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London Poised to Beat Paris as Foodie Haven: Michelin Boss

City now home to 60 restaurants with Michelin stars

(Newser) - Looks like London's not just meat and potatoes anymore. After 16 British restaurants got their first Michelin star yesterday and three their second, the city is rivaling Paris as a destination for fine dining. In total, London boasts 60 starred restaurants; four of those have three stars and eight...

'Ninjas' Shock Filmgoers Into Shutting Up

Prince Charles Cinema in London brings in black-clad patrol

(Newser) - Next time you're chatting at the movies, don't be alarmed if ninjas—or people in dark body suits, anyway—swoop in out of nowhere. So far only the Prince Charles Cinema in London has brought in volunteer "ninjas" to enforce rules against chatting, seat-kicking, popcorn-throwing, etc, Slashfilm...

Stowaway's Body Lands on London Suburb

He was trying to get from Africa to Heathrow Airport

(Newser) - The body of a man who attempted to hide in the landing gear of an airplane headed to Heathrow Airport came crashing down on a residential street in a London suburb, reports the Telegraph . The stowaway likely got on board in North Africa but died during the trip, either because...

London&#39;s &#39;WeirWolf&#39; Wins 4th Gold
 London's 
 'WeirWolf' 
 Wins 4th Gold 
PARALYMPICS
Sep 9, 2012 9:55 AM CDT

London's 'WeirWolf' Wins 4th Gold

David Weir is home country's undisputed star of the Paralympics

(Newser) - If you're looking for the star of London's Paralympics, look no further than British wheelchair racer David Weir. The man nicknamed the "Weirwolf of London" completed his clean sweep of golds today, timing his sprint finish to perfection to win the wheelchair marathon in 1 hour, 30...

Prince Andrew Scales Tallest Building in Europe

British royal did it for charity

(Newser) - Rappelling 785 feet down a skyscraper was fun and all, but Prince Andrew says he has no plans to repeat the performance. To be more precise: "I will never do it again," he said. But the 52-year-old British royal dared today to descend most of London's Shard...

Falling Window Kills London Woman

She'd been eating her lunch: witness

(Newser) - In a tragic accident, a London woman was killed yesterday when a pair of wooden window frames fell on her, crushing her. Paramedics tried to help, but pronounced the woman, believed to be in her 20s, dead at the scene. "She was just passing and then she was suddenly...

Assange on Embassy: I Could Be Here a Year

Hopes Sweden will drop case

(Newser) - Waiting for the next chapter in Julian Assange's story? Don't hold your breath: The WikiLeaks founder says he could stick around in Ecuador's London embassy for six months to a year. "I think the situation will be solved through diplomacy," he said in an interview...

Olympics Close With Rollicking Ceremony
 Olympics Close 
 With Rollicking 
 Ceremony 
olympics finale
Aug 12, 2012 11:43 PM CDT

Olympics Close With Rollicking Ceremony

The Who, Spice Girls, Kate Middleton wow; US leaves with 46 golds

(Newser) - The Olympics wrapped up tonight with a light-blazing, rocking ceremony featuring the reunited Spice Girls , The Who, Annie Lennox (among many other headliners), an exploding car, and a mosh pit filled with thousands of athletes, AP reports. The show kicked off in London with a surprise appearance by actor Timothy...

Ahead of Olympiad's Close, Vast London Fire Breaks Out

Biggest blaze the city has seen in years

(Newser) - Just ahead of this evening's Closing Ceremonies, London firefighters have controlled a massive blaze they say is the biggest the British capital has faced in years, reports the BBC . The fire broke out at an east London recycling center 7 miles from the Olympic Park, reports the AP , but...

London's Mayor Gets Stuck on Zip Line

Boris Johnson laughs it off

(Newser) - Most of the Olympic highlight reels today include footage not of an athlete but of London Mayor Boris Johnson. The good mayor took a zip-line ride in part to celebrate his nation's first gold medal —and promptly got stuck while waving his little Union Jacks, reports the Guardian...

Britain Finally Grabs a Gold
 Britain Finally Grabs a Gold 
olympics
Aug 1, 2012 6:51 AM CDT

Britain Finally Grabs a Gold

5 days into games, women win top rowing honors

(Newser) - The egg-on-face potential has been eliminated: Olympic host Britain has finally captured its first gold medal of the London Games. Helen Glover and Heather Stanning won the final of the women's pair at the Olympic rowing regatta on today, after establishing a big lead early in the race and...

