London Informer http://london-informer.com London News and United Kingdom Updates Thu, 23 May 2013 09:40:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Porsche 911, Banksy Taken From London Wall Lead Sales http://london-informer.com/236186/porsche-911-banksy-taken-from-london-wall-lead-sales/ http://london-informer.com/236186/porsche-911-banksy-taken-from-london-wall-lead-sales/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 09:40:31 +0000 London Informer http://london-informer.com/236186/porsche-911-banksy-taken-from-london-wall-lead-sales/ Porsche 911, Banksy Taken From London Wall Lead Sales Sports cars that the “baby boomer” generation grew up with — including six Porsche 911s priced at as much as $ 644,000 — will star in a Bonhams auction. The May 25 sale at Spa in Belgium comes in the 50th anniversary of Porsche's design which [...]

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]]> http://london-informer.com/236186/porsche-911-banksy-taken-from-london-wall-lead-sales/feed/ 0 London Attack Deemed Likely Terrorist Incident http://london-informer.com/236185/london-attack-deemed-likely-terrorist-incident/ http://london-informer.com/236185/london-attack-deemed-likely-terrorist-incident/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 02:40:22 +0000 London Informer http://london-informer.com/236185/london-attack-deemed-likely-terrorist-incident/ London Attack Deemed Likely Terrorist Incident A man has been killed in what reports described as a machete attack in London, and police have shot two suspects in what British Prime Minister David Cameron says is likely a terrorist incident. The Associated Press says the incident occurred Wednesday … Full News here – Read more [...]

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]]> http://london-informer.com/236185/london-attack-deemed-likely-terrorist-incident/feed/ 0 London – Woolwich attacker – ITV News – London Video http://london-informer.com/236183/london-woolwich-attacker-itv-news-london-video/ http://london-informer.com/236183/london-woolwich-attacker-itv-news-london-video/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 19:44:57 +0000 London Informer http://london-informer.com/236183/london-woolwich-attacker-itv-news-london-video/ 2013/05/df698__London__default

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 Attack on soldier in Woolwich, London (UK) Attacker claims that this is in revenge for violence in “our lands”.

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]]> http://london-informer.com/236183/london-woolwich-attacker-itv-news-london-video/feed/ 0 Electrocomponents Rises in Longest Winning Streak: London Mover http://london-informer.com/236182/electrocomponents-rises-in-longest-winning-streak-london-mover/ http://london-informer.com/236182/electrocomponents-rises-in-longest-winning-streak-london-mover/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 12:41:50 +0000 London Informer http://london-informer.com/236182/electrocomponents-rises-in-longest-winning-streak-london-mover/ Electrocomponents Rises in Longest Winning Streak: London Mover The stock rose as much as 0.4 percent today to 279.5 pence, a two-year high, and was up 0.3 percent at 9:15 a.m. in London. “Electrocomponents has demonstrated good momentum in terms of top-line growth, especially in the U.S. and Europe,” David … Full News here – [...]

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]]> http://london-informer.com/236182/electrocomponents-rises-in-longest-winning-streak-london-mover/feed/ 0 West London Residents Oppose Heathrow Expansion in Vote http://london-informer.com/236181/west-london-residents-oppose-heathrow-expansion-in-vote/ http://london-informer.com/236181/west-london-residents-oppose-heathrow-expansion-in-vote/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 05:41:32 +0000 London Informer http://london-informer.com/236181/west-london-residents-oppose-heathrow-expansion-in-vote/ West London Residents Oppose Heathrow Expansion in Vote Residents of two west London boroughs close to Heathrow Airport voted by 71.8 percent to 28.2 percent against the building of a third runway, the councils said today. Richmond Upon Thames and Hillingdon councils ran the referendum, which concluded on … Full News here – Read more [...]

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]]> http://london-informer.com/236181/west-london-residents-oppose-heathrow-expansion-in-vote/feed/ 0 Restaurant Report: Bubbledogs in London http://london-informer.com/236180/restaurant-report-bubbledogs-in-london/ http://london-informer.com/236180/restaurant-report-bubbledogs-in-london/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 22:39:57 +0000 London Informer http://london-informer.com/236180/restaurant-report-bubbledogs-in-london/ Restaurant Report: Bubbledogs in London London's restaurant scene can seem awash with culinary redundancies. How many more ramen soup bars can the city really support? Do we really need another Peruvian restaurant with a “bespoke” pisco bar? So it's a delight when clever culinary novelty … Full News here – Read more on New York [...]

