Provides the latest RSS feeds for United Kingdom News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Britain News.net http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/cat/fad6c6ce3bc72160/ en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 00:40:57 -0400 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:40:57 -0400 30 Upcoming England batsman Joe Root has been warned to expect a fiery attack by the New Zealand side in the middle as they look to ruin his first homecoming at Headingley. Although Root is out to etch his name into Yorkshire cricketing folklore on his debut Test, however, Kiwi pace bowler Neil Wagner is of the opinion that all the adulation and familiarity of home could backfire on the youngster ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214705458/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:50:01 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214705458/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Two men carrying weapons brutally assaulted and killed a man, said to be a soldier, in Woolwich in southeast London Wednesday afternoon. The two attackers were later shot and injured by police. Prime Minister David Cameron said there were strong indications that it was a "terrorist incident". The attack took place near the Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich Wednesday afternoon, police said. ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214697210/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:50:02 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214697210/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Dipika Pallikal reached the pre-quarterfinals at the Allam British Open Squash Championships after edging out Denmark's Line Hansen in the longest match of the tournament so far. However, Indian challenge in the men's competition ended with Saurav Ghosal losing his pre-quarterfinal to fourth seed Gregory Gaultier 8-11, 13-11, 7-11, 0-11 at the KC Stadium here Wednesday. "Lost 1-3 to Gregory. ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214692702/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:30:01 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214692702/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 England coach Andy Flower has prohibited England's cricketers from public discussions about the Ashes until next month. The players will face disciplinary actions if they speak in interviews or write on Twitter about the two-test series against Australia, Sydney Morning Herald reports. Sources said that Flower wants the players to focus on New Zealand series and the ICC Champions Trophy instead ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214687945/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:10:03 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214687945/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Australia's ace spearhead Peter Siddle kick started an Ashes war of words by targeting England opener Nick Compton. "I am going to stick it up to the Poms, that's all I are working on," said Siddle. Siddle, whose in-your-face style has earned him the nickname of 'Sid Vicious', has earmarked the England opener for some special attention this summer. In the past Glenn McGrath targeted players he ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214685517/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:50:04 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214685517/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 British journalist James Fuller has written a biography of former West Indies captain Brian Lara, one of the greatest cricketers of all time. Fuller, also a keen cricketer who played at domestic level for 20 years, says he wrote 'Caribbean lives-Brian Lara' during the six years he lived in Lara's homeland of Trinidad and Tobago, reports CMC. Lara, who retired in 2008, holds the world record ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214685501/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:40:02 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214685501/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Band members Antony Costa, Duncan James, Lee Ryan and Simon Webbe had split in 2005, but reunited in 2011, and are now facing issues. "Blue have been open about their recent financial struggles and are restructuring their business model," thesun.co.uk quoted the band's spokeswoman as saying. A source said: "There was no warning that the band had money problems. This has come as a complete ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214684591/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:10:01 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214684591/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 The founder of one of Britain's biggest dating website has now decided to take radical action to root out fake and sleazy profiles, after finding that many of the "women" who use the hook-ups section of his site are actually men in disguise. Writing to members on Monday, Markus Frind, the Canadian founder of Plenty of Fish (POF), said that he had been forced to make a series of changes to its ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214683570/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:01 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214683570/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 The retired boss of Manchester United, Sir Alex Ferguson has started writing his autobiography. The book, which will reveal everything about the years during which United won seven league titles and the Champions League in 2008, is set to release in October. In a report by Daily Star, United's glorious years include the period when the fiery Scot had bust-ups with David Beckham, Jaap Stam and ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214682637/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:40:03 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214682637/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 The public has a right to know that London Mayor Boris Johnson fathered a child during an extramarital affair, the appeal court has ruled. Three senior judges decided on Monday that voters were entitled to be told that Johnson conducted a 'brief adulterous affair' with the woman who later gave birth to their daughter, now aged three. According to the Guardian, the mother Helen Macintyre, a ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214682620/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:20:02 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214682620/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 A woman from Newport, South Wales, has developed a peculiar condition in which she cleans and tidies the house while she is still sleeping. Claire Bartlett, 50, has an odd habit of doing the dishes, dusting and even shining the windows in a deep slumber, the Sun reported. It started in October 2012, but since she does such a good job of cleaning up, neither she nor husband Crispin, want to seek ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214682625/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:20:02 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214682625/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Cricket commentator Ian Botham has said that England's opening bowlers James Anderson and Stuart Broad will make the Ashes series even more difficult for the Australians. The combination of Broad and Anderson with their skills and abilities will prove tough for the Australians as while Broad uses his pace and height to devastating effect; Anderson uses his swing and his craft to keep batsmen ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214682618/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:20:01 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214682618/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 The Duchess of Cambridge has been branded Britain's "Queen Wag" by an outspoken author in her new book. Feminist Joan Smith devoted a whole chapter to Kate in her new book 'The Public Woman' and compared her to Cheryl Cole and Coleen Rooney, saying that in her opinion she is a "prime candidate" for the role of Queen of the Wags and deserves the title "more than anyone." The 59-year-old crime ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214681678/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:20:02 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214681678/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 The savage murder of a man believed to be a soldier on a London street in a suspected terror attack was "beyond belief" but will only strengthen Britain's support for its armed forces, newspapers say.Two suspected Islamists were arrested following the attack, which happened in broad daylight, but not before they had launched a filmed tirade against Britain's involvement in ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214705282/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:35:10 