see her sick father. Authorities claimed that Malcolmson was entering the country as an illegal immigrant.

The UK is searching for its favorite lesbian or gay novel, with works by Alan Hollinghurst and Sarah Waters among the early picks.

The brainchild of Manchester publishing agency Commonworld, the Big Gay Read is open to any lesbian or gay-themed novel in a public vote.