Stories related to: London

Tube Strike Cripples London

Times (UK)  |  Sep 4, 07 10:14 AM CDT

(Newser) - A transit strike has shut down almost all of London's Underground subway system and has left commuters scrambling for alternate transportation. The Rail, Maritime and Transport union hopes to resolve a pension dispute today, the Times of London reports, but the city remains crippled, with service on 10 of 12 Tube lines suspended. More »

From Chips to Chez in 135 Minutes

BBC  |  Sep 4, 07 7:49 AM CDT

(Newser) - Top travel time between London and Paris should be at least 20 minutes faster thanks to track improvements that allowed a Eurostar train to set a record this morning. The test journey from Paris to St. Pancras Station, London, a 306-mile trip, took 2:03:39, the BBC reports. Regular service, priced to compete with flying, begins in November. More »

No Deal Yet, but Bhutto Vows Return

BBC  |  Sep 1, 07 12:40 PM CDT

(Newser) - She hasn’t reached a power-sharing deal yet and still faces corruption charges, but Benazir Bhutto says she’ll announce the date of her return to Pakistan on September 14. Speaking from London, the two-time prime minister said talks with Pervez Musharraf have been “80% successful,” the BBC reports. But the two sides have clashed over elections and parliamentary independence. More »

Reality Bytes: Bobbies Bust Wi-Fi Squatter

BBC  |  Aug 23, 07 3:51 AM CDT

(Newser) - London bobbies took a byte out of an internet surfer's liberty yesterday when they tossed him in jail for freeloading on someone else's wireless network. "This arrest should act as a warning to anyone who thinks it is acceptable to illegally use other people's broadband connections," admonished a detective. More »

No Moss, but Rolling Stones May Gather Fine

Times (UK)  |  Aug 22, 07 5:01 PM CDT

(Newser) - Threat of fines appear unlikely to keep the Rolling Stones from smoking onstage, the Times reports. Guitarists Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood lit up during a show yesterday in London despite frantic warnings from venue staff. "You might say that Keith and Ronnie lighting up while they swap licks is part of the Stones performance," one source said. More »

Big Ben Silenced for Repairs

Guardian (UK)  |  Aug 11, 07 4:14 PM CDT

(Newser) - The world’s most famous clock chimed its last tones of August at 8 AM this morning, and its hands were set to 12:00. Though it will soon tell time again, Big Ben will be silent for at least a month as it undergoes maintenance, the Guardian reports. This morning Londoners watched the work begin, as a group of "industrial rope access technicians" repelled down the clock face. More »

Sabotage Eyed In Outbreak of Foot-and-Mouth

Times (UK)  |  Aug 9, 07 6:17 AM CDT

(Newser) - British officials are pursuing the possibility that latest outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease could be the result of sabotage, the Times reports. They've ruled out water leaks spreading the virus from a research lab to nearby farms,and have concluded that "release by human movement must be considered a real possibility," said a report prepared for Gordon Brown. More »

PhD Will, PhD Will Rock You

BBC  |  Aug 3, 07 2:04 PM CDT

(Newser) - Queen guitarist Brian May dropped his academic pursuits to tour the globe as a young rock star, but after 36 years he has finally handed in his PhD thesis, which he began researching in 1972. The 60-year-old aspiring astrophysicist delivered a 48,000-word study on "zodiacal dust clouds" to Imperial College in London today, the BBC reports. More »

Gas-Powered Roller Skates Skid in Britain

Guardian (UK)  |  Aug 1, 07 10:47 AM CDT

(Newser) - British officials seized 50 pairs of motorized roller skates that can hit 20 mph in just 20 seconds. The Brits say the Chinese "gasoline skating shoes," which are controlled by a hand-held throttle, reach dangerous clips and expose young speedsters to falls and sudden stops that pitch them forward. More »

4th Doc Charged In Bomb Attacks

New York Times  |  Jul 20, 07 4:05 AM CDT

(Newser) - A fourth doctor  has been charged in the car bomb attacks in London and Glasgow. Mohammed Jamil Asha, 26, is accused of conspiring with two men who tried to blow up a Jeep in the doorway of the Glasgow International Airport, and "others unknown," according to the indictment. Asha is scheduled to appear in court in London today. More »

Foiled London Bombers Draw Life Sentences

Guardian (UK)  |  Jul 11, 07 10:34 AM CDT

(Newser) - Four men who planned to bomb London's transit system weeks after the deadly 7/7/05 bus and tube attacks were sentenced to life terms today in a British court. A jury failed to reach a decision on two other men charged as members of the conspiracy, which officials said might have killed thousands of London residents. More »

Britain Convicts Four in '05 Bomb Plot

Times (UK)  |  Jul 9, 07 12:27 PM CDT

(Newser) - Four men accused in failed 2005 bombings of London subways and buses were found guilty today of conspiracy to murder. The attack, in which bombs affixed to makeshift shrapnel failed to detonate detonate, took place two weeks after a the 7/7 transit bombing killed 52 London commuters. More »

UK Bomb Plot Doctors Tried to Come to US

Philadelphia Inquirer  |  Jul 6, 07 2:46 PM CDT

(Newser) - Two of the suspects in last week's failed UK bomb plot attempted to come to the US, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. The FBI says Mohammed Jamil Asha and another, unspecified member of the gang of eight doctors and medical students arrested last week began applications to US medical schools through a Philly-based organization. More »

Bomb Plots Hatched in Brit Hospitals