USA's Hancock Makes It a Sweep in Skeet Shooting

Plus, Zara Phillips wins silver in equestrian team event

(Newser) - Vincent Hancock of the US has won the gold medal in the men's skeet competition at the London Olympics, his second straight. It gives the US a skeet sweep, after Kimberly Rhode won the women's competition earlier this week. Hancock clinched the gold on his next-to-last shot, and...

US&#39; Missy Franklin Wins 100 Backstroke
 US Wins 2 Golds  
 in Backstroke 
OLYMPICS
Jul 30, 2012 3:08 PM CDT

US Wins 2 Golds in Backstroke

Missy Franklin wins women's race as Matt Grevers sets record

(Newser) - American teenager Missy Franklin won the women's 100-meter backstroke at the London Olympics today. Franklin won the two-lap race in 58.33 seconds for her first Olympic gold and second medal after taking bronze in the 4x100 freestyle relay. Emily Seebohm of Australia touched in 58.68 to take...

Mitt: I'll Have to Check on My Tax Rate

He can't recall if he has paid less than 13.9%

(Newser) - Amid the buzz of his world travels, ABC brought Mitt Romney back to his old Achilles heel: taxes. Asked last night if he has ever paid less than the 13.9% rate he paid in 2010, Romney said he'd have to check his records. "I haven't calculated...

London Scrambles as Seats Sit Empty
 London Scrambles 
 as Seats Sit Empty 
OLYMPICS
Jul 29, 2012 1:20 PM CDT

London Scrambles as Seats Sit Empty

Hundreds of seats unfilled as ticketholders don't show

(Newser) - For months, tickets for London 2012 events have been so impossible to lay hands on that organizers have had to resort to ... filling vast swaths of empty seats with servicemembers? Yesterday's first full day of competition showcased hundreds of unfilled seats, even in primetime events such as swimming and...

USA Basketball Romps Over France
 USA Basketball 
 Romps Over France 
OLYMPICS
Jul 29, 2012 12:14 PM CDT

USA Basketball Romps Over France

Plus, US gymnast Jordyn Wieber fails to qualify, Queen's granddaughter competes, and more

(Newser) - With Michelle Obama cheering them on, Lebron James, Kobe Bryant and the US men's basketball team tidily put France away today in a preliminary game, reports the New York Times , in the first step to defending their gold medal. Though France is led by Tony Parker and five other...

London Cops Bust 182, Charge 4 in Olympic Protests

Activists on bicycles tried to get through security cordon

(Newser) - London police arrested 182 activists on bicycles who tried to breach the Olympic Park's security cordon during the Opening Ceremony, officials said today. Four people were charged with various offenses during Friday night's protest, while the rest were released pending further questioning, Scotland Yard said. Police said that...

Opening Ceremony Reviews: Weird but Fun

After grandiosity of Beijing, London opts for goofy, fanciful

(Newser) - After Zhang Yimou's spectacular cast of thousands opened the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the pressure was on London to have an opening ceremony at least as memorable. And after seeing Oscar-winning Danny Boyle's $42 million spectacle, the verdict is ... well, weird. But entertaining:
  • The Hollywood Reporter calls Boyle a
...

Opening Ceremony Begins
 Let the Games Begin 
olympics
Jul 27, 2012 6:55 PM CDT

Let the Games Begin

London hosts lavish opening ceremony

(Newser) - Britain opened its Olympics with a royal entrance like no other. London greeted the world in a celebration of Old England that was stunning, imaginative, whimsical, and dramatic. Cheeky, too, with a stand-in for Queen Elizabeth II parachuting into Olympic Stadium, accompanied by James Bond, no less. Brit director Danny...

Carl Lewis on Romney Gaffe: He Should 'Stay Home'

Olympic legend joins the crowd pummeling Romney for criticizing games

(Newser) - Mitt Romney got yet another high-profile tongue-lashing for having the effrontery to suggest that London wasn't ready for the Olympics—while in London. "Every Olympics is ready, I don't care whatever he said," nine-time US gold medalist Carl Lewis told the Independent . "I swear, sometimes...

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