The visit of the NBA to London on Monday, in the form of a preseason friendly between the Chicago Bulls and the Utah Jazz, could be seen as an important step in the global growth of the American sports franchise.
British Transport Police said Saturday they are investigating after a man left a bag containing a corrosive substance at a train station outside London.
Protesters threw bricks and bottles Friday at police outside a mosque in London after about 1,000 people showed up to counter a planned a right-wing demonstration there, police said.
London police arrested another man in connection with this month's brazen jewelry store robbery of some $65 million worth of gems, Metropolitan Police said.
Two men were arrested Wednesday in connection with this month's brazen London jewelry store robbery of millions of dollars worth of gems, Metropolitan Police said.
London police have arrested a man in connection with a brazen daylight robbery of a jewelry store last week, they announced Wednesday.
Two men are being sought for questioning in the brazen daylight robbery of a jewelry store last week, in which some $65 million in merchandise was stolen, authorities said Tuesday.
LONDON (AP) -- The government says organizers of the 2012 London Olympics will spend $31.4 million of reserve funds to help secure games venues from terrorist attacks.
A massive fire engulfed the four-story offices of a major film company in central London on Friday, sending clouds of white smoke over the city skyline, the London fire department said.
Six people were killed, including three children, when a fire broke out in a high-rise apartment building in south London on Friday afternoon, officials said.
The visit of the NBA to London on Monday, in the form of a preseason friendly between the Chicago Bulls and the Utah Jazz, could be seen as an important step in the global growth of the American sports franchise.
British Transport Police said Saturday they are investigating after a man left a bag containing a corrosive substance at a train station outside London.
Protesters threw bricks and bottles Friday at police outside a mosque in London after about 1,000 people showed up to counter a planned a right-wing demonstration there, police said.
London police arrested another man in connection with this month's brazen jewelry store robbery of some $65 million worth of gems, Metropolitan Police said.
Two men were arrested Wednesday in connection with this month's brazen London jewelry store robbery of millions of dollars worth of gems, Metropolitan Police said.
London police have arrested a man in connection with a brazen daylight robbery of a jewelry store last week, they announced Wednesday.
Two men are being sought for questioning in the brazen daylight robbery of a jewelry store last week, in which some $65 million in merchandise was stolen, authorities said Tuesday.
LONDON (AP) -- The government says organizers of the 2012 London Olympics will spend $31.4 million of reserve funds to help secure games venues from terrorist attacks.
A massive fire engulfed the four-story offices of a major film company in central London on Friday, sending clouds of white smoke over the city skyline, the London fire department said.
Six people were killed, including three children, when a fire broke out in a high-rise apartment building in south London on Friday afternoon, officials said.
A huge crowd gathered in London, UK on Friday for a mass "moonwalk" -- paying tribute to Michael Jackson by dancing to his most iconic songs and replicating his famous walk.
Where do you begin in a city of this size? How about at the lively South Bank of the Thames, near Waterloo Station? Start with a spin on the London Eye, a colossal Ferris that will take you up 130 meters for an unmatched view of the city.
The First Daughter and her older sister, mother and a pal sit in a special theater box
London commuters crammed onto buses, scrambled for taxis, cycled or simply walked on Wednesday as a strike by Tube workers shut down most of the subway network.
The 2005 London bombings on three subway trains and a bus, which killed 52 people, could not have been prevented, according to an official report into the attacks released Tuesday.
British new wave ska legends The Specials rounded off the Brixton leg of their 30th anniversary tour with an electric performance that threatened to bring the crumbling south London venue crashing to the ground.
London is a city used to playing host to the festival of football matches, home to five clubs in the English Premier League alone, not to mention a myriad of smaller clubs from lower divisions, it seems the next game is just around the corner; sometimes literally. But even for this soccer-saturated town, the last seven days were a bit special with the hosting of not one, but two Champions League semifinals.
With rates as low as $36, these flashy new European hotels take the convenience of the pod concept and expand it with style.
A jury Tuesday acquitted three men of charges that they helped the bombers who carried out the July 7, 2005, attacks on the London transportation system.
