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London stories: 314 news summaries

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Tweed Bedded Woman After Rape Claim Girl Walked: Source

Details emerge of 'degrading' assault

Sep 6, 09 7:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jack Tweed got "intimate" with another woman who was in his bed when police came to arrest him on rape charges Friday, a source tells the News of the World. Tweed allegedly brought three women home from a London nightclub the night before, and began kissing one when... More »

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London • oral sex • rape • Jade Goody • Jack Tweed

(Newser) - Actor Patrick Stewart reported seeing a "ghost" in the wings while performing Waiting for Godot in London, reports the Telegraph. The former Star Ship Enterprise captain was apparently not up to snuff during one scene. When co-star Ian McKelllan asked him what happened, Stewart replied: "I just saw... More »

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theater • London • Ian McKellen • Star Trek • ghosts • Ghost • acting • Patrick Stewart • Waiting for Godot

(Newser) - Surveillance cameras are nearly worthless in the fight against crime, a London police report concluded, with fewer than one crime solved annually for every 1,000 cameras.The UK is one of the world's most monitored countries, with one camera for every 14 people and 1 million cameras in London... More »

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London • United Kingdom • surveillance • CCTV footage • security cameras

Fired Disabled Woman: Abercrombie a 'Sweatshop'

Brit won nearly $15K for wrongful dismissal

Aug 16, 09 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - The 22-year-old British student with a prosthetic arm who won nearly $15,000 in a discrimination lawsuit against Abercrombie & Fitch compares its working conditions to a sweatshop. “I found it disturbing,” Riam Dean tells the Daily Mail. “There were so many people in such a tiny... More »

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London • workplace discrimination • prosthesis • disability • harassment • Abercrombie & Fitch

(Newser) - The London woman banished to the Abercrombie & Fitch stockroom because of her prosthetic arm has been awarded more $13,000 by an employment tribunal, the BBC reports. Riam Dean wore a cardigan to cover the joint between her prosthesis and her body, but the sweater clashed with the retailer’... More »

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London • workplace discrimination • discrimination • prosthesis • employment • disability • harassment • tribunal • Abercrombie & Fitch • disability rights • Riam Dean

(Newser) - Two well-dressed men escaped from one of London's most expensive jewelers with $65 million worth of rings, necklaces, and watches last week, in what the Telegraph calls the biggest heist in British history. Yesterday authorities released surveillance footage of the robbers, who used three cars to make their getaway. Their... More »

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London • United Kingdom • robbery • getaway • armed robbery • jewelry • jewel heist

 Coming Soon: Viagra Ice Cream 

Libido-boosting ice cream cocktail hits London

Aug 11, 09 9:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Viagra of ice cream is hitting a London department store, and as long as you’re over 18, you can try a cool scoop of the hot stuff yourself: The Sex Pistol packs in libido-boosting ingredients like arginine and guarana and comes with a shot of absinthe on the... More »

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London • sex • Viagra • sex drive • ice cream • libido

Nanny: Diplomat Made Me a Slave

Sexually assaulted and beaten, she reveals horrors facing UK's migrant workers

Aug 9, 09 2:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - A migrant worker in Britain took what looked like a plush job as a diplomat’s nanny—only to be treated as a sex slave with little recourse to the law, the Independent reports, uncovering a predicament faced by other workers. “I was trapped. I was paid nothing, never... More »

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immigration • London • migrant workers • diplomat • immigrant • migrant labor • Britain • nanny • workers' rights

(Newser) - The Abbey Road crosswalk made famous by the Beatles' album cover may be eliminated because hordes of fans are making it unsafe, say legislators. Accidents at the London intersection have climbed as an increasing number of fans pose on the striped crosswalk for photos, reports the Telegraph. “Maybe it... More »

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London • traffic • Beatles • collisions • intersection • politicians • Abbey Road • traffic accidents

 New Generation 
 of UK Rappers 
 Steps Out  

Kids are coming out of the woodwork earlier to become Internet sensations

Aug 7, 09 4:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Grime—a musical genre fusing, among other things, hip-hop, electronica, and Caribbean influences—is being rejuvenated and redefined by “youngers,” the new generation of Internet-savvy MCs reaching for the charts, the Independent reports. “The ‘olders’ grew up listening to rap and hip-hop and other artists... More »

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music • London • hip-hop • rapper • rap music • Jay-ZTV • grime

