Articles tagged with "london news"
London News 09.10
By Chris | September 10th, 2007 |* New 3 in 1 Oyster card to be launched.(BBCNews)
* All skilled immigrants to Britain from outside the EU to be made to prove they can speak English.(Reuters)
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London News 09.05
By Chris | September 5th, 2007 |* Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich trading in his Boeing 767 for a $300million Airbus A380 superjumbo which can seat 555 passengers or 800 ‘backpackers’ all sitting in economy.(Guardian)
* Underground... [Read this entry]
London News 09.03
By Chris | September 3rd, 2007 |* Three day strike by London Underground workers to go ahead this week.(Metro)
* Ten British police forces get Taser stun guns to trial for a year.(ITVNews)
* Elderly drivers... [Read this entry]
Warning messages from Westminster Council
By Chris | August 31st, 2007 |Westminster Council is to start a new service aimed at stopping tourists and naive Londoners from getting ripped off in the seamier parts of Soho. They’re going to send a... [Read this entry]
London News 08.29
By Chris | August 29th, 2007 |* Nelson Mandela sees statue of himself unveiled in Parliament Square.(BBCNews)
* BAA (British Airports Authority) forced to drop false advertising about competitive prices at its airport shops and bars.(EveningStandard)
London News 08.25
By Chris | August 25th, 2007 |* Porsche driver faces jail time after being clocked doing 172mph down the A420 near Oxford.(DailyMail)
* Ryanair to charge passengers £2 to check-in from next month.(Guardian)
* Playboy store... [Read this entry]
Mandela statue in London
By Chris | August 24th, 2007 |London is getting a new statue of Nelson Mandela next week. Its being installed and unveiled on a plinth in Parliament Square on Wednesday 29 August, the square across from... [Read this entry]
London News
By Chris | August 22nd, 2007 |* Ryanair banned from claiming its faster and cheaper to fly from London to Brussels than it is to go by Eurostar.(BBCNews)
* Labour starts the mudslinging early in the... [Read this entry]
Daily Dose 08.17
By Chris | August 17th, 2007 |* Giant Bollywood film poster erected in Trafalgar Square.(Metro)
* Radioactive poison that killed Russian spy found at London lap dancing club.(DailyMail)
* Record number of new restaurants were opened... [Read this entry]
Daily Dose 08.15
By Chris | August 15th, 2007 |* Research by neuropsychology team shows travellers passing through Heathrow Airport suffer higher stress levels than fighter pilots, Formula One racing drivers, parachutists and riot police.(Telegraph)
* Sunderland manager and... [Read this entry]