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]]> http://london-informer.com/236180/restaurant-report-bubbledogs-in-london/feed/ 0 Second Coming? See Jose Mourinho pictured wearing a Chelsea shirt in … http://london-informer.com/236179/second-coming-see-jose-mourinho-pictured-wearing-a-chelsea-shirt-in/ http://london-informer.com/236179/second-coming-see-jose-mourinho-pictured-wearing-a-chelsea-shirt-in/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 15:42:07 +0000 London Informer http://london-informer.com/236179/second-coming-see-jose-mourinho-pictured-wearing-a-chelsea-shirt-in/ Second Coming? See Jose Mourinho pictured wearing a Chelsea shirt in … An oversized image of the so-called 'Special One' has appeared on a billboard in Kensington, London, under the hashtag #The2ndComing. Jose Mourinho Here's looking at you: Mourinho is widely expected to make Chelsea return. But, Blues fans will be … Full News here [...]

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]]> http://london-informer.com/236179/second-coming-see-jose-mourinho-pictured-wearing-a-chelsea-shirt-in/feed/ 0 Lies on the London Underground – London Video http://london-informer.com/236177/lies-on-the-london-underground-london-video/ http://london-informer.com/236177/lies-on-the-london-underground-london-video/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 08:45:52 +0000 London Informer http://london-informer.com/236177/lies-on-the-london-underground-london-video/ 2013/05/8abc6__London__default

Tom Scott (http://tomscott.com @tomscott) and Matt Parker (http://standupmaths.com @standupmaths) investigate some of the London Underground’s greatest lies. Video Rating: 4 / 5

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]]> http://london-informer.com/236177/lies-on-the-london-underground-london-video/feed/ 25 Spring surge sees average cost of new London home hit £542000 http://london-informer.com/236176/spring-surge-sees-average-cost-of-new-london-home-hit-542000/ http://london-informer.com/236176/spring-surge-sees-average-cost-of-new-london-home-hit-542000/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 18:41:53 +0000 London Informer http://london-informer.com/236176/spring-surge-sees-average-cost-of-new-london-home-hit-542000/ Spring surge sees average cost of new London home hit £542000 A spring surge — in which the young competed with foreign investors for the relatively few flats and houses for sale — pushed the average asking price of a newly-built property in Greater London to £542,266, up 6.8 per cent in a month and [...]

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]]> http://london-informer.com/236176/spring-surge-sees-average-cost-of-new-london-home-hit-542000/feed/ 0 Finally, an Underground Property Map of London! http://london-informer.com/236173/finally-an-underground-property-map-of-london/ http://london-informer.com/236173/finally-an-underground-property-map-of-london/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 11:01:23 +0000 London Informer http://london-informer.com/?p=236173

Leading Mayfair and West End estate agent Wetherell, in association with Dataloft, have produced the capital’s first ever London-Underground Property Map (see attached map), which reveals average prices and rental values for apartments in postcode-based catchment areas around each of the London-Underground tube stations. The new Wetherell London-Underground Property Map is fascinating revealing for the [...]

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]]> http://london-informer.com/236173/finally-an-underground-property-map-of-london/feed/ 0 Xavier's Kolkata cements Rajarhat dream in London http://london-informer.com/236172/xaviers-kolkata-cements-rajarhat-dream-in-london/ http://london-informer.com/236172/xaviers-kolkata-cements-rajarhat-dream-in-london/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 04:40:02 +0000 London Informer http://london-informer.com/236172/xaviers-kolkata-cements-rajarhat-dream-in-london/ Xavier's Kolkata cements Rajarhat dream in London LONDON: When St Xavier's College had embarked on a new chapter by announcing a new campus at Rajarhat, its most illustrious alumnus – global steel giant Arcelor Mittal chief LN Mittal – had pledged to help his alma mater. At the college's annual alumni … Full News here [...]

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]]> http://london-informer.com/236172/xaviers-kolkata-cements-rajarhat-dream-in-london/feed/ 0 Around the World – Paris & London Day 9 – London Video http://london-informer.com/236170/around-the-world-paris-london-day-9-london-video/ http://london-informer.com/236170/around-the-world-paris-london-day-9-london-video/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 21:45:52 +0000 London Informer http://london-informer.com/236170/around-the-world-paris-london-day-9-london-video/ 2013/05/f33b7__London__default

Roman Atwood & Dennis Roady catch a eurostar train from Paris to London. Dennis samples escargot (snails) and Roman gets attacked by tickle bugs on the train…

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]]> http://london-informer.com/236170/around-the-world-paris-london-day-9-london-video/feed/ 13 Wigan's Sam Tomkins is class act in 12-try romp at London Broncos http://london-informer.com/236169/wigans-sam-tomkins-is-class-act-in-12-try-romp-at-london-broncos/ http://london-informer.com/236169/wigans-sam-tomkins-is-class-act-in-12-try-romp-at-london-broncos/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 21:40:32 +0000 London Informer http://london-informer.com/236169/wigans-sam-tomkins-is-class-act-in-12-try-romp-at-london-broncos/ Wigan's Sam Tomkins is class act in 12-try romp at London Broncos The Wigan coach, Shaun Wane, admits he is close to running out of superlatives for Sam Tomkins after the Warriors full-back overran London Broncos at the Stoop. Tomkins ran in three tries, created three more and toyed with the home side from start [...]

