Articles tagged ‘news’
London News 11.07
By Chris | November 7th, 2007 |
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* The Queen opens the new Eurostar terminal at St Pancras Station. EveningStandard
* Metropolitan Police Commissioner Ian Blair refuses to quit even though the London Assembly votes for a motion that he should resign. Guardian
* Amazon offers same day delivery on Christmas Eve to customers in London and Birmingham. ITVNews
London News 10.30
By Chris | October 30th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
* Mayor freezes price of single fares on public transport in London, you know there’s an election coming. BBCNews
* Staff at BAA (British Airports Authority) voting on whether to strike during the busy Christmas period. Times
* England to bid to host 2018 football World Cup. BBCSport
London News 10.21
By Chris | October 21st, 2007 | Add a Comment »
* Big Ben voted London’s most iconic film location. BBCNews
* Britain’s population to reach 75 million by 2050, mainly due to immigration. Telegraph
* The Cutty Sark needs £16 million to complete restoration. Guardian
London News 10.16
By Chris | October 16th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
* British Airways 747 and SriLankan Airlines Airbus clip wings at Heathrow Airport. DailyMail
* London Mayor says public transport fares to rise to fund the Crossrail project. BBCNews
* Average pub lunch now costs £20 according to the Good Pub Guide. Guardian
Foggy London update
By Chris | December 21st, 2006 | Add a Comment »
The fog is continuing to have an influence on flights in and out of the UK as one of the busiest travel weekends of the year kicks in. I think most of the south east had fog this morning, here in north London the visibility was about 200-300 yards by mid-morning.
British Airways latest bulletin says [...]
Are London’s airports ready for the big rush
By Chris | December 14th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
There’s a report in The Times today about how London’s airports, Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted could have huge backlogs of travellers this weekend and next week as people start the Christmas holiday getaway. There was chaos in the summer after the extra security checks were brought in to deal with the liquids on planes [...]
Daily Dose 11.15
By Chris | November 15th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
* £120million EuroMillions Lottery jackpot this Friday, get them tickets(DailyMail)
* Car hating Ken Livingstone to charge cars with larger engines £25 to enter the Congestion Zone in 2009. Bad news if you own a Range Rover, Porsche, BMW or similar vehicle, they’re rated as Band G cars, Band A cars go free. There are no [...]
Daily Dose 11.13
By Chris | November 13th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
* Government pays compensation to prisoner’s forced to give up heroin because they are sent to jail, incredible(Telegraph)
* London to get north/south tram system from Kings Cross to Camden, good idea(BBCNews)
* European Union about to do something right and rule that its legal to order booze and cigarettes online from another country to your own. [...]
Britain jails religious extremist
By BootsnAll | February 8th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
As countries go, Britain is a pussycat. Not offending other countries, or people from other countries seems to be Job #1 for the British government. Don’t worry about what the locals think, just make sure th new arrivals are well taken care of and that their customs, religions and desires are catered to.
Car 57 where are you?
By BootsnAll | May 24th, 2003 | 1 Comment »
Police here aren’t armed as a rule, but maybe the time has come for them to catch up with the rest of the world.
If the police are being handcuffed and having their patrol cars taken from them, what chance do the rest of us have.
