LONDON (AP) — Britain's cities were largely quiet Thursday after days of rioting and looting that drew thousands of extra police officers onto the streets and a stern warning from Prime
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Blackberry Website Hacked in Wake of London Riots
August 10, 2011 Comment Off 35 ViewsHackers defaced as website belonging to Blackberry maker Research in Motion, after the company said it would help London police track investigate days of rioting. LONDON – Hackers
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Spending cuts, police lay behind UK riot, locals say
August 10, 2011 Comment Off 32 ViewsBy Adrian Croft LONDON | Sun Aug 7, 2011 2:53pm EDT LONDON (Reuters) - Anger at high unemployment and cuts in public services, coupled with resentment of the police, contributed to an
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Cannabis claim by ex Tower boss
August 10, 2011 Comment Off 59 Views4 August 2011 Last updated at 13:39 ET Gen Keith Cima wants to return to work at the Tower of London A cannabis plant was used to discredit a former Tower of London boss during an inquiry
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New Arrest in British Phone Hacking Scandal
August 2, 2011 Comment Off 38 ViewsThe police said only that a 71-year-old man had been taken into custody at a north London police station. But several British news organizations, including the Guardian newspaper and Sky TV, part of
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UK College Lecturer Under Fire for Blog Post Calling Black Women Ugly
May 20, 2011 Comment Off 40 ViewsAs an investigation by the London School of Economics continues into a blog posting by one of its lecturers who questioned why black women are "less physically attractive" than other women, a
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Vigilance urged after Osama Bin Laden death
May 2, 2011 Comment Off 44 ViewsBritons have been urged to be vigilant in the wake of the death of al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, with embassies worldwide ordered to review security. Bin Laden, believed to have masterminded the
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