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214705282/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Two men wielding knives butchered and beheadeda man believed to be a British soldier in a busy London street on Wednesday,before delivering an Islamist tirade to ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214705070/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:24:35 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214705070/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Communist Party meetings - to the "liquidation" of selected individuals in Russia and its Eastern Bloc allies .However the plan was blocked by anxious Foreign Office officials who feared the consequences of such extreme methods.The scheme was drawn up by MI6 chief Stewart Menzies following a call by military chiefs in 1947 for "a comprehensive political warfare plan which would ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214705314/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:23:10 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214705314/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 A counter-terrorism expert has suggested the attackers who brutally hacked a man to death on a London street, could have been inspired by the Boston bombers. Richard Barrett, a former United Nations co-ordinator for the al-Qaeda and Taliban monitoring team, who has served with MI5 and MI6, said the two men arrested in connection with the knife attack could have been "copy cat" ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214705455/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:21:21 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214705455/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Two men with butcher knives hacked another to death Wednesday near a London military barracks and one then went on video to explain the crime- shouting political statements, gesturing with bloodied hands and waving a meat cleaver. Soon after, arriving police shot and wounded the unidentified assailants and took them into custody.The brutal daylight attack galvanized this city and raised fears ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214705175/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:13:54 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214705175/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 London: In an attack that raised new fears of terrorism in Britain, a man walking Wednesday near a military barracks in south London was rammed by a car on a sidewalk and was then hacked to death by two assailants wielding a cleaver and a kitchen knife, according to accounts of witnesses and video taken after the attack. Some accounts said the victim had been beheaded.British officials did not ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214705459/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:13:13 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214705459/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 London: British police on Wednesday arrested two people as they tried to quell protests following the brutal murder in London of a man, believed to be a soldier.A 43-year-old man was arrested in Braintree, east of London, after reportedly walking into a mosque with a knife shortly after news broke of the London murder.Local lawmaker Brooks Newmark wrote on Twitter: "Local mosque in Braintree ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214705177/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:13:12 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214705177/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 London: A woman who challenged knife-wielding assailants suspected of hacking to death a British soldier in London on Wednesday said she intervened because "it was better having them (the weapons) aimed on one person".Cub scout leader Ingrid Loyau-Kennett, 48, explained in Thursday's Daily Telegraph that one of the men told her they wanted "to start a war in London ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214705460/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:13:12 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214705460/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 a senior at North Allegheny Senior High School, will represent the United States as a member of the second North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad team in Manchester, ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214705315/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:05:15 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214705315/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 LONDON ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214705312/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:03:06 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214705312/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Video footage and eye witness accounts from the scene of a brutal murder in London on Wednesday seem to indicate that the attackers may have been politically motivated. Counterterrorism officers are leading the investigation. Two men have been ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214705461/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:55:05 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214705461/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 British police on Wednesday arrested two people as they tried to quell anti-Islamist disorder following the brutal murder in London of a man, believed to be a ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214704328/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:23:55 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214704328/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Witnesses to the killing in London of a man reported to be a British soldier say the attack was "crazy" and have described the men suspected of the attack as "animals". Two men are believed to have attacked the man in the street in the London suburb of Woolwich with machetes, knives and a gun. Eyewitnesses say the two men attacked the man in broad dayligh, then remained ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214704330/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:23:52 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214704330/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 I was in a car with two German ex-footballers on Friday when one said "they've just been on about it again on the radio.""About what?" asked the other. "About celebrating so many years since they bombed us somewhere," he replied, referring to Haworth's 70th anniversary Dambusters celebrations (complete with full Nazi costumes and SS insignia).Both shook ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214704373/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:20:35 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214704373/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Police forensic officers investigate a crime scene in Woolwich, southeast London May 22, 2013. A man was found dead at the scene and two other men were taken to the hospital in London neighbourhood of Woolwich on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Yin Gang) Related:Strong indications SE London attack by terrorists: British PMLONDON, May 22 (Xinhua) -- British Prime Minister David Cameron said there are strong ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214704333/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:16:29 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214704333/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 When St Apollonia held a pair of pliers to pull her teeth out, and St Jerome beat himself with a rock, the National Gallery in Britain revived these Christian characters from classic paintings with its new exhibition Saints Alive.Starting on Thursday and running till Nov. 24, the exhibition brought together seven kinetic sculptures from British contemporary artist Michael Landy inspired by ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214704374/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:16:23 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214704374/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 British Prime Minister David Cameron described Wednesday's attack in London where one man died as a likely terrorist incident while condemning it as "the most appalling ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214704525/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:13:02 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214704525/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 French President Francois Hollande and British Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday condemned the assassination of a British soldier in the suburbs of London after their meeting in ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214704375/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:12:56 