Provides the latest RSS feeds for London 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/415361b06433ee08/ en-us Sat, 25 May 2013 05:41:37 -0400 Sat, 25 May 2013 05:41:37 -0400 30 According to the New Zealand media, master spinner Daniel Vettori has a black cloud hovering over his Test-playing future after he pulled out of the second test against England at Leeds, fearing that his body cannot cope with the strenuous exertion in the five days that will follow. According to Stuff.co.nz, although the former captain was poised to overtake Stephen Fleming for a record 112th ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214755339/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 03:40:02 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214755339/scat/415361b06433ee08 Prince William is very excited at the prospect of becoming a father, the chief executive of a charity has revealed. "He is looking forward to being a dad. He's very excited about it," People magazine quoted Seyi Obakin, chief executive of the charity Centrepoint - whose aim is to help homeless young people -, as saying. During the secret visit to Centrepoint's Bruce House in London earlier this ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214754950/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 03:20:03 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214754950/scat/415361b06433ee08 Nick Robinson, the BBC's political editor, Friday apologised for directly quoting a Whitehall source who described the Woolwich killers as being "of Muslim appearance". Robinson said he was sorry for using the phrase, which "was both liable to be misinterpreted and to cause offence", during the BBC News at Six broadcast Thursday. The corporation received dozens of complaints after using the ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214739507/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:00:01 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214739507/scat/415361b06433ee08 A concept device has been created by BBC where the script can get altered depending on factors like weather. The Perceptive Radio, produced by the Future Media North Lab, is believed to be a world first. The proof-of-concept drama, which used a computer-generated voice for one of the characters, can adapt on the fly according to information pulled from external sources. For example, the radio ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214735616/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:30:04 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214735616/scat/415361b06433ee08 Beijing, May 24 (Xinhua-ANI): London's Heathrow airport closed both of its runways on Friday morning after an emergency landing, SkyTV reported, saying all passengers and crew have been safely evacuated. British Airways flight BA 762, heading for Oslo from Heathrow, was forced to turn back and land in London due to a technical fault at about 9:00 a.m. (GMT 0800), the airline said in a ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214735613/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:30:03 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214735613/scat/415361b06433ee08 England captain Alastair Cook has said that star batsman Kevin Pietersen is 'progressing well' during his recovery from knee injury for returning to the team in time for the Ashes. Although he admitted that the shadow of Pietersen's absence would hang heavily over England at Headingley during the second Test against New Zealand, however, Cook said that Pietersen's expected return for the Trent ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214733127/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:20:01 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214733127/scat/415361b06433ee08 South African fans have slammed England bowling coach David Saker for claiming that English pace star James Anderson was 'more skilful' than Proteas bowler Dale Steyn. Saker had said that although Steyn is an outstanding bowler and faster than Anderson, he lags behind the English bowler in terms of skill, Sport24 reports. Saker's view has stirred a hornets' nest in South Africa, with offended ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214733115/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:00:01 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214733115/scat/415361b06433ee08 NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) -- Swing bowler James Anderson captured five wickets on Saturday to dismiss South Africa for 362 but not before the tourists had reduced the first innings deficit to 83 runs in the third cricket test at Trent Bridge. England then lost opener Marcus Trescothick to the first ball of the second innings and stumps were drawn after an absorbing day's play. Facing the ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214755844/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 04:31:41 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214755844/scat/415361b06433ee08 NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) -- England on Friday cheaply dismissed South Africa's record-breaking batsman Graeme Smith for the first time in the series to take control of the third cricket test at Trent Bridge. After England made 445 runs in its first innings, South Africa struggled to 84 for two by stumps on the second day, batting under pressure for the first time. England dismissed openers ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214755845/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 04:31:39 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214755845/scat/415361b06433ee08 NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) -- Captain Graeme Smith said Wednesday his team needed to be relentless and ruthless to win South Africa's first series in England since 1965. The Proteas lead the five-test series 1-0, and Smith, 22, singled out the Thursday's third test at Trent Bridge as the most crucial for his young side. South Africa failed to win its two previous series here in ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214755846/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 04:31:35 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214755846/scat/415361b06433ee08 By Charles Froggatt, CNN NOTTINGHAM (CNN) -- As South Africa reinforces its test-winning lineup with all-rounder Jacques Kallis, England and newly-appointed captain Michael Vaughan find themselves at a selection crossroads as they attempt to come back after last ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214755847/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 04:31:35 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214755847/scat/415361b06433ee08 News A former brick-built barn in Reigate on nearly 0.5 acres of land is to go under the auctioneer's hammer. With a freehold guide price of 25,000 to 30,000, Atherfield Barn in Woodhatch Road is among 23 lots being sold by regional land and property auctioneers Clive Emson. Sam Kinloch, senior auction valuer and a newly-promoted director, said: "The site is considered ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214754652/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 02:54:50 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214754652/scat/415361b06433ee08 A big-hearted plumber made it his "mission" to reunite a family with the memories they lost more than a year ago after his son dug up precious photos of them while building a sandcastle on the beach. Wesley Holdaway, a father-of-two from Banstead, was on holiday with his family on West Wettering beach, in Sussex, during the Easter holidays, when his seven-year-old son Jake found a ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214754651/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 02:54:49 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214754651/scat/415361b06433ee08 New Wimbledon Studio will present a night of 'blueberry jam' blues music next weekend. The Blueberry Jam will feature the very best of up and coming artists in blues and jazz aiming to bring alternative and innovative music to a new audience. Five-piece country blues band Rosco Levee & the Southern Side will give their original songs a unique British slant, followed by ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214754653/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 02:54:48 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214754653/scat/415361b06433ee08 Joao Jose Nunes Police in Lambeth are asking members of the public to assist them in tracing the following individual who is wanted on warrant after failing to appear at Court. Joao Jose Nunes, 31, was charged with possession of an offensive weapon in June 2009. He was bailed to attend Court but failed to appear. Nunes was born in South Africa and is described as 5ft 8 tall and ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214754656/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 02:54:47 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214754656/scat/415361b06433ee08 Appeal: Police are seeking two men Police are appealing for information after paving stones were stolen in Thames Ditton. The York paving stones were taken from a property in Giggs Hill, Thames Ditton at about 11am on Monday, May 20. Surrey Police said three men were seen taking the paving stones and driving off in a white transit van. One man was described as about 20 years ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214754655/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 02:54:46 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214754655/scat/415361b06433ee08 THE tearful family of Lee Rigby, the soldier murdered in Woolwich, said today "our hearts have been ripped apart". His wife Rebecca, 30, mother of his son Jack, aged two, and stepfather Ian Rigby, 54, fought back tears as they spoke on behalf of the 25-year-old's whole family at a press conference at the Regimental HQ of his unit, the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers in Bury, ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214754654/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 02:54:45 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214754654/scat/415361b06433ee08 England flanker Calum Clark is a doubt for the tour of South America after an ankle injury ruled him out of Saturday's Premiership final. Clark sustained the injury during Northampton's semi-final win over Saracens and he has failed to recover in time for the Saints' clash with Leicester