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London stories: 314 news summaries

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(Newser) - London’s Big Ben will celebrate three 150th birthdays this year, starting with today’s anniversary of the first movement of the huge clock, the Evening Standard reports. July 11 marks the first ringing of “Big Ben,” the Great Bell that eventually gave its name to the tower,... More »

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architecture • London • British Parliament • England • Big Ben • anniversary • landmark • clock tower

Woman Stashes Mom's Body
in Freezer for
20 Years

Daughter feared immigration inquiry

May 27, 09 12:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - A London woman hid her dead mother’s body in a freezer for two decades, apparently out of fear of immigration authorities, reports the Daily Mirror. The daughter, now 83, was worried that if the public knew her mother had died, officials would find out she’d been in the... More »

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immigration • London • illegal immigrant • corpse • body • Britain • Daulat Irani • freezer

(Newser) - London officials have overcome their distaste for an American artist and approved a 10-foot, bronze statue of President Reagan, the Independent reports. The Westminster City Council also waived a rule delaying statues for 10 years after a figure's death; Reagan died 5 years ago. Nancy Reagan and former PM... More »

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London • Ronald Reagan • statue • Margaret Thatcher • Nancy Reagan • former presidents • Chas Fagan

London Teen: How I Was Recruited for Jihad

Group meeting in mosque invited boy to outside gatherings

May 17, 09 12:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Islamists approached him in the mosque, and before he knew it a 15-year-old Londoner was watching jihadist videos and being encouraged to train in Pakistan, the boy tells the Times of London in the “first inside account” of the recruitment process. “A lot of people think that... More »

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terrorism • London • jihad • extremists • recruitment • mosque • Britain • martyrdom • teenager

 Jacko Readies a Comeback 

Dirty Dancing choreographer leads show

May 12, 09 2:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - As the King of Pop readies his first concert run in more than a decade, so, too the requisite secrecy, swirling rumors, and lawsuits begin to get in shape. Michael Jackson may be developing moves to rival the moonwalk, he's definitely rehearsing six hours daily with 10 dancers and a... More »

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entertainment • London • dancing • pop music • Michael Jackson • reunion concert • concert tour • Jay-ZTV

Lawyers Might Nix Jackson's London Gigs

Contract for family concert series puts comeback in question

May 11, 09 2:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - London may never see Michael Jackson’s much-ballyhooed comeback concerts, TMZ reports. A contract Jackson signed for a reunion tour with his sister and brothers forbade him from making another concert deal for 18 months. Lawyers for that tour say Jackson’s London series violates the pact. Jackson’s position... More »

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London • concert • Michael Jackson • reunion concert • concert tour

(Newser) - Somali pirates are being aided by an information-gathering “consultant” team in London, the Guardian reports. According to a European intelligence report, the pirates use satellite phones to stay in touch with the London cell, which has access to specific information about routes and ship layouts provided to European... More »

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Somalia • London • England • piracy • pirates • satellite phones • intelligence gathering • handler • informer • Jay-ZTV


 Scientists 
 Bet There's 
 a Gambling 
 Gene 

Study suggests genetics behind taking money risks

May 6, 09 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Genetics might be behind your betting habits, researchers have found. People with a “short” type of a certain gene were more likely to take risks than those with the “long” type, the Daily Telegraph reports. In a study, 30 volunteers were, for example, given cash and allowed to... More »

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London • science • gambling • investment • genetic research • risk-taking

(Newser) - The mom of a pregnant London woman who may face a Laotian firing squad for drug smuggling pleaded with government officials to save "my baby, my angel," reports the Telegraph. "I'm appealing to the British government, to the Laos authorities, to please release her. I'm down on... More »

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pregnancy • London • prison • Laos • death row • Britain • firing squad • drug smuggling • Samantha Orobator • Jane Orobator

(Newser) - A young pregnant Londoner could face a firing squad in Laos if she's convicted of drug smuggling charges in a trial that begins today, reports the Guardian. Samantha Orobator, 20, has not been allowed legal representation in the nine months she has been languishing in notorious Phonthong prison, and it's... More »

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drugs • London • prison • Laos • drug smuggling • Samantha Orobator

 Harry: I 
 Don't 
 Wash 
 My Hair 

Wilder prince into alternative hair care

May 1, 09 2:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Apparently Prince Harry's tufty ginger locks are due to something more than genetics. He boasted to buddies at a bar recently that he hasn't washed his hair in two years, reports the Telegraph. He's likely a follower of a low-maintenance quirky health theory that claims hair effectively cleans itself once... More »

