Tag: United Kingdom
Passengers spend 8 hours stuck on Air India Flight 131, just miles from destination
They sat at London's Gatwick airport for more than eight hours without food, waiting to get to London's Heathrow airport, despite it being close enough that some passengers volunteered to walk....
Cash-strapped governments turning to sunken treasure
Story by The Takeaway. Listen to audio above for full report. So it won't solve any real budget problems, but $18 million is certainly nothing to sneeze...
Brits inciting riots on Facebook sentenced to years in prison
Concerns in UK over sentencing of two men to four years in prison for encouraging people to riot by posting messages on Facebook....
New play 'Online' explores Syrian protests
The new London play follows conversations between young Syrians as they live through one week of the uprising -- all of it by email....
UK leaders propose restricting social media after riots
Free speech advocates criticize Prime Minister David Cameron's proposal to regulate social media after London riots....
Multiculturalism failed, say European leaders
European heads-of-state are openly questioning the wisdom of multiculturalism, a mainstay of European social policy for decades....
Freedom of Information and Jack the Ripper
Retired police detective files several Freedom of Information requests to access Jack the Ripper case files....
UK riots spread to Manchester and Birmingham
Violence spread to other major UK cities -- including Manchester and Birmingham, where three men were hit by a car and killed in violence there....
London neighborhoods bracing for more riots
Thousands of additional police will be on the streets of London Tuesday night as riots engulfed many of London's neighborhoods. ...
Hundreds arrested in London riots
A police incident sparked riots across London neighborhoods -- looting and violence left at least 35 police officers injured...
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