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]]> http://london-informer.com/236169/wigans-sam-tomkins-is-class-act-in-12-try-romp-at-london-broncos/feed/ 0 1000s protest NHS changes in London http://london-informer.com/236168/1000s-protest-nhs-changes-in-london/ http://london-informer.com/236168/1000s-protest-nhs-changes-in-london/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 14:40:08 +0000 London Informer http://london-informer.com/236168/1000s-protest-nhs-changes-in-london/ 1000s protest NHS changes in London The protest, backed by an unprecedented coalition of British trade unions, Labour MPs, medical staff and anti-privatization campaign groups, was organized against planned privatization and closures across London including nine accident and emergency … Full News here – Read more on Press TV

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]]> http://london-informer.com/236168/1000s-protest-nhs-changes-in-london/feed/ 0 MPs consider new inquiry into London listing rules after mining scandals http://london-informer.com/236167/mps-consider-new-inquiry-into-london-listing-rules-after-mining-scandals/ http://london-informer.com/236167/mps-consider-new-inquiry-into-london-listing-rules-after-mining-scandals/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 00:40:23 +0000 London Informer http://london-informer.com/236167/mps-consider-new-inquiry-into-london-listing-rules-after-mining-scandals/ MPs consider new inquiry into London listing rules after mining scandals ENRC and Bumi, mining groups with significant international ownership and whose primary assets are outside the UK, are embroiled in damaging fraud investigations that have prompted questions over the rules that allow companies to float on the stock … Full News here – Read [...]

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]]> http://london-informer.com/236167/mps-consider-new-inquiry-into-london-listing-rules-after-mining-scandals/feed/ 0 Beyonce Live in London, UK / The O2 united kingdom tour 2013 , Full Show – London Video http://london-informer.com/236165/beyonce-live-in-london-uk-the-o2-united-kingdom-tour-2013-full-show-london-video/ http://london-informer.com/236165/beyonce-live-in-london-uk-the-o2-united-kingdom-tour-2013-full-show-london-video/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 10:45:28 +0000 London Informer http://london-informer.com/236165/beyonce-live-in-london-uk-the-o2-united-kingdom-tour-2013-full-show-london-video/ 2013/05/338f6__London__default

Beyonce Live in London, UK / The O2 united kingdom tour 2013 , Full Show Beyonce Live in London, UK / The O2 united kingdom tour 2013 , Full Show Beyonce Liv… Video Rating: 4 / 5

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]]> http://london-informer.com/236165/beyonce-live-in-london-uk-the-o2-united-kingdom-tour-2013-full-show-london-video/feed/ 11 Skateboarders fight to save famed London spot http://london-informer.com/236164/skateboarders-fight-to-save-famed-london-spot-2/ http://london-informer.com/236164/skateboarders-fight-to-save-famed-london-spot-2/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 10:39:58 +0000 London Informer http://london-informer.com/236164/skateboarders-fight-to-save-famed-london-spot-2/ Skateboarders fight to save famed London spot Skateboarders soar out of the concrete bowl beneath London's Southbank Centre, as they have done for the past 40 years, while spectators drink beer and hiphop beats stoke up the party atmosphere. But this is no party — it's a protest. These knights of … Full News here [...]

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]]> http://london-informer.com/236164/skateboarders-fight-to-save-famed-london-spot-2/feed/ 0 Syrian hackers compromise London's Financial Times blogs, Twitter feeds http://london-informer.com/236163/syrian-hackers-compromise-londons-financial-times-blogs-twitter-feeds/ http://london-informer.com/236163/syrian-hackers-compromise-londons-financial-times-blogs-twitter-feeds/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 20:39:58 +0000 London Informer http://london-informer.com/236163/syrian-hackers-compromise-londons-financial-times-blogs-twitter-feeds/ Syrian hackers compromise London's Financial Times blogs, Twitter feeds LONDON – A clutch of blogs and Twitter accounts maintained by the Financial Times were hacked Friday, the latest in a series of cyberattacks claimed by the Syrian Electronic Army, a pro-government group which often attacks media organizations it sees … Full News here – Read [...]

