British lawmakers will hold an emergency debate on Wednesday over a phone-hacking scandal at the <i>News of the World</i>.

British voters punished the Liberal Democrats for their role in a deficit-cutting government on Friday by deserting the party in local elections.

Britain’s Liberal Democrat leader will seek backing from senior party members on Saturday for a possible deal with the Conservatives.

Britain’s opposition Conservatives look on course to be the largest party in Parliament after the closest election in three decades.