at Twickenham.he will be assessed by the England's medical staff on Sunday and a ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214754514/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 02:51:07 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214754514/scat/415361b06433ee08 If you keep your Oyster card in the same wallet as your contactless payment card you could unwittingly have money taken off both. Photograph: Daniel Berehulak/Getty ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214754517/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 02:30:14 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214754517/scat/415361b06433ee08 Thumbs up: Marco Randhawa A Twickenham pupil has been named the Chelsea FC Asian U10 Football Star of the year. Radnor House student and huge Chelsea fan Marco Randhawa was "over the moon" when he was presented with his award and Chelsea Asian Star shirt. The Chelsea FC Asian U10 Football Star is an annual event where hundreds of boys of Asian descent come to show off their ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214754040/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 01:50:30 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214754040/scat/415361b06433ee08 Cheryl Baker will take part in a live celebrity cook-off at Epsom Playhouse A live celebrity cook-off with Bucks Fizz legend Cheryl Baker will be staged at the Epsom Playhouse for the very first time. Celebrity Cook-Off Live will see two well-known television celebrity chefs and celebrities going head-to-head in a live competition to dish up the day's best dish. The playhouse is ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214754041/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 01:50:28 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214754041/scat/415361b06433ee08 Pirates are the theme for the Priory's summer fair A swashbuckling summer fair is coming to a Wimbledon primary school next month. Priory Co E primary school, in Queens Road, is holding its annual fundraising fair on June 22 with a theme of Pirates and Mermaids. Kerry Monks, from the Friends of Priory School fundraising team, said: "Our plan is to make this year's fair ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214754042/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 01:50:27 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214754042/scat/415361b06433ee08 A breathtaking gala evening is promised as acclaimed dance group BalletBoyz - now based in Kingston - stage their first show at the Rose Theatre. NAZIA DEWJI reports Internationally-acclaimed ballet dancers will swirl and pirouette across the Rose Theatre stage to mark a grand arrival to their new home next month. BalletBoyz will be putting on a breathtaking gala evening filled with ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214754043/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 01:50:26 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214754043/scat/415361b06433ee08 Veteran comedian Freddie 'Parrot Face' Davies joins variety show crowd at the Rose Veteran comedian Freddie 'Parrot Face' Davies will join a host of acts in reviving an old British tradition at the Rose Theatre. Variety show The Best of British will be serving up a smorgasbord of modern entertainment, including Davies and Miss Marple actor and 1960s TV icon Jess ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214754044/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 01:50:25 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214754044/scat/415361b06433ee08 Blues and jazz legend Georgie Fame will thrill the Rose Theatre tomorrow in a one-night-only gig. Fame, who had a series of No 1 hits in the 1960s, has collaborated with the biggest names in the business, including Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, and Muddy Waters. His first hit Yeh Yeh, with band the Blue Flames, knocked the Beatles off the No 1 perch in 1964. A pianist growing up, he ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214754046/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 01:50:24 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214754046/scat/415361b06433ee08 Geoff Thomas played for Crystal Palace and England Crystal Palace legend Geoff Thomas is taking to the saddle next month to raise money for charity. The former England and Crystal Palace midfielder will push himself to the limit as he sets off on a gruelling 450km cycle from London to Paris. Mr Thomas is raising funds for Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research, a charity he has close ties ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214754045/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 01:50:23 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214754045/scat/415361b06433ee08 Alan Bennett's Talking Heads is coming to Sutton. The production, by Sutton Amateur Dramatic Club, was written in 1987 for BBC television. Talking Heads promises to provide an entertaining and poignant theatrical experience through a series of monologues. In A Chip in the Sugar, Graham reveals the relationship he has with his elderly and dependent mother. Susan shows ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214754048/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 01:50:22 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214754048/scat/415361b06433ee08 By Sam Christie KENT Police will continue to maintain extra patrols in the wake of the murder of soldier Lee Rigby in Woolwich. Officers will continue to patrol "vulnerable locations" following the suspected terrorist attack on Wednesday afternoon. This afternoon an 85-year-old woman from Chatham was arrested after hurling abuse at Muslims outside Gillingham Mosque. ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214754047/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 01:50:21 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214754047/scat/415361b06433ee08 An employee at a zoo in northern England died Friday hours after she entered a tiger enclosure and was attacked. The tiger at South Lakes Wild Animal Park near Dalton-in-Furness inflicted severe head and neck injuries on Sarah McClay, 24, the BBC reported. She was transported to Royal Preston Hospital. David Gill, the owner of the park, said he had no idea why McClay entered a tiger enclosure ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214753175/scat/415361b06433ee08 Sat, 25 May 2013 00:05:47 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214753175/scat/415361b06433ee08 Ingrid Loyau-Kennett, the mother-of-two hailed as a hero for confronting Woolwich attackers, thought: 'better me than a ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214750746/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 21:10:38 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214750746/scat/415361b06433ee08 Andy Brough, who manages Schroders' 1.4 billion mid-cap fund, is understood to have joined Nigel Farage's party after growing weary with the coalition and European attacks on the City. The outspoken 52-year-old has worked at Schroders since 1983 and is one of the industry's longest-serving figures. News of his support of UKIP will come as a timely boost for Farage after a group of ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214750711/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 21:01:11 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214750711/scat/415361b06433ee08 Bishop Brignoll: Giving People Confidence in the Word So As to Proclaim ItBy Ann SchneibleROME, April 29, 2013 (Zenit.org) - A conference aiming to promote a deeper understanding of sacred Scripture among the Catholic community in England and Wales concluded last week in Durham, England."The Word of the Lord" sponsored by the Bishops' Conference for England and Wales, focused ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214750893/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 20:40:46 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214750893/scat/415361b06433ee08 Police said Sarah McClay was attacked at the South Lakes Wild Animal Park, near Dalton in Furness. She was taken to Preston Royal Infirmary hospital where she was said to be in a "serious" condition.Cumbria Police said the animal was later securely locked in its enclosure and there had not been any risk to the public.The wildlife park closed early following the attack, as officials from ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214749938/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:53:48 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214749938/scat/415361b06433ee08 While various theories exist as to what that figure might represent or where it might have originated, barely anyone knew or cared about its history as they scribbled it on a desk or a wall. It was just a thing.A thing they'd seen other people draw, and now they were going to draw it, too. It was a cultural oddity that lasted decades, but eventually, slowly, it died out - in the same way we ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214749939/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:53:47 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214749939/scat/415361b06433ee08 My palms are pressed against Birmingham Central Library's rough exterior, but my mind is elsewhere - sifting through memories of kisses and fights. In a recurring dream, I'm the silent spectator watching a blonde-haired heroine wake up at spots around Birmingham where modernism was at its wildest - a grassy roundabout overlooked by tower blocks, underneath a flyover. Mostly that heroine ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214749940/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:53:47 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214749940/scat/415361b06433ee08 If you'd told me five years ago that this was where I'd be now I would have been absolutely astonished. I joined the party on 1 January 2006 as a New Year's resolution. I looked at the state of the world... and thought this is getting frighteningly bad, I should do something. So more or less on a whim I joined the Green ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214749942/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:53:46 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214749942/scat/415361b06433ee08 G4S, the controversial private security company which last week ousted its chief executive nearly a year after it failed to provide enough security guards for the London 