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Cellphones
Sound Last Call for British Icon

Mar 24, 2008 12:18 PM CDT

Cellphones Sound Last Call for British Icon

Famous red booths disappear from English streets

(Newser) - Britain’s iconic red phone booths are going extinct in a country where cellphones outnumber people, USA Today reports. British Telecom is shrinking the overall number of pay phones and replacing the red booths with modern ones that double as wireless hotspots. With just 12,700 of the originals left...

UK, France in Nuke Power Pact

Mar 22, 2008 12:18 PM CDT

UK, France in Nuke Power Pact

Major deal also includes anti-illegal immigration measures

(Newser) - Britain and France are set to sign a deal this week to collaborate on a new generation of power plants, as well as a joint venture to export the technology around the world, the Guardian reports. The nuclear pact will part of a London summit next week between Nicolas Sarkozy...

Tibet Protests Could Snuff Olympic Torch's UK Visit

Mar 21, 2008 2:38 PM CDT

Tibet Protests Could Snuff Olympic Torch's UK Visit

April 6 stop in London will test police readiness, set tone for rest of tour

(Newser) - The Olympic torch will pass through London on April 6, meeting major protests over China's human-rights abuses in Tibet and other causes. The visit will test how disruptive political forces could be on the Summer Games—and how well British security forces are preparing for the 2012 London Olympics, the...

London Bankers Drown Sorrows at Easter

Mar 21, 2008 10:34 AM CDT

London Bankers Drown Sorrows at Easter

As Bank of England mulls a bailout, bankers of England swill pints

(Newser) - As the Bank of England mulled injecting billions more into the nation's shaky financial system, bankers in the city of London swilled pints and reflected on their state of affairs, reports the Independent. "We are meant to be at work but we've come here for some solace," said...

McCain Cozies Up
to UK's Brown

Mar 20, 2008 10:00 AM CDT

McCain Cozies Up to UK's Brown

GOP candidate talks Iraq, global warming, with British PM

(Newser) - John McCain began his visit to Europe in London today, where he met with PM Gordon Brown and praised him as a "very strong leader," the Guardian reports. McCain and Brown discussed Iraq, the global economy, and climate change, but when asked about British plans to withdraw troops...

Sony Goes
Viral With 'Thriller'

Mar 10, 2008 11:15 AM CDT

Sony Goes Viral With 'Thriller'

New YouTube videos promote song's 25th anniversary

(Newser) - When Sony BMG wanted to work up some excitement for the 25th anniversary of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” a conventional campaign using the reclusive artist didn't look like a winner. So the label went the guerrilla route, staging “impromptu breakouts” of the "Thriller" zombie dance at...

Ripper Case File to Be Unveiled

Mar 9, 2008 9:15 AM CDT

Ripper Case File to Be Unveiled

With possible note from killer that he'll soon return 'to work'

(Newser) - For the first time in over a century the actual police file for London's notorious "Jack the Ripper" case will go on public display, the Guardian reports. The cache even contains a note that may have been written by Jack himself: It warns detectives that he will soon "...

Thatcher Leaves Hospital

UPDATED

Mar 8, 2008 9:13 AM CST

Thatcher Leaves Hospital

Former British PM said to be doing fine after precautionary stay

(Newser) - Margaret Thatcher is back home after an overnight stay in a London hospital triggered by a "fainting episode," a spokesman says. Tests showed nothing more serious than that for the former British PM, the Guardian reports. Thatcher, 82, who suffered multiple strokes in 2005, smiled and waved to...

All in All, Not a Bad Job

NEW RELEASE

Mar 7, 2008 7:35 AM CST

All in All, Not a Bad Job

Heist movie highly entertaining, if forgettable

(Newser) - You probably won't ponder The Bank Job once you've left the theater, but most critics say you're likely to enjoy it while you're there. The heist film, very loosely based on a real bank robbery that happened in London in 1971—which captivated the public because of its rumored connection...

Leap Day Cocktails Lost to Time

OPINION

Feb 29, 2008 11:27 AM CST

Leap Day Cocktails Lost to Time

Drinks passé, along with Sadie Hawkins-style man-chasing

(Newser) - Feb. 29 still comes once every four years, but celebratory cocktails marking the bissextile have gone out of fashion—along with a leap-year tradition that requires plenty of liquid courage, Eric Felten notes in the Wall Street Journal. Women who proposed marriage during the leap year could not be denied;...