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214704375/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 And as with any of its statements there was a little something for everyone in there. But if you'd listened to yesterday's press conference you could hardly come away from it with any other conclusion than that the IMF is quietly endorsing those who argue that plan A (austerity and deficit reduction) is actually damaging the UK economy. The IMF, it's fair to say, is hardly calling ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214704133/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:07:00 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214704133/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 (2 mins ago) A senior Israeli minister described the ';animosity'' shown towards the state by British media, non-governmental organizations and academics, as ';disguised anti-Semitism,’’ in an interview published in today's Daily Telegraph in London. Yuval Steinitz, Israel's intelligence and strategic affairs minister, said he was ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214704345/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:03:47 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214704345/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 (57 mins ago) A woman who challenged knife-wielding assailants suspected of hacking to death a British man in London said she intervened because ';it was better having them [the weapons] aimed on one person''. Cub scout leader Ingrid Loyau-Kennett, 48, explained in today's Daily Telegraph that one of the men told her they wanted ';to start a war in London ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214704527/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:03:11 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214704527/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 A new comparison enables patients and GPs to directly compare nearly 200 independent hospitals on a range of quality of care indicators for the first ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214704528/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:48:18 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214704528/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Many business owners do not realise that director loan accounts are a debt to the estate, which has to be repaid to the family in the event of death. 70% of businesses have no plans in place to be able to do ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214704376/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:48:18 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214704376/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 LONDON (AP) -- Two men with butcher knives hacked another to death Wednesday near a London military barracks and one then went on video to explain the crime - shouting political statements, gesturing with bloodied hands and waving a meat cleaver. Soon after, arriving police shot and wounded the unidentified assailants and took them into ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214704272/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:41:19 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214704272/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Two men attacked another man near a London military barracks Wednesday, in what British authorities were investigating as a possible terror act. One man is dead and two others were ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214703424/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:16:19 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214703424/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 It is a real privilege to be visiting San Diego for the first time since I became the United Kingdom's ambassador to the United States last year. And it's appropriate to be here in the week leading up to Memorial Day, when attention is duly given to the sacrifices made in battle by military men and ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214703227/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:14:28 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214703227/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 this kind of attack does not come as a surprise . The next horrific fact we have to face is that it may not be a one-off as al-Qaeda loyalists strive for big, spectacular killings. In fact, MI5 and police Counter Terror Command have known that something as specific as a beheading - preferably in public - has been suggested before. In 2006, there was a plot by a Birmingham terror cell to kidnap ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214703228/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:10:49 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214703228/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 A groom locked up for looting the club where his wedding was held will become a dad in jail.Christopher Richards, 25, usher George Taylor and two others stole booze, computers and DVDS worth nearly 23,000 and caused 24,000 in damage during the burglary.Just six months earlier, kind-hearted club boss Catherine Murphy gave him and partner Bridie Sparks a half-price champagne buffet as the couple ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214703229/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:10:48 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214703229/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 A posh golf club wants to build a massive mound of sand to hide a nearby caravan site from view. The bid by Royal Troon to create the 500ft-long 13ft-high dune between the course and Prestwick Holiday Park has been branded snobbish. Furious park owner Arthur McKay says it is designed to mask caravans from wealthy golfers and worldwide TV audiences during the 2016 Open and will block treasured ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214703231/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:10:47 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214703231/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Little more than 24 hours earlier the children of Tower Plaza Elementary school were sat at these desks eagerly waiting for the bell to signal the end of another day in class.As Oklahomans - or Okies as they are known - each and every one of them were not just taught how to read and write.On entering first grade aged five or six, pupils here are trained to look up, recognise the tint of green in ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214703230/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:10:47 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214703230/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 the first photo of the pair was released .Mathew Stevenson, 10, and little sister Carla, five, were found dead on Saturday, by mum Stephanie Morlet at the home of ex-husband Julian, 47, in Lyon. The youngsters' throats had been slit.Ms Morlet, divorced from Stevenson after walking out of a violent marriage three years ago, hid her tears behind sunglasses at the ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214703233/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:10:46 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214703233/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 A Shih Tzu puppy was saved by vets after she swallowed a lolly stick which was almost the length of her entire body Lady, who is 15 months old, refused to eat and began to act unusually after swallowing the four-and-a-half inch stick, which got stuck in her stomach. Her owner Sarah Anderson suspected something was wrong, and took Lady to the PDSA PetAid hospital in Old Trafford, Greater ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214703232/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:10:46 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214703232/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 The heartbroken father of football star Gary Speed has told how backing the sporting ambitions of his grandsons has helped him cope.Speaking 18 months after the tragic Wales football manager hanged himself, Roger, 70, said that Gary's teenage boys, Ed and Tom, were "keeping me going".And he spoke of his pride when footballer Ed, 15, got his first cap for Wales Under-16s two weeks ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214703235/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:10:45 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214703235/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 It shows an extraordinary breakdown of trust between Edward and his ministers as he decided whether he should give up his throne or the woman he ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214703234/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:10:45 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214703234/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 