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  • April 2008

    • Eurotunnel Boasts First Profit

      BBC  |  Apr 8, 08 7:19 AM CDT

      Eurotunnel Boasts First Profit

      (Newser) - Eurotunnel is in the black for the first time since the France-England tunnel opened in 1994, the BBC reports. The company says it has turned the corner after many troubled years, helped by a sweeping debt restructuring plan and the opening of a new high-speed rail link on the British side that has cut London-Paris travel time to under two hours. More »

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      London  • Paris  • debt  • train  • Eurostar  • Channel Tunnel

    • Beijing Blasts Torch Protests

      Reuters  |  Apr 7, 08 8:28 PM CDT

      Beijing Blasts Torch Protests

      (Newser) - Today China denounced the protests that have disrupted Olympic torch relays in London and Paris over the past 2 days, Reuters reports. "The despicable activities tarnish the lofty Olympic spirit," a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said. She also denied media reports that "the Olympic torch was forced to be extinguished during its relay in Paris." More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • France  • Great Britain  • London  • Tibet  • Paris  • Olympic torch  • Tibetan independence  • Olympic protests

    • China Rips 'Vile' London Torch Protests

      Reuters  |  Apr 7, 08 4:15 AM CDT

      China Rips 'Vile' London Torch Protests

      (Newser) - A day after protesters in London nearly extinguished the Olympic flame, Beijing denounced the "tiny number of Tibet independence elements" who threatened the torch relay. "We strongly condemn this vile behavior," said an official. Chinese television focused on cheering crowds in the British capital, followed by a story criticizing the protesters, writes Reuters. More »

    • Jury Sees 'Martyr Videos' in UK Terror Plot Trial

      Times (UK)  |  Apr 5, 08 6:26 AM CDT

      Jury Sees 'Martyr Videos' in UK Terror Plot Trial

      (Newser) - In London yesterday, prosecutors introduced “martyrdom videos” as evidence against eight British Muslims accused of plotting to destroy US-bound airliners in 2006, the Times   reports. One video, found in a man’s garage, envisioned “your people’s body parts responsible for these wars and oppression decorating the streets.” The prosecutor also said some of the men discussed, in wiretapped conversations, bringing their wives and children with them on their suicide missions, AP reports. More »

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      London  • airplane  • airline safety  • terror plots  • terror trial  • Abdulla Ahmed Ali  • Assad Sarwar  • videos  • martyrdom  • hydrogen peroxide

    • Anna Nicole Opera Bound for London

      Reuters  |  Apr 4, 08 5:46 PM CDT

      Anna Nicole Opera Bound for London

      (Newser) - Playboy playmate, reality TV wreck, tragic heroine? London's famed Covent Garden has commissioned an opera based on the tumultuous life of Anna Nicole Smith, Reuters reports. The librettist best known for creating the hit musical Jerry Springer: The Opera is penning what he called an "incredible story" and planning a 2010 premiere. More »

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      celebrity  • London  • Anna Nicole Smith  • Opera  • Jerry Springer The Opera  • Royal Opera House

    • Troop Crams 118 Years of Shakespeare Into 2 Months

      Bloomberg  |  Apr 4, 08 10:23 AM CDT

      Troop Crams 118 Years of Shakespeare Into 2 Months

      (Newser) - Shakespeare's eight history plays cover 118 years of English royal succession, but one troop of actors is going to present the entire span in just two months. The Royal Shakespeare Company has decamped from Stratford-upon-Avon to London, where they are mounting all the plays in repertory on a single set. Bloomberg reports on the unprecedented project, which calls on a cast of 34 to master 528 roles. More »

    • Gas-Guzzlers Will Cost Londoners $50 a Day

      Los Angeles Times  |  Apr 3, 08 11:39 AM CDT

      Gas-Guzzlers Will Cost Londoners $50 a Day

      (Newser) - In a move to make drivers of gas-guzzlers “pay for the environmental damage they cause,” London’s mayor is imposing a CO2 charge: beginning in October, every private vehicle driven in the central city that doesn’t meet tough emissions standards will cost its owners $50 a day, the Los Angeles Times reports. The new charge comes on top of the existing $16 congestion charge. More »

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      Great Britain  • London  • carbon emissions  • gas  • SUV  • Ken Livingstone  • tax

    • 'Buffoon' Leads Incumbent in Race for London Mayor

      Guardian (UK)  |  Apr 3, 08 10:11 AM CDT

      'Buffoon' Leads Incumbent in Race for London Mayor

      (Newser) - The two leading candidates for mayor of London, Britain's most important elected office, are locked in a neck-and-neck race, according to a new Guardian poll. Ken Livingstone, the fiery Labour incumbent and sworn enemy of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, is now running just behind the Conservative challenger: MP Boris Johnson, a former mag editor and self-declared "blithering buffoon." More »

    • Brit Cops Accused of Failing 'Honor Killing' Victim

      Guardian (UK)  |  Apr 3, 08 5:27 AM CDT

      Brit Cops Accused of Failing 'Honor Killing' Victim

      (Newser) - Two British police officers accused of failing to stop a young woman's "honor killing" are now facing a disciplinary hearing, the Guardian reports. After falling in love with a man not approved by her family, the Kurdish woman repeatedly told police of threats to her life and pleaded for help. Police dismissed her fears as melodramatic. She vanished soon after and her body was found stuffed in a suitcase. More »

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      murder  • London  • police  • honor killings

    • UK Politician Ridiculed for Flak Jacket

      Daily Mail (UK)  |  Apr 1, 08 9:40 AM CDT

      UK Politician Ridiculed for Flak Jacket

      (Newser) - Gordon Brown's deputy has sparked a media frenzy after she was photographed wearing a stab-proof vest around her own neighborhood in southeast London. Harriet Harman, the Labour Party's No. 2, has insisted the photograph of her touring the tough neighborhood in a kevlar-reinforced jacket with three police officers was taken out of context, reports the Daily Mail . But the incident is sparking new debates over crime in the capital. More »

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      crime  • United Kingdom  • London  • Gordon Brown  • Labour Party  • Harriet Harman

  • March 2008

    • Heathrow Mess Will Ripple Well Into Weekend

      Times (UK)  |  Mar 28, 08 3:33 PM CDT

      Heathrow Mess Will Ripple Well Into Weekend

      (Newser) - Logistical disasters continued today at Heathrow airport's new Terminal 5—and flight cancellations, delays and luggage losses will likely continue all weekend, the Times of London reports. British Airways, the facility's sole airline, said it hoped to run 80% of planned flights today, the terminal's second. "I am a frequent traveler," one passenger said, "and this is the worst experience ever." More »

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      Great Britain  • London  • airport  • airline delays  • Heathrow Airport  • British Airways  •