Protest on Roof of Parliament

Feb 27, 2008 6:53 AM CST

Protest on Roof of Parliament

Environmental activists gain access to roof, drapes banners from landmark

(Newser) - Environmental protesters broke onto the roof of London's Houses of Parliament this morning and unfurled giant banners decrying the government's plans to build a new runway at Heathrow airport. Five activists, representing a group called Plane Stupid, eluded security to hang banners reading "No third runway" and "...

Virgin Tests First Biofuel Plane

Feb 24, 2008 12:35 PM CST

Virgin Tests First Biofuel Plane

Jet flies on coconuts and babassu nuts

(Newser) - A Virgin Atlantic jet powered partially by a coconut- and Brazilian babassu nut-based biofuel made it from London to Amsterdam today in the first commercial flight to do so, the BBC reports. Virgin topdog Richard Branson hailed the flight as "pioneering" in the development of "fuels of the...

10 Tips for the Stylish Gent

Feb 24, 2008 11:13 AM CST

10 Tips for the Stylish Gent

Designer Paul Smith dishes on T-shirts and tailor-made suits

(Newser) - Natty British designer Paul Smith outlines his do's and don'ts for the 21st-century gentlemen in a cagey Details interview. Cologne lovers, beware:

T-shirts seem easy, but they're a big no-no; go with a collar.
A good, bland haircut is better than a failed stylish one.
Women first! Don't ignore them

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3 Stars Take Over Ledger's Last Role

Feb 18, 2008 4:22 PM CST

3 Stars Take Over Ledger's Last Role

Depp, Farrell, Law will play 1 character in fantasy flick

(Newser) - Hollywood hotties Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell, and Jude Law will take over Heath Ledger's final film role, the BBC reports. Each will morph into the part in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus as Ledger's character, an actor, passes through a magic mirror into other dimensions. Ledger's footage will likely remain...

London Punishes Gas Guzzlers

Feb 12, 2008 5:10 PM CST

London Punishes Gas Guzzlers

Biggest offenders will pay $50 a day to enter city

(Newser) - London will charge the biggest gas guzzlers on the road $50 a day to enter the city, the Times of London reports. The greenest cars, meanwhile, will pay nothing. Mayor Ken Livingstone revised his car-congestion charge to punish SUVs and sports cars by tripling the cost for them, beginning in...

Fire Ravages London Landmark

UPDATED

Feb 9, 2008 4:45 PM CST

Fire Ravages London Landmark

Camden Town is a big draw for tourists, celebrities

(Newser) - A huge fire has devastated the popular market area of Camden Town, a tourist attraction in north London that was filled with weekend revelers when the blaze broke out, the Guardian reports. No casualties were reported; the fire took 3-plus hours to put down. The site, which mixes open-air markets,...

Corruption Claims Tarnish London Mayor

Feb 8, 2008 11:20 AM CST

Corruption Claims Tarnish London Mayor

Top aide accused of funneling millions in city money to friends

(Newser) - London's left-wing mayor Ken Livingstone faced a harsh 3-hour grilling last night over a deepening scandal that has seen the city's equality adviser accused of nepotism and corruption. Hundreds of e-mails and memos released yesterday cast new light on at least $6.6 million in contracts allegedly awarded to friends...

Radical London Cleric Will Face NY Terror Trial

Feb 7, 2008 5:47 PM CST

Radical London Cleric Will Face NY Terror Trial

'Hook' linked to 1998 Yemen attacks; preached martyrdom

(Newser) - Radical Islamic cleric Abu Hamza, known to FBI agents as “hook” because of his metal hand, will be sent to New York to face terrorism charges, ABC News reports. British officials said today they plan to extradite within 28 days the former leader of a London mosque, who faces...

Engines Didn't Respond in Heathrow Crash

Jan 18, 2008 4:12 PM CST

Engines Didn't Respond in Heathrow Crash

Thrust failure began at 600 feet, 2 miles out, initial reports finds

(Newser) - Engine failure caused the crash landing of a British Airways Boeing 777 just off the runways at Heathrow Airport yesterday. An initial investigation into the crash revealed that the plane's twin engines "didn't respond" to demands for thrust "at approximately 600 feet and two miles from touchdown,"...

Crash Landing at Heathrow Injures 8; Cause Unknown

Jan 17, 2008 1:15 PM CST

Crash Landing at Heathrow Injures 8; Cause Unknown

British Airways 777 buckles after hitting grass short of runway

(Newser) - A British Airways passenger jet slammed into the ground at London's Heathrow Airport today, causing eight injuries but no deaths, the AP reports. The crash landing damaged the plane's underbelly and wings. The cause is still unknown; the 6-year-old Boeing 777 had never previously crashed, and was flown by "...