The contest to be London's mayor, running a city of about 13 million people, has come at a crucial moment in British politics. It could help determine the outcome of the next general election.
Hundreds of thousands of commuters struggled to get to work Tuesday by bus, bike, cab and on foot as a subway workers' strike stretched into a second day
Madeira Parade, Brighton, on the south coast of England has been a rally destination since the dawn of motoring. Barely a week goes by without a veteran, vintage or classic car rally congregating here on a London to Brighton run. And that's not counting the car club rallies and clandestine drag races that happen here.
The contest to be London's mayor, running a city of about 13 million people, has come at a crucial moment in British politics. It could help determine the outcome of the next general election.
Hundreds of thousands of commuters struggled to get to work Tuesday by bus, bike, cab and on foot as a subway workers' strike stretched into a second day
Madeira Parade, Brighton, on the south coast of England has been a rally destination since the dawn of motoring. Barely a week goes by without a veteran, vintage or classic car rally congregating here on a London to Brighton run. And that's not counting the car club rallies and clandestine drag races that happen here.
Climate change's impact is felt most heavily in natural wildernesses such as the Arctic and the Amazon rainforest. But it is in cities that most of the damage is done. Cities consume around 75 percent of the world's energy and produce 80 percent of its greenhouse gas emissions.
Poignant tributes were being made in London as Britain marked one year since four suicide bombers killed 52 people in the London Underground system and on a bus.
London Mayor Ken Livingstone has been suspended from office for four weeks after being found guilty of bringing his office into disrepute by comparing a Jewish reporter to a Nazi concentration camp guard.
The opening stage of the 2007 Tour de France to be held in London will start on Whitehall, near Trafalgar Square and Downing Street, before finishing on the Mall.
Brazilian officials looking into the fatal police shooting of a Brazilian man mistaken for a terrorist on the London Tube were expected to meet prosecutors and the head of the watchdog agency investigating the death Wednesday.
Brazilian officials looking into the fatal police shooting of a Brazilian man mistaken for a terrorist on the London Tube have arrived to meet the head of the police watchdog agency investigating the death.
London Underground workers met Mayor Ken Livingstone on Friday to demand urgent security improvements in the aftermath of the July 7 bombings and Thursday's attempted attacks on the Tube network.
London Mayor Ken Livingstone has said that Western "double standards" in the Middle East have contributed to the growth of Islamic extremism and terrorist groups such as al Qaeda.
Prime Minister Tony Blair has rejected comments by London's mayor that Western "double standards" in the Middle East contributed to the growth of Islamic extremism and terrorist groups such as al Qaeda.
London Mayor Ken Livingstone spoke within hours of the July 7 attacks, while still in Singapore celebrating his city's victory in the race to host the 2012 Olympics. Here is his statement in full:
Millions of people in Britain and around the world observed a two-minute silence Thursday to honor the victims of the London terrorist attacks a week ago as the UK came to terms with the news that the suspected suicide bombers were Britons.
As Big Ben chimed noon, London and many other parts of Britain came to a standstill Thursday for two minutes' silence in remembrance of the victims of the July 7 terror bombings.
The death toll from London's terrorist attacks rose to 52, as the first victims were identified and the British capital got back to business after a weekend of mourning and memorials.
London commuters returned to the city Friday, a day after terrorist bombs on the British transit system killed more than 50 people and wounded 700 others in the bloodiest assault on the British capital since World War II.
London commuters returned to the city Friday, a day after terrorist bombs on the British transit system killed more than 50 people and wounded 700 others in the bloodiest assault on the British capital since World War II.
London Mayor Ken Livingstone says he will not apologize or express regret for likening a Jewish reporter to a Nazi "concentration camp guard." The following is the full text of his statement:
London Mayor Ken Livingstone is expected to express regret this week for comparing a Jewish newspaper reporter to a Nazi concentration camp guard, his deputy said Sunday.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair has called on London Mayor Ken Livingstone to apologize for a tirade in which he accused a Jewish reporter of behaving like a Nazi concentration camp guard.
Defiant London Mayor Ken Livingstone has again refused to apologize for a tirade in which he accused a Jewish reporter of behaving like a Nazi concentration camp guard.
Hundreds of thousands of Londoners walked part or all their way to work Wednesday after transport chaos in the capital brought by a strike of London Underground workers.
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