2012 Olympics, is to run services providing counselling for victims of rape and sexual ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214749941/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:53:45 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214749941/scat/415361b06433ee08 The Government is under pressure to outlaw "zero hours" contracts in which workers are put on standby without a guaranteed minimum amount of work or ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214749943/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:53:42 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214749943/scat/415361b06433ee08 England Play was abandoned without a ball being bowled on the opening day of the second and final Test between England and New Zealand at Headingley due to persistent rain.The downpours left the outfield saturated on a chilly day.A better forecast is in prospect for the weekend with sunny spells and warmer temperatures.England won the first Test by 170 runs at ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214748981/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:50:31 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214748981/scat/415361b06433ee08 The full story of whether MI5 blundered by failing to act on suspicions about the suspected Woolwich killers - which is to be investigated by MPs and peers - will never be shared with the ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214748982/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:46:59 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214748982/scat/415361b06433ee08 universal credit programme as having fallen into "amber-red" status, a category designating a project in danger of failing.The revelation came as the government for the first time published the performance of its 170 most expensive and important projects, collectively worth over 350bn. Data has been exempted from only 21 projects in the review by the Major Projects Authority (MPA), ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214749195/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:38:08 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214749195/scat/415361b06433ee08 Secretary of state for health Jeremy Hunt called the 2004 move to relieve GPs of responsibility for out-of-hours care 'an historic mistake'. Photograph: Stefan ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214749196/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:38:04 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214749196/scat/415361b06433ee08 Oscar Pistorius was more than a national hero. His success came to symbolise South Africa's triumph over apartheid. Then he shot his girlfriend and left the nation's self-image in ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214748203/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:29:00 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214748203/scat/415361b06433ee08 the Oxford grooming trial .Bleak as it feels, perhaps some of this may be evidence of a long-overdue change in a moral climate which, as the Savile affair has revealed, was lethally complacent until all too recently. But it is also true that both technology and family breakdown have hugely increased the range of dangers girls and women face, and it is increasingly questionable whether either ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214748204/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:28:59 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214748204/scat/415361b06433ee08 With Munich matched against Dortmund in the Champions League final at Wembley tonight, today is a day to remind us once again that Germans are uncommonly good at football. But they have always been pretty decent at centre-left politics too. No centre-left political party ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214747836/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:28:46 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214747836/scat/415361b06433ee08 A fresh drive to prevent radicalisation of impressionable students on campus is being launched in which universities will be asked to draw up guidelines on how to handle preachers who have a track record of inciting hatred, at the end of a dramatic week that saw a soldier murdered in Woolwich in the first terror-related incident on mainland Britain since the 7 July 2005 bombings.Universities UK, ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214747064/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:37:26 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214747064/scat/415361b06433ee08 She has been described as the most misunderstood woman of the 20th century. For the ruling establishment of post-Edwardian Britain she was undoubtedly one of the most ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214746701/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:28:43 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214746701/scat/415361b06433ee08 Andy McSmith is a senior reporter at The Independent. He has vast experience in political journalism and has also appeared on documentaries for BBC Radio ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214746700/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:28:43 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214746700/scat/415361b06433ee08 While legislation to encourage fathers to take a bigger share in the care of very young children is being prepared, the youngest Tory minister in the relevant department is going to practise what the government preaches by taking two months' paternity ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214746443/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:28:42 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214746443/scat/415361b06433ee08 Two men have been arrested at Stansted today after a passenger plane heading to Manchester airport was diverted to Stansted by an RAF Typhoon jet following reports of threats on ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214746424/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:28:41 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214746424/scat/415361b06433ee08 In a converted pub on the Old Kent Road in south-east London afternoon, a few dozen Nigerian Muslims gathered for their usual Friday ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214746702/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:28:40 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214746702/scat/415361b06433ee08 London street witnessed a murder and was himself stabbed in a frenzied knife attack five years ago, the Guardian has learned.Michael Adebowale, who was pictured holding a blade minutes after the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby in Woolwich on Wednesday, had been caught up in an earlier fatal incident in January 2008 when he was 16.One person was murdered in the bloody episode, having been ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214746580/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:20:09 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214746580/scat/415361b06433ee08 Chris Grayling wants to strip 220m from the legal aid bill by denying defendants a choice of representation. Do we really want to put our legal system in the hands of the lowest ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214746479/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:19:59 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214746479/scat/415361b06433ee08 After three years of Tory-Lib Dem coalition, our economy remains in the doldrums, performing much worse than that of the US, where President Obama has achieved a deal of stimulus despite obstruction by Congress. We have a health service under increasing pressure and sliding with government encouragement into private hands; we have education being planned by the whim of a secretary of state whose ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214746625/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:19:58 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214746625/scat/415361b06433ee08 The British media company News Corp. announced Friday it will officially split its publishing and entertainment businesses June 28. The publishing firm will retain the name News Corp., the entertainment arm will be called 21st Century Fox, and both will be headed by current Chairman and Chief ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214746571/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:10:27 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214746571/scat/415361b06433ee08 U.S. teens underestimate the calories of their fast-food meals by about one-third but parents also underestimate fast-food meal calories, researchers say. Lead researcher Dr. Jason Block of the Harvard Medical School/Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute colleagues surveyed nearly 3,400 adults, teens and school-age children in 2010 and 2011 at 89 fast-food restaurants in four New England cities. ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214746453/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:10:19 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214746453/scat/415361b06433ee08 Stuart Lancaster says his England side 'have always had a licence to play running rugby' despite a dearth of Six Nations tries. Photograph: David ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214745448/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:26:24 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214745448/scat/415361b06433ee08 The extremist preacher who claims to have schooled one of the suspects in Lee Rigby's murder in Islam, has said he still had influence in Britain despite being exiled from the country eight years ago.Omar Bakri Mohammad led al-Muhajiroun, whose lectures and events were attended by Michael Olumide Adebolajo.Mohammad told the Guardian he "provides advice" for his protege, Anjem ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214745777/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:26:21 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214745777/scat/415361b06433ee08 When Aisha was evicted from her flat in East Ham, east London, on 15 April, she packed her belongings in a suitcase and went with her six-year-old daughter to the ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214746253/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:26:21 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214746253/scat/415361b06433ee08 When Jonathan Eddy wanted finance for his Basingstoke-based business, one of the traditional high street banks offered him a competitively priced loan - but then threw in fees that made it too expensive for him to proceed. Eddy, managing director of Asset Advantage, has a clear view why. "The traditional high street banks have forgotten how to lend," he ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214744996/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:26:07 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214744996/scat/415361b06433ee08 There are Tory heartlands and there is Shefford, a small town in the middle of Bedfordshire, in the middle of England, at the centre of one of the safest Conservative seats on the electoral map. "There's a saying around here," says a man outside Saint Michael and All Angels church (he did not want to be named). "If you painted a cockroach blue it would get elected in ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214745279/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:16:55 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214745279/scat/415361b06433ee08 Three men, including the two suspects shot by police at the scene of the murder of the soldier Lee Rigby, remained under arrest in connection with the ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214745452/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:16:52 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214745452/scat/415361b06433ee08 Suspected fuel thieves closed a 12-mile stretch of one of the country's busiest motorways today after police were called to reports of a "suspicious ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214745451/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:16:51 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214745451/scat/415361b06433ee08 English Football Association vice-chairman David Gill on Friday admitted his organisation are set to bid for the right to host the Euro 2020 final. PHOTO BY STEVE ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214745055/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:12:28 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214745055/scat/415361b06433ee08 London: A British Airways plane was forced to make an emergency landing at London's Heathrow airport on Friday with smoke billowing from one of its engines, causing heavy disruption to flights.The 75 passengers on board had to evacuate the plane by emergency slides while amateur footage shot from the ground showed black smoke spewing from the right engine shortly after takeoff.Heathrow was ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214745087/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:11:30 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214745087/scat/415361b06433ee08 Andrew Parker, the head of MI5, is due to submit a preliminary report to the investigation by the intelligence and security committee. Photograph: ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214745455/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:07:51 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214745455/scat/415361b06433ee08 Naxos . We are having a few days of half-term father/son bonding and reading Greek myths together. On this island, Dionysus wooed Ariadne away from Theseus, giving her the stars as a wedding crown. Felix has never been this far from home, and so much of the surrounding culture and geography is being experienced as new and extraordinary. Our friend Dimitrios explains to him the Greek alphabet. He ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214745045/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:07:46 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214745045/scat/415361b06433ee08 To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the African Union, we asked the singer Rokia Traor to share her thoughts on Pan-Africanism, the relationship between the continent and the west and her hopes for the future of her country, Mali. What is your vision for Africa over the next 50 ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214745334/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:07:37 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214745334/scat/415361b06433ee08 announcing today the new domain theguardian.com. The new URL will be a universal address, bringing together the US site (guardiannews.com), the UK version (guardian.co.uk), the mobile site (m.guardian.co.uk) and the forthcoming Australian edition. In a conversation earlier this week ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214745778/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:06:31 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214745778/scat/415361b06433ee08 A British government investigation into claims that Iraqi civilians were abused by British forces fell short of expectations, a court said. The British Defense Ministry established a panel to investigate claims that British forces mistreated Iraqi civilians. One of the claims involved the death of Baha Housa, 26, who died while in British military custody in 2003. British forces were accused of ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214745461/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:57:16 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214745461/scat/415361b06433ee08 LONDON ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214745433/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:39:05 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214745433/scat/415361b06433ee08 Dozens of police units were scrambled to Enfield Town this afternoon to prevent a mass end-of-term brawl between rival students. Enfield Police sent in riot vans and numerous patrol cars, as well as the force's helicopter, to deal with the gang of between 80 and 100 teenagers who gathered outside McDonald's, in Church Street. Scuffles broke out between police and the teenagers ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214744508/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:23:54 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214744508/scat/415361b06433ee08 A local paper reported that the belongings, mostly donated by sympathetic members of the community, were snatched by police from a group of homeless people as they sheltered in an abandoned pubic baths for the night.The nine people, including a man in his sixties, were seeking cover from a cold night in Redbridge and were left stunned when their worldly possessions disappeared into the back of a ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214743811/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:14:53 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214743811/scat/415361b06433ee08 "Marie", whose real name cannot be used, is now 12, but testified in court when she was just nine. She was the key witness in the trial of her father for child sex crimes - and one of three alleged victims who came forward.Recalling the way the defence barrister spoke to her, Marie said: "It was really scary. They said I was 'clearly lying'. Then they said: 'Is it ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214743812/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:14:52 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214743812/scat/415361b06433ee08 Far right extremists have been accused by Muslim leaders of attempting to capitalise on the "sick and barbaric" murder of Lee Rigby to fuel racial hatred in ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214743813/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:14:51 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214743813/scat/415361b06433ee08 The two men were known to MI5 as being involved on the fringes of militant activities and had been seen in the company of more serious terror suspects. But, it is claimed, they were not suspected of planning anything major. Officials admit they were caught unawares; thus they could not intervene. If this account of events unravels, MI5 will face severe ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214744163/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:05:15 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214744163/scat/415361b06433ee08 Police said the member of staff was attacked at the South Lakes Wild Animal Park, near Dalton in Furness. She was taken to Preston Royal Infirmary hospital where she was said to be in a "serious" condition. Cumbria Police said the animal was later securely locked in its enclosure and there had not been any risk to the public.The wildlife park closed early following the attack, as ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214744164/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:05:14 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214744164/scat/415361b06433ee08 Bank Holiday travellers faced delays on one of Britain's busiest motorways today after police closed a stretch of the M6 while they investigate a "suspicious vehicle" at a service ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214744167/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:05:13 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214744167/scat/415361b06433ee08 Andrew Grice has been Political Editor of The Independent since 1998. He was previously Political Editor of The Sunday Times, where he worked for 10 years, and he has been a Westminster-based journalist since 1982. His column, Inside Politics, appears in The Independent each ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214744166/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:05:13 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214744166/scat/415361b06433ee08 The full story of whether MI5 blundered by failing to act on suspicions about the suspected Woolwich killers - which is to be investigated by MPs and peers - will never be shared with the ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214744168/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:05:12 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214744168/scat/415361b06433ee08 ordination of women bishops by 2015, a widely supported reform it just missed passing last November after two decades of divisive debate. It said the new plan, outlined in a document signed by Archbishop ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214744832/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:03:25 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214744832/scat/415361b06433ee08 Darren Johnson, London