LONDON--A bill to legalise gay marriage in Britain passed a crucial hurdle in parliament on Tuesday, despite efforts by lawmakers from Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservative party to wreck the ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214703236/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:04:15 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214703236/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 A woman at the scene of an attack in London this morning confronted two knife-wielding men and warned them they were "going to lose" because they were outnumbered. Two men, believed to be Islamic extremists, hacked to death a soldier in Woolwich, south east London, before being shot and wounded by police. Cub scout leader Ingrid Loyau-Kennett was a passenger on a bus which was ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214703160/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:00:51 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214703160/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 The sentimental subtext is clear enough: the words express the awestruck admiration of a grown man reduced, temporarily, to a schoolboy. Football is: gladiatorial heroism, a contest of spirit, technique, physicality and will, with the added spice of luck and (let's be fair here) a bit of acting skill to coax decisions from the referee. That night, this wonderful, heady mix of sport and ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214703918/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:00:03 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214703918/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Terror in Woolwich: Britain 'will not buckle' in the face of terrorist attacks, says David Cameron after soldier is murdered in the ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214703238/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:57:55 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214703238/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 LONDON -- Two men attacked another man near a London military barracks Wednesday, in what British authorities were investigating as a possible terror act. One man is dead and two others were injured.While details were scant, Prime Minister David Cameron called the killing "truly shocking" and said he had asked Home Secretary Theresa May to call an urgent meeting of the government's ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214703239/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:57:22 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214703239/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Two men wielding knives and a gun murdered a man believed to be a British soldier near a London barracks yesterday. They were shot by police but not before one made an Islamist tirade, which was caught on a mobile phone. British Prime Minister David Cameron, condemning the ';appalling'; attack, added: ';There are strong indications that it is a terrorist incident.'' ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214703426/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:54:37 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214703426/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 The lieutenant governor of Massachusetts, Timothy P. Murray, said on Wednesday that he would resign on June 2, a move that surprised the political establishment there. Mr. Murray, who has played a prominent role in the administration of Gov. Deval Patrick since 2007, was once considered likely to try to succeed his boss, but his public image suffered from an early-morning accident in 2011 in ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214703240/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:51:05 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214703240/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 LONDON, England - German football supporters traveling to London for the Champions League final on May 25 can expect high price tags at the hotel check-in counter. According to a new survey from CheapRooms.co.uk, hotels in the British capital are skyrocketing in anticipation of the big game this Saturday. Indeed, some are charging as much as 700% or more than normal. In total, about 85% of ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214703427/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:47:00 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214703427/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 London police say two men used a knife and a cleaver to hack a man to death. The man was then videotaped by an unharmed passerby and waited for police to arrive. Charlie D'Agata ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214703147/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:45:59 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214703147/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 I've been briefed by then secretary of -- this afternoon -- sickening attack in what age in London it is the most appalling crime. We oversee are urgently seeking in the police are urgently ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214703428/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:43:41 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214703428/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 British Prime Minister David Cameron says the daylight killing of a man on a south London street near an army barracks appears to be a terrorist ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214701999/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:09:16 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214701999/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 A suspected terror attack in London prompted British Prime Minister David Cameron to cut short a trip to France. One man was allegedly hacked to death near an army ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214702312/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:06:56 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214702312/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Police investigating the butchering of a man on London's streets have confirmed the arrests of two men, who may have been inspired by the Boston ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214702015/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:04:58 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214702015/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 A mother confronted the two men who hacked to death a man in London, asking them to hand over their weapons and warning them: "It is only you versus many people, you are going to lose", it has been reported.Ingrid Loyau-Kennett, 48, told the Daily Telegraph that one of the attackers said to her that they wanted to start a war in London.The mother-of-two, a cub scout leader from Cornwall ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214702016/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:04:57 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214702016/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Britain is investigating a possible Nigerian link to attackers suspected of hacking a soldier to death in London while shouting Islamic slogans, two sources with knowledge of the investigation told Reuters on condition of ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214702081/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:04:16 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214702081/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 London coroner Robert Owen is fiercely pursuing a mission of his own. He wants to know who murdered Alexander Litvinenko. There's just one problem with his crusade. It's never been officially established that homicide was involved in the death. Litvinenko is the reputed Russian spy who died suspiciously in London in 2006. It is perhaps equally suspicious that now almost seven ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214702082/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:03:11 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214702082/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 carnage unfolded on a busy street in Woolwich , one brave woman faced down the killers.She calmly asked the two men brandishing knifes and cleavers if she could tend to the decapitated victim."Let me comfort him," she pleaded.The crazed attackers, blood dripping from their hands, shouted that no man could pass before allowing her to kneel beside the headless corpse, where she appeared ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214702084/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:01:31 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214702084/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 murdered toddler James Bulger has urged a parole board not to release killer Jon Venables - branding him a continuing danger