Shares on Wall Street surged higher Thursday, following a global market upswing amid renewed optimism as G-20 leaders in London agreed a deal on lifting the global economy out of crisis.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy is threatening to walk if there's no agreement on new and more stringent international financial regulation. German Chancellor Angela Merkel may throw a fit of her own if other countries keep insisting that the Germans have room for a bigger economic stimulus package. The Russians and Chinese want to get some control over the International Monetary Fund, and if there's one issue on which there is a wide consensus, it's that American corporate greed and negligent financial oversight is to blame for all the mess.
Suits were swapped for jeans and sneakers throughout London's financial district today, as bankers heeded warnings to dress down to avoid the potential wrath of G-20 protestors.
Police and protesters skirmished around the Bank of England on Wednesday as world leaders gathered for the G-20 summit.
The day will also bring dinner with J.K. Rowling - cooked by celeb chef Jamie Oliver
London police said Thursday they are planning one of the largest and most complex operations in their history as the city gears up to host the G-20 summit next week.
Britain's competition watchdog has ordered airport operator BAA to sell three of its seven airports, including two in London.
A fire raged for hours in central London Wednesday, sending black smoke high into the air over the city.
The sales of non-essential luxury goods have plummeted since the recession hit. No sector has been spared.
The famous "empty" fourth plinth in London's Trafalgar Square is to be occupied by volunteers for 100 consecutive days, 24 hours a day, the artist Antony Gormley has announced.
From Fitzrovia to Covent Garden, London is embracing its charming -- and sometimes cheeky -- past. Every era, from the roaring '20s to the swinging '60s, is represented, with new takes on old-fashioned locales: chip and sweets shops, hidden Prohibition-style hangouts, even ballrooms.
Days after thick snow brought London to a standstill, the traditional drizzle has returned and it is business as usual in the bustling British capital.
Questions were being asked Tuesday about how snow in Britain caused so much disruption to travel and education as analysts said the cost to the economy could be as much as £3.5 billion ($5 billion).
Spanish police have arrested six people linked to a $600 million fraud on the London stock market, after an investigation started by British authorities four years ago, a National Police statement said Wednesday.
Pakistan has arrested a suspected al Qaeda militant who intelligence officials say is tied to the London subway bombings in 2005, authorities there said Thursday.
European markets opened solidly in negative territory Wednesday, following earlier selloffs across Asia and on Wall Street.
Patricia Neal is a 29-year-old American living in London. She documents her experiences in her blog "London a la Mode" and here she writes for CNN about life in the English capital.
There's a never a dull moment in London -- the only problem is trying to keep up with it all... Here are some annual events you won't want to miss.
If the bustle and stress of city life is getting too much for you there are some fantastic places away from central London where you can unwind. The London Wetland Centre in Barnes is a 43-acre wetland reserve and an oasis for all manner of rare birds and wild flowers.
The perfect place to exercise your credit card, London has a number of world-class department stores. It's worth enduring the crowds to visit Harrods (87-135 Brompton Road, Knightsbridge), a name synonymous with luxury. The prices can be hair raising but the ornate food halls are a great place to pick up a Harrods-branded souvenir.
In London you can sample food from anywhere in the world. The city boasts excellent eateries serving everything from Ethiopian to Peruvian cuisine, but right now traditional British food is having something of a revival, showcasing the best seasonal ingredients the isles have to offer.
Pubs and bars are the social glue that keep the city's population from fragmenting into anonymity. Recent years have seen the traditional London pubs joined by fancy Euro bars and New-York style cocktail lounges.
Accommodation in London is extortionate, with a dearth of decent budget options. But once you've resigned yourself to paying top dollar, you'll find there is no shortage of quality hotels.
Dirty, noisy and unbelievably expensive, London is a vast cosmopolitan melting pot of people, ideas and energy. There's not so much a buzz about the place as a deafening roar, and somewhere behind the incessant bustle is 2,000 years of history struggling to be heard.