Assembly member for Green party, said: 'We need to offer rough sleepers support and social housing, not persecution.' Photograph: Martin Argles for the ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214743822/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:56:35 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214743822/scat/415361b06433ee08 Russell Brand leaves Portcullis House, Westminster, after giving evidence to the Home Affairs Select Committee looking into drugs policy in April 2012. Photograph: Rebecca ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214743913/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:56:29 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214743913/scat/415361b06433ee08 George Osborne addresses a press conference with IMF leaders on Wednesday. The IMF has suggested the government's austerity programme should be scaled back. Photograph: Carl Court/AFP/Getty ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214744046/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:56:25 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214744046/scat/415361b06433ee08 Mr Justice Tugendhat concluded the reasonable reader would understand Sally Bercow's tweet about Lord McAlpine, right, as insincere and ironical. Photograph: ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214744170/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:56:19 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214744170/scat/415361b06433ee08 At least three alleged suicide bombers died in coordinated attacks Friday on Afghanistan's capital city, officials say. Clashes between the attackers and Afghan security forces were still going on mid-afternoon in Kabul, Khaama Press reported. At least two Afghan security forces and two civilians were injured, said Interior Ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqi. Five suicide bombers had carried ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214744193/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:46:14 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214744193/scat/415361b06433ee08 By Bruce Thain Campaigners in favour of a school expansion say the proposals will be a benefit for children for years to come. Plans for the expansion of Vaughan Primary School, in The Gardens, West Harrow, are due to go in front of Harrow Borough Council's planning committee next month. The proposals include the construction of a new two-storey building, a remodelling of the ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214743069/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:11:31 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214743069/scat/415361b06433ee08 Ram Matta A shop owner was overwhelmed with emotion when Enfield's cash mob decided to splash their cash in his book store this week. Ram Matta could not believe his eyes when 20 people burst into his store, Sheels Books for Children in Lancaster Road, Enfield, as part of a borough-wide campaign to support independent traders. The cash mob encourages each of its members to spend ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214743070/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:11:30 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214743070/scat/415361b06433ee08 Anthony 'Diktion' Bayele There will be football and face painting in Mill Hill tomorrow in memory of a budding musician. Aspiring musician and keen footballer Anthony 'Diktion' Bayele, 22, who lived in Mill Hill and Finchley, died suddenly in November days before releasing his second EP. To celebrate what would have been Mr Bayele's 23rd birthday, his friends ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214743071/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:11:29 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214743071/scat/415361b06433ee08 , Reporter A 10-year-old boy has been injured in a car crash in Kingston. The accident happened on Fairfield South, when two cars collided at 3.30pm today. The boy was treated for minor head injuries and taken to Kingston Hospital as a ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214743072/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:11:28 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214743072/scat/415361b06433ee08 Mourners have been paying their respects to the soldier murdered in Woolwich by laying flowers outside a local Territorial Army base. Several bunches of flowers in memory of killed soldier Drummer Lee Rigby, who was attacked and killed in Woolwich on Wednesday, have been laid outside the Territorial Army base in Stonecot Hill and other mourners have been urged to do the same. The ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214743074/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:11:25 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214743074/scat/415361b06433ee08 Stars Joanna Lumley and Ringo Starr were full of praise for Enfield's gardeners at this year's Chelsea Flower Show. Seasoned professionals and novices from Capel Manor College and Gardens in Bullsmoor Lane, Enfield, have all walked away with a medal at the annual event. Capel Manor took the Silver Gilt Flora in the RHS Environment section, while garden design students won ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214743075/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:11:24 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214743075/scat/415361b06433ee08 Anthony Foster will stand trial at Croydon Crown Court A man accused of nine sex offences including forcing his dog to assault a woman, will stand trial in July. Anthony Foster of St James' Park, Croydon, pleaded not guilty to the offences which allegedly took place at a hairdressers between March 31 and May 1, last year. The 35-year-old who appeared at Croydon Crown Court, is ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214743076/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:11:23 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214743076/scat/415361b06433ee08 Chantelle Bacchus A university student has beaten 200 rivals to win a prize for her research project. Chantelle Bacchus, 21, from Chingford, won the British Conference of Undergraduate Research award for her poster at the conference in Plymouth last week. It described her project on the possibility of a people to choose its own government while working while working within ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214743078/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:11:22 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214743078/scat/415361b06433ee08 A DEPTFORD-based brain injury association held a Mad Hatters' tea party as part of Brain Injury Week. Clients and staff at Headway dressed up for the Alice in Wonderland-themed party as part of a campaign to raise awareness of brain injuries and promote cycle helmet usage. There was also baking, hat-making and decorating and games at the event in Crook Log Leisure Centre, in ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214743077/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:11:21 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214743077/scat/415361b06433ee08 Bath hooker Rob Webber will captain England in Sunday's non-cap international against the Barbarians at Twickenham. Gloucester-bound flanker Matt Kvesic and London Irish wing Marland Yarde will both make their first senior appearances in an England shirt. Wasps wing Christian Wade, voted the players' player of the season on Wednesday night, starts on the right wing and is the only ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214742665/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:07:45 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214742665/scat/415361b06433ee08 London Irish winger Marland Yarde has admitted he is "ecstatic" to get the chance to play for England so early in his career. Despite early season struggles for Irish, Yarde went on to impress by scoring seven tries as the Exiles responded to a relegation battle by finishing in 9th place.Part of a rapid backline this Sunday against the Barbarians alongside Christian Wade, Jonathan ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214742666/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:06:54 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214742666/scat/415361b06433ee08 Greenwich Islamic Centre, Woolwich: 'Not all extremist converts are radicalised by Islam, but by a previous lifestyle that lingers into their post-conversion life.' Photograph: Warren King / Rex ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214743079/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:00:50 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214743079/scat/415361b06433ee08 Alan Rusbridger: said the government should hold talks with the political parties, the newspaper industry and victims of press intrusion. Photograph: David Levene for the ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214743419/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:00:41 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214743419/scat/415361b06433ee08 G4S , the controversial private security company, is to run services providing medical examinations and counselling for victims of rape and sexual assault in the West Midlands.The company has been awarded a three-year contract to take over two sexual assault referral centres (Sarcs) in Birmingham and Walsall. The national network of 33 centres across England which have developed over the past ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214742128/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:00:34 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214742128/scat/415361b06433ee08 LONDON: Air traffic in one of the world's busiest airports - Heathrow was completely thrown into chaos after a flight that took off for Oslo made a quick U-turn back following an engine fire. As many as 75 passengers had a close shave when a British Airways jet was forced to perform an emergency landing at Heathrow with smoke and flames pouring out from one of its engines. Eye-witnesses saw ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214742239/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:54:23 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214742239/scat/415361b06433ee08 Terri Judd is a reporter with The Independent, who writes regularly on defence issues, having repeatedly embedded with British troops in Iraq and ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214742108/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:51:56 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214742108/scat/415361b06433ee08 A drug hailed as a pioneering method of treating Alzheimer's has been discredited by scientists, after experts were unable to replicate its results this ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214742674/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:51:52 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214742674/scat/415361b06433ee08 Thames Valley Police said a bottle containing flammable liquid was set alight and thrown on to the roof of the Zainabia Islamic Centre, commonly known as the Granby Mosque, in Bletchley at about 11.30pm last night.The attack comes in the wake of the brutal murder of soldier Lee Rigby outside Woolwich Barracks in south-east London.Members of the mosque in Peverel Drive quickly extinguished the ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214742673/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:51:51 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214742673/scat/415361b06433ee08 Matthew Tvrdon, 32, was accused of deliberately targeting parents and young children with a white Iveco van in the Ely and Leckwith areas of Cardiff on October 19.As well as the manslaughter charge, which was on the grounds of diminished responsibility, the van driver admitted seven counts of attempted murder, and other lesser charges, but denied seven other counts of attempted murder.The Crown ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214742925/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:48:58 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214742925/scat/415361b06433ee08 A sex shop chain in Soho has won a major victory against license fees charged by Westminster City Council, in a landmark decision that the council believe could "open the flood gates for illegal ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214742322/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:48:57 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214742322/scat/415361b06433ee08 Football Association president Prince William speaks to Uefa representatives and predicts a Bayern Munich 2-0 win in the Champions League at Wembley on Saturday. Meanwhile, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund players look forward to the final, with Bayern especially keen to win after losing in the final twice in the last three ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214742677/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:43:22 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214742677/scat/415361b06433ee08 struggling with his student opponents in an Edinburgh street recently. They see Farage as a racist who should go back to England. Farage sees them as fascists who represent the ugly side of Scottish nationalism. On the one hand, the students' antagonism towards Farage might be highly specific, and no more characteristic of a general tendency than the football chant "Bobby Moore, ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214742515/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:43:21 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214742515/scat/415361b06433ee08 Croatia's president, right, with David Cameron during a visit to London. Ivo Josipovic says the UK has an important economy. Photograph: Alastair ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214742517/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:43:15 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214742517/scat/415361b06433ee08 The BBC has apologised for a Question Time production gaffe that saw a Stormont minister labelled as being a member of "Sinn Fein/IRA".Sinn Fein Education Minister John O'Dowd, who was a panelist on last night's show in Belfast, was referred to by the term in a seating plan.The title directly linking the republican party to the paramilitary organisation has long been used in a ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214742859/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:39:52 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214742859/scat/415361b06433ee08 The Duchess of Cambridge tried her best to look summery in a sunshine-yellow Emilia Wickstead coat (despite the pending precipitation that had her in-laws, Prince Charles and Camilla, clutching their Fulton umbrellas) at Buckingham Palace's huge annual garden party on Wednesday. Attending sans William for the second year in a row, Kate was joined by 8,000 members of the public ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214741150/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:57:21 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214741150/scat/415361b06433ee08 Winger Andros Townsend and left-back Luke Shaw have been replaced in the England squad for next month's finals by uncapped Nathan Redmond and Jack ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214740554/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:56:56 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214740554/scat/415361b06433ee08 on a Sunday night, seeing something unusual is pretty much par for the course. Last year's performing dog winner aside, on any one night you might get a donkey 'painting' with the brush held in his mouth, a man in a tinfoil balaclava or a woman wearing a bra made out of a paper cut-out of Simon Cowell heads. But this Sunday evening will see a first on the not-always talent ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214741151/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:56:53 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214741151/scat/415361b06433ee08 Drummer Lee Rigby. TWO women arrested as part of the investigation into the brutal murder of Drummer Lee Rigby in Woolwich have been released without charge. The two women include a 29-year-old who was arrested early yesterday morning during a police raid. Police also arrested a 31-year-old woman at 11.50pm last night at a residential address in south London on suspicion of ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214741152/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:56:51 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214741152/scat/415361b06433ee08 Woolwich video captures terrorists charging at police A DRAMATIC video obtained by a national newspaper shows the moment two armed men in Woolwich charged at a policewoman. The incredible footage on the Daily Mirror website shows how the officer was saved by a colleague who fired a gun at the man charging towards them. Minutes earlier, the men, named locally as Michael Adebolajo, 28, ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214741153/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:56:50 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214741153/scat/415361b06433ee08 By Alan Woods IT IS a slow start to the Bank Holiday weekend for motorists using the Dartford Crossing. Traffic is currently queuing for nearly 10 miles anti-clockwise on the M25 approaching the Dartford Tunnel, with queues stretching back beyond Junction 4 at Orpington. Traffic heading into Kent from Essex is facing equally long delays on the clockwise stretch of the motorway. ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214741154/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:56:49 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214741154/scat/415361b06433ee08 News People will be able to use free Wi-Fi while using train stations in Haringey it has been announced. Greater Anglia has announced its customers who use Seven Sisters and Tottenham Hale stations will be able to use the Wi-Fi with operator The Cloud. The rail company has been working with the company to introduce stations across the region, meaning visitors will be able to access ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214741156/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:56:46 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214741156/scat/415361b06433ee08 Some of the phones seized in Operation Big Wing raids TWELVE people were arrested across Bromley during a Met-wide operation to crack down on mobile phone thieves and stolen phone dealers. Class A and B drugs, a stolen motorcycle and 127 mobile phones were seized by police during 11 Operation Big Wing raids. A range of specialist units including the territorial support group, safer ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214741157/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:56:45 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214741157/scat/415361b06433ee08 Mayor of Greenwich Councillor Angela Comforth takes over the roel from Cllr David Grant GREENWICH'S new mayor was officially appointed at a ceremony in the Old Royal Naval College's Painted Hall. Mayor of Greenwich Councillor Angela Comforth replaces Cllr David Grant in the role and will be supported by Cllr Mick Hayes as Deputy Mayor. Cllr Comforth is a teacher and ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214741158/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:56:43 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214741158/scat/415361b06433ee08 By Patrick Grafton-Green A DOWNHAM man who suffers from post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), leaving him unable to work, is on hunger strike after his benefits were taken away. George Rolph, 60, of Capstone Road, Downham, has been considered unfit for work many times before, but following an assessment by Atos Healthcare last month, he was - he says wrongly - deemed capable. This ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214741159/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:56:42 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214741159/scat/415361b06433ee08 By Bruce Thain A young girl will be walking on onto the turf of Wembley Stadium with some of the world's best footballers. Areeba Arshad is one of the lucky 22 children from across Europe to have been chosen as a player's mascot UEFA Champions League Final at Wembley tomorrow. Today the pupils at Roe Green Infant School, in Princes Ave, Kingsbury, got the chance to meet ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214741160/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:56:38 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214741160/scat/415361b06433ee08 THE Woolwich uncle of a teenage cyclist killed in a Deptford hit-and-run says he is "extremely disappointed" at the driver's four-year sentence and has called for more cycle lanes. Barry Normah, 28, of Watergate Street, Deptford, sped through a red light and knocked down former Addey and Stanhope pupil Olatunji Adeyanju last March, as the boy crossed the road with his bike. ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214741161/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:56:35 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214741161/scat/415361b06433ee08 A man has been rushed to hospital after a serious crash in Putney this afternoon. Two cars collided near the Green Man pub on Putney Hill at just after midday today. Firefighters had to free one man from a car with cutting equipment while the other driver was treated by paramedics. Traffic was initially back up along Putney Hill and up to Tibbet's Corner but this has now ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214741163/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:56:34 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214741163/scat/415361b06433ee08 How far would you go to get a free pizza? A man has been found guilty of ambushing a pizza delivery driver with a baseball bat and stealing his pizzas. Today a jury at Kingston Crown Court took about an hour and a half to decide Charles Sornalingham, 28, had robbed the Village Pizza driver. He had been accused ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214741164/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:56:33 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214741164/scat/415361b06433ee08 Proposals to bring trams to Sutton will regenerate deprived areas, bring millions of pounds to the area and cut pollution, it has been claimed. Detailed plans to bring the Tramlink scheme from Merton through Rosehill and St Helier, Angel Hill, Sutton High Street and to a terminal at Sutton station were unveiled by Sutton Council last night and backed by politicians and business leaders. ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214741165/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:56:31 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214741165/scat/415361b06433ee08 The new dispersal zone in Erith A NEW dispersal zone is being brought into force around part of Erith plagued by troublesome teenagers. From Tuesday (May 28). police officers and Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) have powers to disperse groups of two or more people who are causing anti-social behaviour around Arthur Street. Children under 16 are not allowed in the zone ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214741168/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:56:29 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214741168/scat/415361b06433ee08 By Natalie O'Neill A college has been awarded for its work to support students who suffer with epilepsy. Barnet and Southgate was handed the Epilepsy Action education award earlier today as part of National Epilepsy Week. The award aims to recognise educational establishments which demonstrate good practice in supporting pupils and students with the neurological condition. ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214741167/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:56:27 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214741167/scat/415361b06433ee08 By Heloise Wood PECKISH people in Bromley are set to inspire community spirit through The Big Lunch. The initiative is designed to bring residents together so they are more involved with their neighbourhoods. Bromley Council is encouraging people to get involved in the scheme, which takes place on June 2, in the hope it will encourage active citizenship. Volunteer champion ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214741171/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:56:26 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214741171/scat/415361b06433ee08 News An indoor market, selling a variety of baby and children's clothing and accessories, will be held in Horley town centre on Thursday, May 30. Faith's Indoor Market will be held in the Albert Rooms at 92 Albert Road from 10am to 1.30pm. For more details call 07513 449329 or visit: Facebook / Faith baby-accessories ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214741170/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:56:25 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214741170/scat/415361b06433ee08 Six people on scooters stole thousands of pounds worth of jewellery during a daylight smash-and-grab raid in Temple Fortune. The gang used a hammer to smash to smash a glass front door and threaten staff at D&M Cohen jeweller's, in Temple Fortune Parade, in Finchley Road, at 10.30am yesterday. Three of the raiders wearing bike helmets entered the shop and managed to steal a ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214741169/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:56:24 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214741169/scat/415361b06433ee08 , Chief Reporter An African Gospel Choir serenaded shoppers in support of the Wimbledon Foodbank. In what was their first performance outside of South Africa, The Now Generation, Namibia's leading gospel choir, helped the Wimbledon Foodbank drum up donatations from shoppers at Waitrose in Raynes Park on May ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214741172/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:56:23 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214741172/scat/415361b06433ee08 They endured a lengthy car journey of around four hours, before arriving in Hay-on-Wye nearly three hours behind schedule. In heavy rain and hailstones, the Prince and Duchess immediately spoke to local businesses owners and apologised for keeping them waiting. They were greeted by several hundred well-wishers, including classes of schoolchildren who were seeing members of the Royal ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214741173/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:54:50 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214741173/scat/415361b06433ee08 Rain meant there was no play on the first day of the second and final cricket Test between England and New Zealand at Headingley on Friday.Heavy overnight and early morning rain meant the square was still fully covered when the captains should have been tossing the coin at 10.30am.And after several showers, the umpires abandoned play for the day shortly before 4pm.England lead the series 1-0 ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214740667/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:52:28 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214740667/scat/415361b06433ee08 Rob Webber captains England for the first time against the Barbarians at Twickenham Stadium on Sunday. The Bath hooker leads a youthful side with 21-year-olds Matt Kvesic (Worcester Warriors) and Marland Yarde (London Irish) pulling on a senior shirt for the first time. England's starting line-up contains nine players aged 24 or under.The replacements for the non-cap game include five ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214741174/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:51:25 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214741174/scat/415361b06433ee08 The Woolwich murder will be used by Theresa May, the Home Secretary, to revive plans for a "snooper's charter", allowing police and security services to monitor internet use, Conservative sources indicated ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214740199/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:45:26 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214740199/scat/415361b06433ee08 Emily Dugan is social affairs correspondent for The Independent, i and Independent on Sunday, covering Sarah Cassidy's maternity leave. She was previously a news reporter for The Independent on Sunday. Her investigations into human trafficking have twice been awarded Best Investigative Article at the Anti-Slavery Day Media Awards and her human rights journalism was shortlisted for the Gaby ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214740200/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:45:25 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214740200/scat/415361b06433ee08 It was also reported today that the alleged killers, who are under armed guard in different London hospitals, were both known to security services.Anjem Choudary, the former leader of the group, Al Muhajiroun, confirmed that he had known the man who was seen on video in the immediate aftermath of yesterday's horrific killing waving a cleaver with bloodied hands and making political ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214740201/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:45:25 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214740201/scat/415361b06433ee08 A man and a woman, both 29, have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder in relation to the Woolwich terror killing of Drummer Lee Rigby, according to Scotland ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214740202/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:45:24 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214740202/scat/415361b06433ee08 What the critics thought of Edmund Burke: Philosopher, Politician, Prophet by Jesse Norman, Inferno by Dan Brown and Five Days in May: The Coalition and Beyond by Andrew ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214740388/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:44:39 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214740388/scat/415361b06433ee08 bedroom tax .Lawyers for the woman have issued a claim against Iain Duncan Smith, the work and pensions secretary, after council officials told her she would be charged for having a spare bedroom.The woman, who is in her forties and lives in the East Midlands, has had her bedroom door and the surrounding frame strengthened to provide protection against an ex-partner who has threatened to kill ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214740676/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:27:19 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214740676/scat/415361b06433ee08 LONDON - He is seen as the type of player who gives footballers a bad name. Someone who typifies all the perceived negatives about the modern-day player. Ashley Cole is the snarling face of the beautiful game, someone who disputes every decision made by a referee or an assistant, someone who seems to thrive