to society.Denise Fergus today gave a personal statement begging the government to keep the 30-year-old behind bars.She argued the killer's twisted mind has not been fully examined and wants evidence reviewed that her son, aged two when he was battered, was sexually ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214702083/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:01:30 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214702083/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Woolwich attackers .The video, obtained by ITV News, shows a bloodied man after the brutal attack on a man in the street.It shows the suspect, wearing a dark jacket, jeans and a beanie hat, calmly walking towards the camera with what appears to be two large knives clasped by the handles in his bloodied left hand.Gesticulating with both hands - while gripping the weapons - the man points to his ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214702085/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:01:28 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214702085/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Islamic fanatic Parviz Khan, 37, was jailed for life after he admitted planning to lure the British Muslim soldier off the streets with the promise of drugs then film his ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214702086/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:01:28 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214702086/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 A passer by has given a shocking first hand account of her encounter with the two men who allegedly murdered a soldier in Woolwich ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214701797/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:58:29 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214701797/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 John Anthony Downey, 61, of County Donegal, Ireland was charged Wednesday in a 1982 IRA bombing in London's Hyde Park that killed four member of the Royal Household ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214702313/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:57:34 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214702313/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 The scene of Wednesday's attack in Woolwich, southeast London. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) (Edited to correct attacker's comments) (CNSNews.com) - British Prime Minister David Cameron cut short a trip abroad and a government emergency security committee was meeting late Wednesday after two men allegedly hacked a soldier to death on a busy London street, invoking "almighty ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214702314/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:55:20 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214702314/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 A crowd of around 100 people, including members of a far-right activist group, have thrown bottles at London police close to where a man was hacked to death today. The victim was a British soldier killed in broad daylight, at 2.50pm (3.50am NZT), by unidentified assailants who tried to behead him while shouting "God is greatest" in Arabic, media reports said. Soon after the ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214701800/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:52:02 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214701800/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 For the first time, Tesco, one of the largest retailers in the world, opened the doors to its factory in Bangladesh. ITV News visited a production center said to be ethically run. It manufactures many of the 40 million garments made in Bangladesh every year for the supermarket giant Tesco. ITV's Laura Kuennsberg ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214702079/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:49:53 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214702079/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 british soldier wearing a charity help for heroes t-shirt was walking along this sidewalk when two men in a car apparently drove into him, then got out and started stabbing him with multiple large ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214702088/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:49:50 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214702088/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 In what can only be described as brutal, senseless, and disturbing, a british soldier was hacked to death in the middle of a street in London. He was hit with a car before the hacking, with the two men responsible not running from the scene but using it as a means to make a statement. The attack took place in a neighborhood called Woodwich, with the incident ending in a shootout and both suspects ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214702318/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:39:30 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214702318/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 With the US reluctant to sign on to an arms trade treaty being negotiated this week at the UN, Britain - as both treaty advocate and major arms dealer - may be best positioned to sway its ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214702319/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:27:22 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214702319/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 A man believed to be a serving British soldier has been brutally murdered near a London barracks in a suspected terrorist attack.At a press conference in Paris, British Prime Minister David Cameron has described the attack as "appalling", saying there are "strong indications it is a terrorist incident."French president Francois Hollande referred to the murdered man as a ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214700887/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:58:53 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214700887/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Woolwich after today's barbaric beheading. The Home Secretary was briefed on the incident at a COBRA meeting - the government's emergency committee - which lasted just under an hour. Others attending were Defence Secretary Philip Hammond, London Mayor Boris Johnson, Met Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe and Assistant Commissioner, Cressida Dick as well as the intelligence agencies. ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214700672/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:52:22 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214700672/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 five-year-old April Jones today confessed for the first time to bringing her dead body into his cottage and "laying her down in his front room".Mark Bridger told the jury he woke up in the middle of the night after the alleged abduction presuming "it was a nightmare or a dream".The 47-year-old, who has consistently denied any recollection over the past seven months of April ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214700676/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:52:21 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214700676/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Cop killer Dale Cregan dramatically admitted murdering a father and son at his trial today.One-eyed Cregan had already pleaded guilty to the murders of unarmed police women Nicola Hughes and Fiona Bone.But he had denied killing Mark Short and his dad David in separate attacks. After changing his pleas today he now faces four life sentences.,The jury was told by his own barrister: "He will ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214700675/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:52:21 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214700675/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 A mum-of-two has told how she confronted one of the Woolwich attackers and tried to persuade him to hand over his weapons. Courageous Ingrid Loyau-Kennett was passing the scene on a bus but jumped off to rush to the aid of the victim. The 48-year-old told The Daily Telegraph: ""Being a cub leader I have my first aid so when I saw this guy on the floor I thought it was an accident then ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214700677/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:52:20 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214700677/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 The Duchess of Cambridge shone brightest at the Queen's garden party today. At seven months pregnant, Kate, 31, was radiant in this season's hottest colour at the Buckingham Palace bash. The expectant Duchess proved pregnancy did not mean an end to her style-setting ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214700673/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:52:19 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214700673/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - The St. Louis Cardinals and Relevent Sports announced Wednesday they will team up with the Chelsea Football Club and the Manchester City Football Club to help kids affected by the tornado in Moore, Okla. The Cardinals and Relevent Sports are pledging $1 from every ticket sold to Thursday's soccer game between Chelsea and Manchester City at Busch Stadium. That money will ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214700888/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:51:27 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214700888/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Police and forensic officers near the scene of an attack which has left one man confirmed dead and two people injured near Woolwich barracks in London Wednesday, May, 22, 2013. Scotland Yard said officers responded to reports of an assault Wednesday afternoon in the London neighbourhood of Woolwich. London Ambulance service said one man was found dead at the scene and two other men were taken to ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214700678/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:48:25 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214700678/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 English Defence League supporters have thrown missiles at police in Woolwich after a machete attack that left one man dead. A group of between 75 and 100 men gathered at The Queen's Arms pub on Burrage Grove, where they sang nationalistic songs. Sky News correspondent Alistair Bunkall, who is at the scene, said: "As soon as the EDL got into the town centre ... it became not only a lot ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214700438/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:43:41 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214700438/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Terror in Woolwich: Britain 'will not buckle' in the face of terrorist attacks, says David Cameron after soldier is murdered in the ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214700679/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:40:24 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214700679/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 A man has died in a suspected terror attack in London sparking a national security alert. The victim was hacked to death by two assailants who were then shot by police. British Prime Minister David Cameron immediately cut short a visit to Paris and called a meeting of the government’s emergency response committee known as Cobra. Speaking in Paris, David Cameron said: ';It is the ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214700611/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:29:44 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214700611/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Warning: graphic video. A man with bloodied hands and knives appears in amateur video that shows the immediate aftermath of an attack in southeast London in which a man was killed. Jessica ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214700317/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:28:44 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214700317/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 A man suspected of being behind the Woolwich attack, in which a member of the British armed forces lost his life, appears to threaten further terrorism and even threatens children in a video which surfaced after the attack. In the video, he can be heard saying: "Do you think David Cameron is going to get caught in the street when we start [using] our guns, do you think your politicians are ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214699328/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:50:59 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214699328/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 British Prime Minister David Cameron calls a meeting of his government's emergency Cobra security committee after the killing of a man in south London. Amateur video captures the immediate aftermath of the attack. Deborah Lutterbeck ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214699471/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:49:24 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214699471/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Joe Kool's in London, Ont., from 6 to 9 p.m. ET. The networking event will feature a group of early stage small-business owners, and students who aspire to be entrepreneurs upon graduation. Our photo blog from the event will go live, below, as soon as guests begin to arrive. Special thanks to ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214699472/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:49:23 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214699472/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 A tent is erected near the scene of an attack in Woolwich southeast London Wednesday, May, 22, 2013. British officials said one person has died and at least two people have been wounded in an attack in southeast London. Scotland Yard said officers responded to reports of an assault Wednesday afternoon in the London neighbourhood of Woolwich. London Ambulance service said one man was found dead at ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214699473/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:47:25 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214699473/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 A screen capture shows a tweet sent by Emma Way after she was involved in a collision Sunday. She has apologized for the incident. A British driver who struck a cyclist with her car -- and who then bragged about the incident on Twitter -- has issued an apology. The incident caused an uproar after the collision Sunday. "Definitely knocked a cyclist off his bike earlier - I have ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214699329/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:44:49 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214699329/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 People should not get too hung up about how long MPs spend working at Westminster, said Nick Clegg today - as they started yet another two-week break. Top ministers have lectured voters on the need to work harder to help the economy recover but the Deputy PM brushed off suggestions politicians had an easy life. He said: "There has been a massive improvement in the quality and intensity of ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214699333/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:43:52 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214699333/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Religious groups and charities came together tonight to condemn the attack.The Muslim Council of Britain said the killers' use of "Islamic slogans" indicated they were motivated by their faith.A statement from the council said: "This is a truly barbaric act that has no basis in Islam and we condemn this unreservedly. Our thoughts are with the victim and his family."We ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214699334/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:43:52 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214699334/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 David Cameron was left humiliated tonight after his claim to have raised tax avoidance with Google was rejected out of hand by the web giant.Mr Cameron said he "raised very directly" tiny tax bills paid by corporate giants like Google with the company's chief Eric Schmidt at a business meeting on Monday.The Prime Minister's claim came ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214699330/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:43:51 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214699330/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 George Osborne was warned today that Britain faced years in the doldrums unless he changes economic course. In a withering verdict on the UK economy, international finance chiefs said austerity measures were a "drag on growth" and called for investment on schools, roads and housing. The International Monetary Fund said Britain was "still a long way from a strong an sustainable ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214699331/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:43:51 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214699331/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 British Prime Minister David Cameron has called a meeting of his government's emergency Cobra security committee after the killing of a man in London. Britain's government convenes Cobra meetings only to deal with incidents that have implications for national security. Cameron said that there were "strong indications" that a killing in London was terror-related. "It is ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214699475/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:43:37 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214699475/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Manchester United's Wayne Rooney, whose wife Coleen gave birth to the couple's second boy, Klay Anthony, this week, is reluctant to transfer abroad, given his young family. Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Action ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214699476/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:40:01 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214699476/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Illingworth, a member of Yorkshire's brains trust, warmed up for the Headingley Test by having a chunter on the subject of the England management who overlooked Bairstow as wicketkeeper in one-day ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214699477/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:37:43 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214699477/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 A gruesome scene unfolded on a London street today when two men killed a man believed to be a British soldier in what police have described as a "frenzied machete attack," and Prime Minister David Cameron suggested appeared to be an act of terrorism. The BBC, as you'd expect, has nearly wall-to-wall coverage of the incident, which you can ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214699479/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:32:54 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214699479/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 LONDON (AP) -- In a brutal daylight attack which raised fears that terrorism had returned to London, two men with butcher knives hacked another man to death near a military barracks Wednesday before police wounded them in a ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214699256/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:26:39 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214699256/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 >Are you there? Send us your photos, videosLondon (CNN) -- They first hit the man, thought to be a British soldier, with a car in broad daylight. Then the two attackers hacked him to death and dumped his body in the middle of a southeastern London road. As the victim -- dressed in what appeared to be a T-shirt for Help for Heroes, a charity that helps military veterans -- lay prone, one of the ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214703425/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:25:38 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214703425/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 >Are you there? Send us your photos, videosLondon (CNN) -- They first hit the man, thought to be a British soldier, with a car in broad daylight. Then the two attackers hacked him to death and dumped his body in the middle of a southeastern London road. As the victim -- dressed in what appeared to be a T-shirt for Help for Heroes, a charity that helps military veterans -- lay prone, one of the ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214700892/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:25:38 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214700892/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 >Are you there? Send us your photos, videosLondon (CNN) -- They first hit the man, thought to be a British soldier, with a car in broad daylight. Then the two attackers hacked him to death and dumped his body in the middle of a southeastern London road. As the victim -- dressed in what appeared to be a T-shirt for Help for Heroes, a charity that helps military veterans -- lay prone, one of the ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214704526/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:25:38 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214704526/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 >Are you there? Send us your photos, videosLondon (CNN) -- They first hit the man, thought to be a British soldier, with a car in broad daylight. Then the two attackers hacked him to death and dumped his body in the middle of a southeastern London road. As the victim -- dressed in what appeared to be a T-shirt for Help for Heroes, a charity that helps military veterans -- lay prone, one of the ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214702315/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:25:38 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214702315/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 >Are you there? Send us your photos, videosLondon (CNN) -- They first hit the man, thought to be a British soldier, with a car in broad daylight. Then the two attackers hacked him to death and dumped his body in the middle of a southeastern London road. As the victim -- dressed in what appeared to be a T-shirt for Help for Heroes, a charity that helps military veterans -- lay prone, one of the ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214705457/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:25:38 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214705457/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 LONDON (Reuters) - A British soldier was hacked to death by two men shouting Islamic slogans in a south London street on Wednesday, in what the government said appeared to be a terrorist ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214699257/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:25:16 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214699257/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 One of two suspects in a deadly attack in London on Wednesday spoke to a witness who was recording video in the immediate aftermath of the killing. Moments after a man was hacked to death on a street in London on Wednesday, one of two suspects in the attack, carrying a meat cleaver and a knife in his blood-drenched hands, approached a witness who was recording the scene on video and asked to ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214699481/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:24:09 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214699481/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 To mark the Tube's sesquicentennial, Art on the Underground commissioned 15 contemporary artists to contribute poster-sized prints that celebrate London's transport system. Here's I Came By Tube by Goshka ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214699196/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:20:06 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214699196/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Britain's chief medical officer says physicians must stop prescribing antibiotics for routine coughs and colds. Sally Davies said in remarks prepared for delivery told the World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, this week that without urgent action British healthcare will return to 19th-century levels, with common operations proving potentially lethal as germs become resistant to ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214699216/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:12:05 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214699216/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Artillery Place road is closed in Woolwich southeast London near the scene where British officials said one person has died and at least two people have been wounded in an attack on May ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214699095/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:09:21 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214699095/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 >Are you there? Send us your photos, videosLondon (CNN) -- They first hit the man, thought to be a British soldier, with a car in broad daylight. Then the two attackers hacked him to death and dumped his body in the middle of a southeastern London road. As the victim -- dressed in what appeared to be a T-shirt for Help for Heroes, a charity that helps military veterans -- lay prone, one of the ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214699480/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:43:19 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214699480/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 A man widely reported to be a British soldier was murdered Wednesday in London. Two men believed to be attackers were shot by police and taken to separate hospitals. One of the attackers, carrying what appeared to be a butcher's cleaver and a machete, was videotaped by a bystander after the ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214698127/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:40:27 