London Informer » Local News http://london-informer.com London News and United Kingdom Updates Sun, 19 May 2013 21:45:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 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/236167/mps-consider-new-inquiry-into-london-listing-rules-after-mining-scandals/feed/ 0 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 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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]]> http://london-informer.com/236155/opp-london-police-kick-off-road-safety-week/feed/ 0 LONDON COUNCIL APPROVES AMY WINEHOUSE STATUE PLANS http://london-informer.com/236152/london-council-approves-amy-winehouse-statue-plans/ http://london-informer.com/236152/london-council-approves-amy-winehouse-statue-plans/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 05:42:24 +0000 London Informer http://london-informer.com/236152/london-council-approves-amy-winehouse-statue-plans/ LONDON COUNCIL APPROVES AMY WINEHOUSE STATUE PLANS The Back to Black hitmaker, who died in 2011, is also set for two other posthumous honours – she will be the subject of a special exhibition at the Jewish Museum in London from July (13), while she will be awarded the first 'star' on London's Music … [...]

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]]> http://london-informer.com/236152/london-council-approves-amy-winehouse-statue-plans/feed/ 0 "Fatbergs" In London Sewers To Be Transformed Into Electricity http://london-informer.com/236151/fatbergs-in-london-sewers-to-be-transformed-into-electricity/ http://london-informer.com/236151/fatbergs-in-london-sewers-to-be-transformed-into-electricity/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 22:40:05 +0000 London Informer http://london-informer.com/236151/fatbergs-in-london-sewers-to-be-transformed-into-electricity/ "Fatbergs" In London Sewers To Be Transformed Into Electricity Oil and fat accumulating under the streets of London is apparently causing a bit of an issue. However, the city is going to burn these fatbergs in order to create electricity — about 130 GWh of electricity per year. A power station at Beckton in east [...]

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]]> http://london-informer.com/236151/fatbergs-in-london-sewers-to-be-transformed-into-electricity/feed/ 0 Musical debut at 78 for ex-Bond villain http://london-informer.com/236150/musical-debut-at-78-for-ex-bond-villain/ http://london-informer.com/236150/musical-debut-at-78-for-ex-bond-villain/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 15:39:50 +0000 London Informer http://london-informer.com/236150/musical-debut-at-78-for-ex-bond-villain/ Musical debut at 78 for ex-Bond villain He has been a James Bond villain, a Star Wars general and the voice of Aragog the spider in Harry Potter. But Julian Glover, currently a Grand Maester in Game of Thrones, today declared himself thrilled to be adding singing and dancing in a musical to … Full [...]

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]]> http://london-informer.com/236150/musical-debut-at-78-for-ex-bond-villain/feed/ 0 Infidelity and the commuter: why so many London workers are having affairs http://london-informer.com/236149/infidelity-and-the-commuter-why-so-many-london-workers-are-having-affairs/ http://london-informer.com/236149/infidelity-and-the-commuter-why-so-many-london-workers-are-having-affairs/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 08:40:09 +0000 London Informer http://london-informer.com/236149/infidelity-and-the-commuter-why-so-many-london-workers-are-having-affairs/ Infidelity and the commuter: why so many London workers are having affairs The lure of the bright lights and after-office fun in London is no doubt hard to resist. The Home Counties life might be the choice for many — with the trappings of wealth and good schools for the children — but in reality, [...]

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]]> http://london-informer.com/236149/infidelity-and-the-commuter-why-so-many-london-workers-are-having-affairs/feed/ 0 RBC inspires with rooftop garden spot at London's Chelsea Flower Show http://london-informer.com/236146/rbc-inspires-with-rooftop-garden-spot-at-londons-chelsea-flower-show/ http://london-informer.com/236146/rbc-inspires-with-rooftop-garden-spot-at-londons-chelsea-flower-show/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 01:41:12 +0000 London Informer http://london-informer.com/236146/rbc-inspires-with-rooftop-garden-spot-at-londons-chelsea-flower-show/ RBC inspires with rooftop garden spot at London's Chelsea Flower Show The Chelsea Flower Show (which runs May 21-25) in London, England, is celebrating its centennial this year. Members of the royal family will be in attendance on opening day, as usual. Also back this year are two of the original 1913 exhibiting firms, … [...]

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]]> http://london-informer.com/236146/rbc-inspires-with-rooftop-garden-spot-at-londons-chelsea-flower-show/feed/ 0 HS2 And East London Crossing: The Best Laid Plans… http://london-informer.com/236145/hs2-and-east-london-crossing-the-best-laid-plans/ http://london-informer.com/236145/hs2-and-east-london-crossing-the-best-laid-plans/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 18:40:19 +0000 London Informer http://london-informer.com/236145/hs2-and-east-london-crossing-the-best-laid-plans/ HS2 And East London Crossing: The Best Laid Plans… In London, by contrast, we can still remember the first leaflets appearing at our local station bringing the exciting news that Crossrail was coming. That was 20 years ago; we're still changing at Stratford. Two bits of news today highlight one of the … Full News [...]