on his unpopularity. Greedy, unfaithful, ungrateful with a grudge against the media to ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214741175/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:25:57 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214741175/scat/415361b06433ee08 Nick Clegg emphasises the importance of community cohesion in the wake of the murder of Lee Rigby, a soldier from the Royal Fusiliers, killed in Woolwich, south-east London, on Wednesday. Speaking at a multi-faith event in London on Friday, the deputy prime minister urges Londoners to unite and send out a message of hope over ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214739608/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:51:23 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214739608/scat/415361b06433ee08 Jurors at the Old Bailey also found them not guilty of voyeurism at a retrial.Brighton and Hove Albion players Anton Rodgers, 20, Lewis Dunk, 21, and George Barker, 21, and former team-mate Steve Cook, 22, who now plays for Bournemouth, had maintained their innocence.They were given bail throughout the trial and their families, including Rodgers' father - Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers - ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214739845/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:44:27 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214739845/scat/415361b06433ee08 Britain’s Prince Charles was involved in a mid-air drama on Thursday when his helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing due to a technical issue. The heir to the throne was on his way to the Hay Literary Festival in Powys, Wales with his wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, when the pilot had to land after discovering a problem. The royal couple touched down at Denham Aerodrome in ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214739067/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:41:39 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214739067/scat/415361b06433ee08 "Big Ride" on parliament just before the mayoral election . It seemed as if cycle campaigning was finally taking off south of the border and cyclists' voices were being heard, while here in Scotland the cycling and walking budget was actually declining despite the government's target of 10% of journeys being undertaken on a bike by 2020.So when David Brennan, a helmet-camera ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214739609/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:33:42 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214739609/scat/415361b06433ee08 Galloway v Hitchens , while mouthing along to such vintage lines as: "If you ask that question again, I'm going."Galloway is the only serving MP with the rhetorical chops to inspire such an odd enterprise. John F Kennedy's assassination prompted the vinyl release ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214739610/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:33:41 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214739610/scat/415361b06433ee08 The archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby (right), and the assistant secretary general of the Muslim Council of Britain, Sheikh Ibrahim Mogra, condemn the Woolwich murder of Lee Rigby outside the Masjid Umar mosque in Leicester. Photograph: Rui ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214738732/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:56:38 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214738732/scat/415361b06433ee08 The unseasonably cold weather in southern areas and the Midlands will make way for a dry and sunny Bank Holiday weekend, forecasters ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214738542/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:47:42 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214738542/scat/415361b06433ee08 G4S, the private security firm that was criticised for its lack of organisation during the London 2012 Olympics, has won a contract to run a two rape and sex attack centres in the ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214738543/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:47:40 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214738543/scat/415361b06433ee08 Simon Calder is Travel Editor at Large for The Independent, writing a weekly column, various articles and features as well as filming a weekly video diary. Every Sunday afternoon, Simon presents the UK's only radio travel phone-in programme called The LBC Travel Show with Simon Calder (97.3 FM). He is a regular guest on national TV, often seen on BBC Breakfast, Daybreak, ITV News and Sky ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214738302/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:44:06 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214738302/scat/415361b06433ee08 'Eton is the perfect training ground for future leaders ... as it forces boys to make their minds up about moral issues at an early age.' Photograph: Susannah Ireland / Rex ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214738733/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:38:31 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214738733/scat/415361b06433ee08 Woolwich attack , but none of the measures in the "snooper's charter" bill would have prevented the savage murder of Drummer Lee Rigby, the communities ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214738734/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:38:19 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214738734/scat/415361b06433ee08 'My own regiment did not fire a shot in anger in Afghanistan, and protected many Iraqi Muslims from the extremist killers.' Photograph: Sgt Rupert Frere ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214737919/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:02:02 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214737919/scat/415361b06433ee08 LONDON (Reuters) - A potential glimpse of England's rugby future will be on display at Twickenham on Sunday when a fledgling team, including three uncapped starters and another six on the bench, take on the ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214738143/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:54:54 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214738143/scat/415361b06433ee08 he needs to save 58 million this year, and similar amounts in the next two, warning that cuts could cause "irreparable" damage to policing.He said: "I've been continually pleading with government to revisit money seized through proceeds of crime."We all know we are not a special case, but we are seizing millions of pounds every year from organised criminals for the ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214737543/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:53:08 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214737543/scat/415361b06433ee08 The Hangover actor Zach Galifianakis's date for his movie premieres isn't arm candy - it's his 87-year-old friend who he saved from ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214737745/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:53:06 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214737745/scat/415361b06433ee08 The faith and communities minister, Baroness Warsi, and the shadow defence secretary, Jim Murphy, have criticised the media for giving too much airtime to the radical cleric Anjem Choudary in the wake of ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214737746/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:44:45 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214737746/scat/415361b06433ee08 William Hague visits E1, the site of a proposed Israeli settlement, during a brief trip to Jerusalem and Ramallah. Photograph: Mahmoud ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214737668/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:44:30 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214737668/scat/415361b06433ee08 recent spate of troubles in the Obama White House, specifically the revelations about administration investigations into the activities of news organizations and individual journalists. Is it the Republicans, whose glee has finally found a source that doesn't coincide with the misery of every day Americans? (That's the problem with pegging your campaigns to Obama's inability to get ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214737669/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:44:28 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214737669/scat/415361b06433ee08 the Sally Bercow libel verdict you should beware letting your fingers and thumbs run away with themselves.The high court ruling, though specifically dealing with Bercow's tweet ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214737268/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:09:01 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214737268/scat/415361b06433ee08 The van was travelling to Preston Crown Court, where Cregan has been on trial, according to the Press Association.Four prison officers suffered minor injuries and have been taken to hospital for treatment, while one prisoner was injured, Greater Manchester Police ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214736743/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:58:02 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214736743/scat/415361b06433ee08 London – Bayern Munich got some royal backing as they and Borussia Dortmund left for cold and rainy London Friday to contest a first all-German Champions League final at Wembley the next ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214737077/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:54:18 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214737077/scat/415361b06433ee08 plans to give local authorities and city regions more control over shaping the way billions of welfare funding is spent. The move is an attempt to bring down the benefits bill.Labour is insistent that the benefit budget can be cut by looking at new solutions, such as localised welfare. Liam Byrne, the shadow work and pensions secretary, is proposing a near-commissioning model for the work ... http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214737078/scat/415361b06433ee08 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:49:33 -0400 http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/214737078/scat/415361b06433ee08