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214698127/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Prison Planet.com May 22, 2013 The murder of a serving British soldier in London is being treated as a major ';terror attack,'; with Prime Minister David Cameron set to attend an emergency Cobra meeting as the UK media hyperventilates over an incident that will be used to demonize anti-government rhetoric while serving as a poster child for more military intervention in the middle ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214698129/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:36:16 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214698129/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 The Prime Minister called an emergency Cobra meeting after a man, believed to be a soldier, was hacked to death in broad daylight by two suspected ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214697961/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:33:35 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214697961/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 A town mayor accidentally drove through the front doors of his local supermarket - just five days after he was elected.Terry Buckle, 73, was trying to park in a disabled bay when his car suddenly lurched forwards through the Tesco Express store.The movement set off sensors which opened the automatic doors - allowing his vehicle to enter with only minor damage.Former bus driving instructor Terry ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214697962/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:33:34 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214697962/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Some described this part of south-east London as a peaceful and quiet place, while others said there was "always trouble". All were stunned by the cruelty that had bloodied their streets. Olu Peluola, 53, was one of the people who saw the sickening scene unfold. "I saw a man's body lying in the street. There was a man standing beside him holding a knife," he said. ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214697638/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:30:37 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214697638/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Somerset were left nursing a major headache after another batting collapse saw them staring at a third defeat of the season after just the first day at Horsham. Having dominated champions Warwickshire at Taunton at the end of April, they now resemble relegation candidates rather than title ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214698131/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:27:35 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214698131/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 /enpproperty--> LONDON -British Prime Minister David Cameron will cut short a visit to France to deal with a "brutal" attack in Southeast London on Wednesday which left one dead and two others injured. "I have been briefed by the Home Secretary on Woolwich shooting and I will return to London tonight after meeting Hollande," Cameron said. The prime minister is currently ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214698133/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:27:02 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214698133/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Terror in Woolwich: Britain 'will not buckle' in the face of terrorist attacks, says David Cameron after soldier is murdered in the ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214697641/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:20:47 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214697641/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 BERLIN ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214698889/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:11:15 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214698889/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Police forensics tents and officers are seen in Woolwich, east London, May 22, 2013. British police shot and wounded two men after a man thought to be a serving soldier was killed outside a London barracks, in an attack Prime Minister David Cameron called "truly shocking." In a dramatic move, the government's emergency response committee was being summoned following the killing ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214698136/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:08:32 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214698136/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 A man was killed with a sharp instrument and London police shot and wounded two alleged attackers in what officials said appeared to be a terrorist attack. Eyewitnesses said two men called out "Allahu Akbar [God is Great]" before attacking the victim as he walked along a street in east London, and waved weapons as they dumped his body in the middle of the road, the BBC reported. The ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214698138/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:01:28 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214698138/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Conservationists say 60 percent of animal and plant species studied in Britain have declined in the past 50 years with bees and wildflowers the most vulnerable. A State of Nature report put together by 25 British wildlife organizations and assessing 3,148 species said reasons for species decline are "many and varied" but include rising temperatures and habitat degradation, the BBC ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214697967/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:01:15 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214697967/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 British forensic officers attend the scene of an apparent attack which has left one man confirmed dead and two people wounded near Woolwich barracks in London, May, 22, ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214696415/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:31:07 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214696415/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 ONE of the two Swedish women who have accused WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange of sex crimes has urged Sweden's government to put pressure on Ecuador to hand him over to the Swedish justice system. "Sweden must put pressure on Ecuador to get Assange handed over to Sweden," Elisabeth Massi Fritz, a lawyer for one of the two accusers, wrote in a statement. "There has been much ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214702316/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:30:00 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214702316/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand recently retired from international football so he can concentrate on Manchester United, a club he has played for the last 11 years. Kirsty Wigglesworth / AP ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214696707/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:29:00 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214696707/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Fiat Industrial disputed as "absolutely false" reports Wednesday that Italy would lose 500 million euros ($646 million) in tax revenues if it moves its tax base to Britain after it completes a merger with its U.S.-based subsidiary CNH Global ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214696502/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:27:36 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214696502/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 A brazen, brutal attack near a military barracks in London on Wednesday afternoon left one man dead and two suspects in the hospital. British Prime Minister David Cameron said the attack appeared to be ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214696709/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:26:30 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214696709/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 This was the chaotic scene on Everest the day four climbers lost their lives in a stop-start traffic jam. Hundreds of climbers were stuck in the deadly tailback near the top of the world's highest mountain, losing body heat and using up precious oxygen supplies. Sixty years after the 29,029ft peak was first conquered by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, overcrowding regularly puts ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214696505/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:22:09 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214696505/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160