Transport police will replace conductors on new London buses

New London mayor Boris Johnson's plan to reintroduce the old routemaster buses was fleshed out in a bit more detail today, as the mayor revealed he plans to have the buses stagged by transport police rather than...

Update: Tories hitting back hard over Damian Green arrest

In a bold and provocative move, British anti-terror police arrested a top Tory MP last night, alleging that he leaked top-secret government information. Today it became more clear that the Tories see this as a...

London to scrap congestion charge extension

The controversial Western extension of the congestion charge zone, a zone in which you must pay a fee to drive, will be dissolved by new mayor Boris Johnson. The extension had been put in place by previous mayor...

London: Aldgate to Stratford Road (Olympic City) to be made a Cycling Superhi...

The London Cycling Campaign have said that Transport for London and its partners have had a presentation of plans, on 29 October, to regenerate the notorious Aldgate to Stratford road into a...

Good bye Team GB ?

The dust is settling on the sporting glories of the rather irritatingly entitled British Olympic sports team - 'Team GB' and politicians and celebrities have jumped on board the few moments of fleeting fame to be had on the return of the successful sports men and women to...

Ex London Mayor Kenneth Livingstone now advisor of pro-Chavez candidates (Upd...

After the electoral defeat of British Labour party Mayor Kenneth Livingstone in London during the May local elections, conservative local government led Boris Johnson void a cooperation agreement with the...

Top 20 Soccer Horror Tackles - Not for the Squeamish!

The “beautiful game” this certainly is not and the videos here are not for the faint of heart or queasy of stomach! Here are 20 of the most sickening, limb snapping and downright reckless tackles compiled into one handy, gruesome list. Perhaps it’s best not to watch...

Election Nightmare For Gordon Brown

Is it hardly a surprise? The question now for Brown is how long he will hang on to the farce he calls his leadership. Time for change. MJAE"Election Nightmare For Gordon Brown By Sky News SkyNews - 55 minutes agoGordon Brown has led the Labour Party to its worst election...

Minorities and the Mayor

Creating justice, progress and opportunity for all, against the backdrop of London’s multicultural community will remain the biggest challenge for any London Mayor after the May 2008 elections.

British MP: I'll Pubish Memo and Do Jail

British MP and publisher of The Spectator has offered to defy British authorities and publish the document that will show whether Bush wanted to bomb Al-Jazeera.  He writes in his blog:"The Attorney General's ban is ridiculous, untenable, and redolent of guilt. I do...

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