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]]> http://london-informer.com/236163/syrian-hackers-compromise-londons-financial-times-blogs-twitter-feeds/feed/ 0 London Mayor makes Heathrow 'muddle along' warning http://london-informer.com/236162/london-mayor-makes-heathrow-muddle-along-warning/ http://london-informer.com/236162/london-mayor-makes-heathrow-muddle-along-warning/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 13:40:13 +0000 London Informer http://london-informer.com/236162/london-mayor-makes-heathrow-muddle-along-warning/ London Mayor makes Heathrow 'muddle along' warning Boris Johnson has warned the government aviation commission of the dangers of taking a "muddle along" approach. The London mayor has submitted papers to the Whitehall-appointed Davies Commission, along with other stakeholders, including Heathrow … Full News here – Read more on BBC News

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]]> http://london-informer.com/236162/london-mayor-makes-heathrow-muddle-along-warning/feed/ 0 London Knights have unfinished business at Memorial Cup – CBC http://london-informer.com/236161/london-knights-have-unfinished-business-at-memorial-cup-cbc/ http://london-informer.com/236161/london-knights-have-unfinished-business-at-memorial-cup-cbc/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 06:41:06 +0000 London Informer http://london-informer.com/236161/london-knights-have-unfinished-business-at-memorial-cup-cbc/ London Knights have unfinished business at Memorial Cup – CBC The London Knights didn't get much time to celebrate their second straight Ontario Hockey League title. The club will be on the ice for the opener of the 2013 MasterCard Memorial Cup against the host Saskatoon Blades on Friday night, just four days … Full [...]

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]]> http://london-informer.com/236161/london-knights-have-unfinished-business-at-memorial-cup-cbc/feed/ 0 President Kenyatta at Somalia summit in London – London Video http://london-informer.com/236159/president-kenyatta-at-somalia-summit-in-london-london-video/ http://london-informer.com/236159/president-kenyatta-at-somalia-summit-in-london-london-video/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 23:46:36 +0000 London Informer http://london-informer.com/236159/president-kenyatta-at-somalia-summit-in-london-london-video/ 2013/05/3754f__London__default

Watch KTN Streaming LIVE from Kenya 24/7 on http://www.ktnkenya.tv Follow us on http://www.twitter.com/ktnkenya Like us on http://www.facebook.com/ktnkenya P… Video Rating: 4 / 5

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]]> http://london-informer.com/236159/president-kenyatta-at-somalia-summit-in-london-london-video/feed/ 4 London: nowhere to rent if you are young and on benefits http://london-informer.com/236158/london-nowhere-to-rent-if-you-are-young-and-on-benefits/ http://london-informer.com/236158/london-nowhere-to-rent-if-you-are-young-and-on-benefits/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 16:41:53 +0000 London Informer http://london-informer.com/236158/london-nowhere-to-rent-if-you-are-young-and-on-benefits/ London: nowhere to rent if you are young and on benefits If you are young, on benefits, and living in London, finding somewhere affordable to live is now all but impossible. Housing benefit reforms mean that the chances of a young single person on benefits – and "young" means up to the age of 35 [...]

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]]> http://london-informer.com/236158/london-nowhere-to-rent-if-you-are-young-and-on-benefits/feed/ 0 Shop bosses win rethink on faster visas for Chinese tourists http://london-informer.com/236157/shop-bosses-win-rethink-on-faster-visas-for-chinese-tourists/ http://london-informer.com/236157/shop-bosses-win-rethink-on-faster-visas-for-chinese-tourists/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 09:40:21 +0000 London Informer http://london-informer.com/236157/shop-bosses-win-rethink-on-faster-visas-for-chinese-tourists/ Shop bosses win rethink on faster visas for Chinese tourists West End bosses claim this “border bureaucracy” and the hassle of two applications deters many Chinese people from visiting London. They estimate this loses Britain £1.2 billion in annual tourism spending as a result. Immigration minister Mark Harper … Full News here – Read more [...]

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]]> http://london-informer.com/236157/shop-bosses-win-rethink-on-faster-visas-for-chinese-tourists/feed/ 0 Skateboarders fight to save famed London spot http://london-informer.com/236156/skateboarders-fight-to-save-famed-london-spot/ http://london-informer.com/236156/skateboarders-fight-to-save-famed-london-spot/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 02:41:13 +0000 London Informer http://london-informer.com/236156/skateboarders-fight-to-save-famed-london-spot/ Skateboarders fight to save famed London spot A skateboarder performs tricks in an area beneath the Southbank Centre in London on May 6, 2013. The skateboarders are jousting with authorities to save one of the world's most iconic skateparks from being converted into a stretch of chain stores and … Full News here – Read [...]

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]]> http://london-informer.com/236156/skateboarders-fight-to-save-famed-london-spot/feed/ 0 OPP, London police kick off road safety week http://london-informer.com/236155/opp-london-police-kick-off-road-safety-week/ http://london-informer.com/236155/opp-london-police-kick-off-road-safety-week/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 19:41:29 +0000 London Informer http://london-informer.com/236155/opp-london-police-kick-off-road-safety-week/ OPP, London police kick off road safety week On Monday, the first day of the safety campaign, London police officers issued 90 tickets. Officers charged 35 people for not wearing their seatbelts, 12 people for driving while distracted and 32 people for aggressive driving related offences. Over … Full News here – Read more on [...]

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