London mayor tells VIPs to take train at Olympics
LONDON (Reuters) - Mayor Boris Johnson urged Olympic dignitaries on Monday to take public transport during this summer's Games rather than chauffeur-driven limousines on specially designated lanes, to help avoid raising the ire of log-jammed Britons. Themore
London Robberies: Former-Officer Jailed
Ex-member of the Metropolitan Police locked up for his part in offences that terrorised security staffmore
Occupy London protesters evicted from UBS building, photographer assaulted
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Tube workers reject Olympics offer
Leaders of London Underground workers have rejected a pay offer for working during the Olympic Games worth up to £500, it has been announced. The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union, which represents thousands of Tube staff, said the money was notmore
Qatar Airways to open new premium lounge at London Heathrow
Qatar Airways is set to open its new Premium Lounge at London Heathrow, reinforcing the importance of one of the airlines busiest routes. The Premium Lounge at Terminal 4 will be the airlines first dedicated facility for First and Business Classmore
Fuller's Enjoys Strong Christmas Trading
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Scarlett eyeing up property in London to avoid encounters with ex
London, Jan 30 : Scarlett Johansson is planning to buy a property in London, to thwart the remotest possibility of any encounter with ex-husband Ryan Reynolds and his new girlfriend Blake Lively in New York. Sources claim that the Hollywood pin-up, 27,more
Denmark win Euro 2012, qualify for Olympics
Serbia, who won their first handball medal as an independent nation, will join fifth-placed Macedonia in a qualifying tournament in April to decide additional places at the Games. Bronze medal winners Croatia and fourth-placed Spain had earlier sealedmore
Livingstone joins calls for MK to DROP THE DONS
Ken Livingstone pledged to finish the clean-up of the river Wandle, build affordable housing and slash tube fares during a visit to Colliers Wood last week. Labour?s candidate for London?s Mayor also gave his full support to our DROP THE DONSmore
I'll slash fares this year or quit City Hall, pledges Ken Livingstone
Ken Livingstone has vowed to resign if he does not slash transport fares by October 7 if elected Mayor. The Labour candidate today said he wanted to persuade voters that he would cut fares by seven per cent by committing to leaving his post if his plansmore
BREAKING NEWS: Rail services between Northampton and London cancelled after person hit by train
Trains between Northampton and London have been suspended after someone was hit and killed by a train near Cheddington. A spokesman for London Midland said ?Services between Northampton and Euston are suspended for a minimum of two hours. ?Chilternmore
Watford seal Kacaniklic loan deal
Watford have signed young Fulham winger Alex Kacaniklic on a youth loan until the end of the season. The 20-year-old Swede joined the Cottagers from Liverpool in August 2010 as a makeweight in the deal that saw Paul Konchesky move to Anfield. He hasmore
Unions demand bigger Olympics bonus as they reject £500 deal for Tube staff working during games
London Underground workers have rejected a pay offer of £500 for working during the Olympic Games, it was announced today. The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union, which represents thousands of Tube staff, said the money was not an adequate rewardmore
Microsemi Introduces Energy-efficient PoE (EEPoE) Midspans at Cisco Live London Show
Industry's First Green Midspans Cut Energy Dissipation on Network Cables in Half ALISO VIEJO, Calif. and LONDON, Jan. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --? Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq:MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power,more
Whitehall asks IT company about "tea at The Ritz" offer to GPs
Subscribe to this blogDepartment of Health asks GP IT supplier TPP about its incentives to GP leaders Published 10:34, 30 January 12more
UBS set to build new London HQ after all
Despite concerns big bank UBS would not build a new headquarters in London, it has reportedly signed a 340 million British pound rental agreement in London?s financial district. The 700,000 square-foot building is set to be built by the end of 2014 inmore
London's top cop coming to Kingston for Q+A
The public will get a change to grill the new boss of the Metropolitan Police at an event in Kingston next month. Bernard Hogan-Howe took over as commissioner after the phone hacking scandal led his predecessor to resign. Mr Hogan-Howe will answermore
Olympics hero Pinsent in Stratford to deliver 2012 Games village?s first bed
Olympian Gold medalist Matthew Pinsent helps lift the first of 16,000 beds into the Athlete's Village 9:51 AM With exactly six months to go to the London Games, four-time Olympic gold medallist rower Matthew Pinsent helped move in the first of more thanmore
UBS trader pleads not guilty to 'rogue trading' in London
A trader at Swiss bank UBS pleaded not guilty on Monday to losing $2.25 billion (1.7 billion euros) in fraudulent trades in London, clearing the way for a trial later this year. Kweku Adoboli, 31, the son of a Ghanaian former UN official, also pleadedmore
Microsemi Introduces Energy-efficient PoE (EEPoE) Midspans at Cisco Live London Show
Industry's First Green Midspans Cut Energy Dissipation on Network Cables in Half ALISO VIEJO, Calif. and LONDON, Jan. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq:MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated bymore
The London Declaration: A Tipping Point for the World's Poor
A moment like this doesn't come around often. In London today, global health leaders -- the CEOs of major pharmaceutical companies, Bill Gates, WHO Director General Margaret Chan, senior government officials from endemic and donor countries, and othersmore
Ex-UBS trader pleads not guilty to 'rogue trading' in London
LONDON (AFP) - A former trader at Swiss bank UBS pleaded not guilty on Monday to losing US$2.25 billion (S$2.83 billion) in fraudulent trades in London, clearing the way for a trial later this year. Kweku Adoboli, 31, the son of a Ghanaian former Unitedmore
London's top cop coming to Kingston for Q+A
The public will get a change to grill the new boss of the Metropolitan Police at an event in Kingston next month.more
Today in Westminster: January 30
Weather: If you were planning on getting out for a good walk today, you better bring your windbreaker. According to AccuWeather.com , there will be wind gusts in the area of up to 36 mph. Temperatures will also remain cool throughout the day despitemore
Scarlett eyeing up property in London to avoid encounters with ex
Share this page Scarlett Johansson is planning to buy a property in London, to thwart the remotest possibility of any encounter with ex-husband Ryan Reynolds and his new girlfriend Blake Lively in New York. Sources claim that the Hollywood pin-up, 27,more
Olympics hero Pinsent in Stratford to deliver 2012 Games village?s first bed
Olympian Gold medalist Matthew Pinsent helps lift the first of 16,000 beds into the Athlete's Village 9:51 AM With exactly six months to go to the London Games, four-time Olympic gold medallist rower Matthew Pinsent helped move in the first of more thanmore
Police appeal over New Year?s Day rape in Bethnal Green
Police are appealing for information following an attack in Bethnal Green 11:03 AM Police investigating a rape close to a popular East End pub on New Year?s Day are appealing for partygoers who may have seen something to come forward. To send a link tomore
Naval ship sails up the Thames to Tower of London for re-enactment of Middle Age ceremony
A shore party from HMS Liverpool presents a barrel of wine at the Tower, as part of the traditional Ceremony of the Constable's Dues. 12:18 PM A scene out of the 14 century came to life as a sea vessel docked at the Tower this weekend to pay its dues. Tomore
Microsemi Introduces Energy-efficient PoE (EEPoE) Midspans at Cisco Live London Show
ALISO VIEJO, Calif. and LONDON, Jan. 30, 2012 --? Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq:MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today announced its new high-efficiencymore