London climate protest draws 20,000 people

The issue of climate change action has exploded in the UK in recent months, after the Treasury-commissioned Stern Review warned that the economic effects of global warming will be catastrophic.Fuelled by Stern and...

Pope and Dubya blown up in small English town

The Bonfire Night celebrations were as fiery as usual in Lewes, a small county town in the South of England, with effigies of the Pope, George Bush with poodle Tony Blair, and - strangely - Steve Irwin, all...

London's Weekender hangover

"Hundreds of thousands of revellers were heading wearily back to work today after a weekend of nonstop music and partying. They were spoilt for choice with festivals at Reading, Leeds, the Notting Hill Carnival...

UK readers blocked from NY Times terror article

"The New York Times has blocked British readers from accessing an article published in the US about the alleged London bomb plot for fear of breaching the UK's contempt of court laws. Published in the US...

LA street art - endangered species?

" L.A. is cracking down on wall art, ordering businesses to redo or remove works. By Daniel Hernandez, Times Staff Writer Los Angeles is often called the mural capital of the world — and no place is this...

Hilton angry at Gervais over 'Extras' snub

"Paris Hilton's newest feud is with Ricky Gervais over the British comic's decision to turn down the heiress' offer for her to appear on his series, "Extras.""

Home where man was fatally stung had quarter-million bees

"Exterminators have removed a hive containing an estimated quarter-million Africanized bees from a home near Bisbee where a man was fatally stung on Aug. 20." Read the original story at KVOA News 4, Tucson,...

Switch off TV and switch on your memory

"Turning off the television, picking up a crossword and eating more fish could be the key to a better memory, an Australian survey has found. Results of the on-line survey of almost 30,000 people, conducted as...

Pearl Jam play at Leeds Festival

"With Glastonbury taking a year off, many festivals have spurned the opportunity to challenge for the title in favour of a cash-in. Hurriedly increased capacities have led many of them to feel over-full, while...

Olympics next target for Royal Phillips

"Zara Phillips has described her victory in the World Equestrian Games as "just amazing" as she set her sights on the 2008 Olympics. The Princess Royal's daughter and granddaughter of the Queen said her...

Notting Hill dances to the sound of Carnival

"Europe's largest street party got under way on Sunday as festivities began in the narrow streets of Notting Hill with an estimated 300,000 visitors coming to enjoy the first day of the annual carnival."

Uitmarkt festival opens Amsterdam's cultural season

"The Uitmarkt (site in Dutch only) is a festival marking the beginning of the new cultural season in Amsterdam. All kinds of artists perform free samples of their shows in the new season, a concept which every...

Toronto's Buskerfest

"Ordinarily, David Boelee is a soft-spoken twinkle-eyed guy. But as Pyromancer — bound in leather and chains — he twitches, speaks gibberish and scans the crowd like Gollum, scaring children and little...

Sunset Junction fun in LA

"This weekend, an entire Silver Lake neighborhood turns into one big club as the Sunset Junction Street Fair hits the streets. It’s two days of fun, food and music, music, music."

Massive Philippines oil spill raises health fears

"Hundreds of people have fallen sick and one man has died in central Philippines following the country's worst ever oil spill, health officials said.The health department has sent medical teams to Guimaras island,...