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Can't Afford a Hotel? Swap Homes With a Stranger

Idea's been around for decades, but recession sparks new interest

Jul 25, 09 7:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - The recession is giving new meaning to the phrase “mi casa es su casa.” Instead of springing for pricey hotel rooms and car rentals, thrifty holidaymakers are swapping with strangers for a summer getaway, Time reports. While home exchanges aren’t new—one company has been around since... More »

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San Francisco • London • New York • vacation • holiday • vacation home • home

(Newser) - A London man was beaten, stabbed, and forced to drink acid in what police believe was an "honor attack," the Daily Mail reports. The victim lost his tongue in the attack and remains in critical condition. Police believe the man, who was originally Danish, was attacked because he... More »

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London • Muslim • affair • Britain • honor killings • acid • attempted murder

In a Recession, One Counts Swans Oneself

Queen becomes first monarch to undertake centuries-old census

Jul 21, 09 5:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - With Britain still stuck in a biting recession, Queen Elizabeth is doing a bit of her own home economics—yesterday, she got on a barge and became the first monarch to undertake the annual counting of the swans. Traditionally the Queen owns all the swans on the River Thames, although... More »

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London • United Kingdom • Queen Elizabeth II • river • swan

Churchill's
WWII Bunker Was Bogus

War rooms, in barely converted basements, weren't bomb-proof

Jul 20, 09 7:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Winston Churchill kept the British government running through World War II from a bunker underneath central London, but a new exhibition reveals the prime minister's fury that his office was vulnerable to attack. The hastily converted war rooms, where Churchill and his staff worked and slept, lay only 10 feet... More »

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London • United Kingdom • World War II • Winston Churchill

(Newser) - London investigators have uncovered a $130 million Ponzi scheme that duped hundreds of celebrities and businessmen around the world, reports the Telegraph. The scammers were so slick that many of their victims refuse to believe they were sucked in by the ersatz high-yield fund, and are still expecting payment, according... More »

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pyramid scheme • London • crime • investors • England • Britain • Ponzi scheme • defrauding investors

(Newser) - Hundreds of fans are camped out in the front of the O2 arena in London where Michael Jackson was to begin his 50-concert stand today, the BBC reports. “I want to feel a bit closer,” said one of the approximately 600 fans. “We’ve been reminiscing and... More »

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entertainment • London • United Kingdom • England • concert • memorial • Michael Jackson • tribute • O2 Arena

 Destiny's 'Third' Child 
 Hits London's West End 

Michelle Williams plays Roxie in Chicago

Jul 13, 09 3:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Often labeled “the third one” in Destiny’s Child, Michelle Williams is swinging the spotlight her way, the Independent reports, playing Roxy in a production of Chicago in London’s West End. “People just think I’m the quiet one. Or not talented,” Williams says of comparisons... More »

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theater • London • Chicago • pop music • musical theater • singer • Beyonce • Michelle Williams • West End theater • Kelly Rowland • Jay-ZTV

(Newser) - London officially unveiled its memorial to the 52 people killed in the July 7, 2005, terror attacks today, the Guardian reports. The Hyde Park memorial consists of 52 stainless steel pillars, each representing a victim, split into four groups corresponding to the four bombing targets. In the center is a... More »

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London • Prince Charles • memorial • London bombings • terrorist attack • Hyde Park

London Pride: Too Much of
a Gay Ol' Time?

Activist condemns parade for choosing
fun over politics

Jul 4, 09 5:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Forty years after the Stonewall riots touched off the gay liberation movement, London’s gay community is debating whether to celebrate or get political, the Guardian reports. One activist blasted organizers of today’s Pride London parade—themed “Come and Play”—for “depoliticizing” the event, and accused... More »

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London • Stonewall Rebellion • Gay Pride Week • gay activists

 The Most Stylish 
 Cities in the World 

Paris, Milan top Forbes list

Jul 1, 09 2:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Weighing everything from fashion to architecture to street life, Forbes rates the 10 most stylish cities in the world. The best of the best:
  • It doesn’t get any more chic than Paris
  • Milan: “flashy” fashion and cool contemporary design
  • New York: a shopping spree from Brooklyn to
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fashion • London • New York • design • Rome • Donatella Versace • Paris • Milan • style • Hermes • Roberto Cavalli • Chanel • fashion designer • La Dolce Vita • Jay-ZTV • Charlotte Gainsbourg • Villa Borghese

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