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londonbikers.com (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Non-UK drivers and hauliers who flout the rules of the road face being fined and having their vehicles immobilised under new road safety proposals published today by Road Safety Minister Jim Fitzpatrick. Drivers resident outside the UK will not be able to escape punishment under the new system which will give Police and examiners from the Vehicle Operator and Services Agency (VOSA) the power to collect...
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Keira Knightley was the second highest earning actress in Hollywood last year and the only British name to make a list of cinema's 20 best paid male and female stars.
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Times Online (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Max Mosley, the Formula One boss, has declared himself delighted after winning record damages in a privacy action against the News of the World.
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Londonist (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
The former Middlesex Hospital in Fitzrovia has been under hoarding for some time now, awaiting a wholesale mixed-use redevelopment . Late last year a group of local artists twigged that the iconic building was about to disappear with all its secrets and embarked on a last minute crusade to create work about the building, its history, and previous and future occupants. The developers granted them unlimited...
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Londonist (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
The Camden Fringe : It's as good as the Edinburgh Festival, though arguably even better than that lauded Scotch month of mayhem: you only share accommodation if you want to and no one will sneer if you didn't make it to the 2am performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream in an 'ironic' car impound lot. Last year, the small Etcetera Theatre and Liberties Bar hosted 175 performances of 47 different shows...
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Londonist (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
Londonist Takes a Walk on the Wilder Side What is it? Formerly derelict land , King Henry's Walk Garden is now a thriving, award-winning, organic community garden and peaceful green space. Where is it? Tucked away behind Balls Pond Road, N1 within walking distance of Essex Road, Canonbury, Newington Green and Dalston - Mildmay Ward - if you can find it. Why has it tickled our fancy? We got a leaflet...
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Birmingham University Conservative Future (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
On the lighter side of the news it has been reported that David Camerons now legendary bike has been stolen outside his local Tesco’s whilst he shopped for salad! Hopefully this incident will not discourage Dave from cycling in the future… however he may prefer to shop at Sainsbury’s for his salad next time! [...]
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Londonist (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
If you're born with the proverbial silver soup-eating utensil in your gob, yet your aspirations include running a country with a long-standing disdain towards the average toff, how can you relate to the lumpenproletariat? Maybe by showing that you suffer from the same troubles they do - such as, for example, being the victim of petty crime. Just days after his City Hall chum Boris announced the Summer...
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Birmingham University Conservative Future (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
Barack Obama has just made a very passionate speech in Berlin with his mannerisms and words reminiscent of a young JFK. Obama appeared confident and relaxed as he took to the stage in central Berlin and called for greater co-operation between Europe and America. Indeed for a brief moment I found myself hanging off his every word and [...]
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Hundreds of religious leaders marched through London to demand action on global poverty, in an event hailed by Gordon Brown as one of the greatest public demonstrations of faith the city had ever seen.
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Londonist (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Not content with tracking the every move of its errant young, a London borough is bribing its youths to behave themselves – or lose their privileges. The Positive Citizen photocard being trialled in Sutton works on the premise that young people engaging in ‘positive behaviour’ are less likely to transgress. Obedient, apple-cheeked young citizens in Sutton will receive a selection of incentives, such...
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Enough is Enough (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
Yesterday I warned about men with beards . Duncan Flynn has tracked down " Man With Beard " from Fawlty Towers . He gets a gold star for effort. Other nominations have included: 1. Rowan Williams (who must clearly be a Catholic or muslim plant as head of the Anglican Church: that must be the only explanation for him being as crap an Archbishop as he is). 2. The poster boy for Labour MPs known as Lenin...
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Express & Echo (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Last year 2,000 tonnes of perfectly edible food was saved from destruction by FareShare, a UK-wide charity that redistributes surplus produce from the food industry to more than 400 organisations working with marginalised people.
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Times Online (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
A 20-year-old British mother appeared in a Greek court today accused of strangling her newly born baby to death shortly after giving birth to him while she was alone in her hotel room in Crete.
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 58 minutes ago
An elderly churchgoer who underwent a personality change following a stroke is being questioned by police after his wife was found strangled at their home.