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London • Prince William • Prince Harry • hair • charity • Britain • British royals • polo • hair care

Prosecutors Detail 244-Stab Attack on French Students

'Unmitigated evil' ended grad students' lives in London, says prosecutor

Apr 28, 09 3:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Prosecutors yesterday detailed an "unimaginably" horrific attack on two French students in their London apartment by home invaders seeking the men's ATM pin numbers, reports the Times of London. The gifted biochemistry grad students, who had been in London just two months to attend school there, were bound in... More »

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London • crime • France • murder • ATM • killings • armed robbery • ATM card

Holder Visits Another Famous Torture Facility

On trip seeking help to close Gitmo, AG stops by Tower of London

Apr 27, 09 6:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Eric Holder arrived in London yesterday and paid a visit to a prison as notorious in its time as Guantanamo Bay, the AP reports. The attorney general listened quietly as his guide at the infamous Tower of London described scenes of torture—such as the interrogation of Guy Fawkes, who... More »

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torture • London • United Kingdom • Guantanamo Bay • Tower of London • attorney general • Eric Holder

Immigrant Busted Clinging to 186 mph Eurostar

Cops aren't saying how he did it

Apr 27, 09 2:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - An illegal immigrant was nabbed in England clinging to the outside of a Eurostar rail car, reports the Independent. The trains reach speeds of 186 mph. The train originated in Brussels and traveled through France. Police provided no details on how the man survived the risky journey. Immigrants sneaking into... More »

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immigration • Belgium • London • France • England • aliens • Brussels • Eurostar • Britain

London Library Yields Lost Ben Franklin Letters

Missives document his attempt to help Brits fight the French

Apr 25, 09 3:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - More than two centuries after his death, Benjamin Franklin has more stories to tell, CNN reports. An American professor conducting research in London unearthed facsimiles of 47 letters the Founding Father wrote and received when he lived there 250 years ago. “I just about shot through the ceiling I... More »

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London • letters • history • Benjamin Franklin

 NFL Explores 
 London Super Bowl 

NFL, city government have had 'substantive conversations'

Apr 24, 09 12:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - The NFL is in talks with London officials about holding a Super Bowl there, the BBC reports. “We have had very substantive conversations with the city of London,” a league exec says. “We’ve got to the point of exploring the bid document.” The next three... More »

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NFL • London • Super Bowl • football • Britain • Wembley Stadium • Frank Supovitz

 At London Bar, Patrons 
 Breathe Their Liquor 

Experimental pub cautions patrons to 'breathe responsibly'

Apr 21, 09 6:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Two British entrepreneurs have opened a truly innovative bar—where alcohol is inhaled rather than drunk, ABC News reports. London’s Alcoholic Architecture fills a room with gin and tonic vapor, which patrons covered in protective suits breathe in for around $7 an hour. "We're reinventing the gin and... More »

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London • alcohol • evaporation • breath • drunk • gin

(Newser) - A second autopsy of the man who died during recent G20 protests in London revealed that abdominal bleeding, not a heart attack, killed him, the New York Times reports. The follow-up by a board looking into police misconduct did not specify what caused the bleeding. But Ian Tomlinson was filmed... More »

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London • crime • England • protests • heart attack • hemorrhage • coroner's report • G20 • Ian Tomlinson • bleeding

OPINION

 Yes, You Want 
 to See Jacko's Show 

Forget the weirdness, it's all about nostalgia

Apr 9, 09 11:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - You might not let Michael Jackson babysit your kid, but should that stop you from indulging in the “sweet elixir of nostalgia” of his concerts this summer? Not according to Matt Stewart, whose reaction to Jacko’s concert announcement was “pure, liquid joy,” he writes for the... More »

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London • concert • Michael Jackson

New Yorker Who Cracked G20 Death Case Backs Probe

London visitor came forward with evidence of police attack

Apr 9, 09 8:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - The New Yorker whose video revealed a police attack on a man who died during the G20 protests is glad the footage has led to an investigation, he tells the Guardian. The fund manager, who attended the London protests out of curiosity, came forward with the footage after hearing of... More »

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London • protests • Britain • police brutality • G20 • Ian Tomlinson

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