Angel of the North artist Anthony Gormley proposes to put the general public on display as art on the Trafalgar Square Fourth Plinth. In a way it's not that far removed from some of his other works such as his work...
"THOUSANDS of young people brought parts of central London to a standstill today with a noisy and colourful demonstration against knife and gun crime. Waving banners and singing, the protesters called for an end to the violence that has already claimed the lives of 16...
Who knew that bad chart work could cause such potential cotastrophe?"A NUCLEAR submarine crashed off the coast of Scotland because senior officers used tracing paper to plot a course, it was revealed yesterday. Three crewmen were injured when the 4750-ton Hunter-killer sub...
Mayor of London Ken Livingstone has admitted he 'ensnared' the Government into bidding for the 2012 Olympic Games."Last night in London, he told a mayoral hustings that the event was just a way of extracting funding...
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As the sport of cycling struggles with a rash of doping scandals, the venerable Tour de France gets started today in London. How strict are the officials this year? I had to get drug-tested just to post this...
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A couple of failed car-bombs failed to defuse the Gay Pride parade, as celebrants, activists and onlookers flocked to Baker Street to take part. "Thousands of people have marched through the streets of central London...
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Green grass in the center of Trafalgar Square, what a good idea, looks much better than the usual gray stone and its unusual appearance right in the center of the city square makes it a hot spot for bathers in this...
UPDATE: Check out the amazing photoset of people clip-clopping their way to coconut orchestra superstardom. Thanks, everyone! I am a huge Python fan; the influence they had on my early thinking and formation of...
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"LONDON (AFP) - Between 22,000 and 25,000 protesters have converged on central London as part of global protests calling for urgent action from world leaders to tackle climate change.
A Metropolitan Police...
"Today is Saturday, Oct. 21, the 294th day of 2006. There are 71 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On Oct. 21, 1805, a British fleet commanded by Admiral Horatio Nelson defeated a French-Spanish fleet in the Battle of Trafalgar; Nelson, however, was...
A host of initiatives, celebrities and rallies are coming together in the UK calling on Tony Blair and the Labour government to introduce aggressive new climate change legislation in next month's Queen's Speech. On November 4th anyone in London can add their voice to the push...