Articles tagged ‘News’
London News 10.04
By Chris | October 4th, 2007 |
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* London tops poll of travellers for having the best public transport system, also comes top for having the most expensive. BBCNews
* Air passengers to face higher charges after Competition Commission rules BAA can charge airlines more to takeoff and land at Heathrow and Gatwick. Telegraph
* One in three Britons dream of emigrating with young [...]
London News 10.01
By Chris | October 1st, 2007 | Add a Comment »
* BBC Worldwide buys Lonely Planet. Times
* Big Ben chiming again after two months of maintenance work. Telegraph
* New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg gives the Congestion Charge a big thumbs up while on a fact finding trip to London. BBCNews
London News 09.27
By Chris | September 27th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
* Circle, Hammersmith & City and District Underground lines suspended over emergency braking system concerns. BBCNews
* Four asylum seekers sneak into the UK in the back of the lorry bringing in Tony Blair’s new bullet-proof BMW. DailyMail
* Millions of rail passengers paying up to 60% more than they should for tickets because call centres and [...]
Conservatives announce Boris Johnson for London Mayor
By Chris | September 27th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Boris Johnson, the current MP for Henley, has been chosen as the Conservative candidate in next year’s London Mayoral election in a poll of London voters. Ken Livingstone is going for a third consecutive term as Mayor and the Tories need a candidate with a high profile to take on the Labour Party machine in [...]
London News 09.24
By Chris | September 24th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
* Arsenal’s turnover breaks the £200million a year barrier. BBCNews
* Vibes from Prime Minister Gordon Brown suggest he could be about to call a snap election. Guardian
* Londoners face the longest travel times and worst carbon dioxide levels of commuters in the UK. Metro
London News 09.19
By Chris | September 19th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
* 80% of crime in London goes unsolved. EveningStandard
* British Airways increasing flights to the US next year. Reuters
* iPhones on sale in Britain from November priced £269 ($543), £70 more than it costs in the US. Telegraph
London News 09.17
By Chris | September 17th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
* Surfing centre planned for East London. BBCNews
* Only 4 in 10 Britons motivated to exercise more to improve chances of a longer life. Metro
* NHS doctors to be banned from wearing white coats, watches, jewellery and ties to try and stop the spread of the MRSA superbug in hospitals. Reuters
London News 09.12
By Chris | September 12th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
* Man pleads guilty to punching Manchester United Manager Sir Alex Ferguson at Euston Station on Monday afternoon. BBCNews
* Led Zeppelin to reform for one-off gig at London’s O2 Arena. Telegraph
* Demographers say Leicester will become the first city in Britain with a minority white population in 12 years time. TheIndependent
London restaurant prices
By Chris | September 12th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Interesting article in The Guardian today about London being the world’s most expensive city for dining out in. The figures come from the new Zagat’s restaurant guide which says that a three course meal with one glass of wine in the average London restuarant now costs £39.09 ($79.59). By comparison the same average meal would [...]
European Union throws in the towel over making Britain metric
By Chris | September 11th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
The European Union looks like its given up on its decades old campaign to get Britain to completely adopt the metric system. The EU seems to have been on a mission to change Britain’s way of calculating things but it looks as though visitors will find a combined weights and measures system for many years [...]