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]]> http://london-informer.com/236144/itv-buys-us-production-company-behind-cake-boss/feed/ 0 The Bay Area School Paintings, Thomas Williams Fine Art, London http://london-informer.com/236143/the-bay-area-school-paintings-thomas-williams-fine-art-london/ http://london-informer.com/236143/the-bay-area-school-paintings-thomas-williams-fine-art-london/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 04:42:11 +0000 London Informer http://london-informer.com/236143/the-bay-area-school-paintings-thomas-williams-fine-art-london/ The Bay Area School Paintings, Thomas Williams Fine Art, London The Bay Area School Paintings, Thomas Williams Fine Art, London – review. By Jackie Wullschlager. This intriguing show explores a key West Coast artistic scene in the 1940s-60s. Elmer Bischoff's 'Man and Lavender Sky' (1958). Richard Diebenkorn said … Full News here – Read more [...]

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]]> http://london-informer.com/236143/the-bay-area-school-paintings-thomas-williams-fine-art-london/feed/ 0 'London In 1927' Video Shows Beautiful Color Images Filmed By Pioneering … http://london-informer.com/236140/london-in-1927-video-shows-beautiful-color-images-filmed-by-pioneering/ http://london-informer.com/236140/london-in-1927-video-shows-beautiful-color-images-filmed-by-pioneering/#comments Sun, 12 May 2013 14:40:09 +0000 London Informer http://london-informer.com/236140/london-in-1927-video-shows-beautiful-color-images-filmed-by-pioneering/ 'London In 1927' Video Shows Beautiful Color Images Filmed By Pioneering … Instead, the film (one of the first color films ever), gives us a glimpse at breathtaking images of the metropolis: The country's first double-decker motor buses move slowly across London Bridge; young women stroll through a sunlit Hyde Park; throngs … Full News [...]

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]]> http://london-informer.com/236140/london-in-1927-video-shows-beautiful-color-images-filmed-by-pioneering/feed/ 0 London becomes soccer's epicenter http://london-informer.com/236139/london-becomes-soccers-epicenter/ http://london-informer.com/236139/london-becomes-soccers-epicenter/#comments Sun, 12 May 2013 07:40:54 +0000 London Informer http://london-informer.com/236139/london-becomes-soccers-epicenter/ London becomes soccer's epicenter For two weeks, beginning on Saturday, London becomes the center of the soccer universe. Over the next 14 days, the oldest cup competition in the sport will be decided, Europe's club champion will be crowned, and two London sides – which two are yet to … Full News here – Read [...]

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]]> http://london-informer.com/236139/london-becomes-soccers-epicenter/feed/ 0 London Wall, St James Theatre, London, review http://london-informer.com/236138/london-wall-st-james-theatre-london-review/ http://london-informer.com/236138/london-wall-st-james-theatre-london-review/#comments Sat, 11 May 2013 17:40:14 +0000 London Informer http://london-informer.com/236138/london-wall-st-james-theatre-london-review/ London Wall, St James Theatre, London, review The action is all set in a solicitor's office in the City of London, focusing largely on the lives and loves of the young women who work there as shorthand typists. Nineteen-year-old Pat Milligan, both of whose parents are dead, is going out with a shy … Full [...]

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]]> http://london-informer.com/236138/london-wall-st-james-theatre-london-review/feed/ 0 Real eyes new dawn in London http://london-informer.com/236137/real-eyes-new-dawn-in-london/ http://london-informer.com/236137/real-eyes-new-dawn-in-london/#comments Sat, 11 May 2013 10:39:53 +0000 London Informer http://london-informer.com/236137/real-eyes-new-dawn-in-london/ Real eyes new dawn in London Real Madrid sealed its place in the Euroleague basketball final after defeating Regal Barça (67-74) in a hard-fought encounter that swung in the final quarter, in which 'Los Blancos' overwhelmed the Catalans 20-4. Greek side Olympiacos awaits in Sunday … Full News here – Read more on MARCA.com

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]]> http://london-informer.com/236137/real-eyes-new-dawn-in-london/feed/ 0 Derelict Heygate estate in south London – in pictures http://london-informer.com/236134/derelict-heygate-estate-in-south-london-in-pictures/ http://london-informer.com/236134/derelict-heygate-estate-in-south-london-in-pictures/#comments Sat, 11 May 2013 03:39:50 +0000 London Informer http://london-informer.com/236134/derelict-heygate-estate-in-south-london-in-pictures/ Derelict Heygate estate in south London – in pictures Getty Images photographer Dan Kitwood visits the empty housing estate near Elephant and Castle, London, as it awaits demolition. The Heygate estate, which was completed in 1974, is to make way for 2,500 new homes as part of a £1.5bn regeneration … Full News here – [...]

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