Guy Ritchie re-invented the British gangster movie with his stylish crime capers "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" and "Snatch."
Plans to rejuvenate a dilapidated London icon -- known worldwide to movie and music fans -- were unveiled last week.
Thousands of people gathered Saturday in London to protest Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, in one of several demonstrations planned across Britain.
A British man has been banned from carrying pens and spray paint in public after writing abusive comments about women in toilets and buses, according to media reports.
An Iraqi doctor was jailed for at least 32 years Wednesday for his part in a car bomb attack at a busy Scottish airport in June 2007 and failed attacks in London a day earlier.
The conviction of a terrorist doctor in the UK exposes how any section of society can become radicalized, a top police officer said Tuesday.
Wearing black hot pants and knee-high boots to Simon Cowell's UK show, the pop star says she feels "awesome"
Health experts were on Monday examining the home and workshop of a London drum-maker who died after inhaling anthrax spores while handling imported animal skins.
Saints defensive end Will Smith had one word to describe his stay in England since the team landed at Heathrow on the red eye Monday morning -- peaceful. That has something to do with their accommodations at The Grove, a five-star luxury estate 18 miles north of London. It's situated on a championship golf course where Tiger Woods took the AmEx Championship two years ago -- not that Smith has been working on his backswing since landing. On the contrary, it's been all football.
It is a strange feeling to think you could be standing before an object that may be the Holy Grail, but visitors to the new Byzantium 330-1453 exhibition at London's Royal Academy will be able to experience just that frisson between now and March 2009.
Events in London's art world last weekend sent out contrasting signals as to the future of the global art market.
As Hollywood stars such as Gwyneth Paltrow and Penelope Cruz grace the red carpet at the 52nd London Film Festival, the UK's capital city shows it has become a thriving, creative hub for filmmaking.
Despite homes in L.A. and London, "Madonna is a New Yorker," a source tells PEOPLE
To begin with, visitors to Todmorden, Yorkshire, might think it looks like any other small town in northern England.
Major European markets moved higher Friday, taking their cues from the Dow Jones industrial average's 400-point rebound a day earlier.
Well, at least The City looks good.
Two men accused of failed car bomb attacks in London and a car bombing at Glasgow International Airport last year went on trial Thursday.
European markets tumbled in early trading amid ongoing fears about the state of credit markets despite the British government's $87.5 billion rescue package for the banking system
The befuddled singer was helped off stage at a U.K. awards show, triggering health fears
The actress shares her favorite places to eat, drink, and be merry Brit-style
While British banks may not be overly exposed to the crippled U.S. giant, but the loss of thousands more finance jobs adds to the City's misery
The singer's superstar pals cheer on her Sticky and Sweet show in London
The first world championship of free running fuels debate over the sport's soul and just how "ridiculous" it can get
The singer was "very happy" on the phone when sharing the news of his and Gwen Stefani's second son
The delay of a new building couldn't have come at a worse time: a rash of new office developments are hitting the UK market
When it comes to business jets, the holy grail has long been a reasonably priced jet with enough range to zip you across the Atlantic. (After all, what mogul wants to refuel in Greenland en route to London?)
Sin stocks, ranging from gambling to liquor, are usually a safe bet in hard times
Anita Fancon and her husband want to fly from Tucson, Arizona, to Bordeaux, France in business class. They have the miles they need, and they've already cashed them in. But do they have the seats? American Airlines says they do, except on the flight from Dallas to London. Is there anything Fancon can do to secure the seats she's already paid 180,000 miles for?
A jury in London failed to reach a verdict against three men charged in connection with the July 7, 2005, bombings on three underground trains and a bus in which 52 people were killed and hundreds wounded.
Troubled singer Amy Winehouse was released from a London hospital after an overnight stay to treat what her spokesman said was an adverse reaction to medication
Usain Bolt will headline the London Grand Prix meeting on July 26 at Crystal Palace and is promising "something very special" in the 200 meters.
Even the experts are stumped by the classification of a tiny bug found under a sycamore tree
A second man charged with the brutal murder of two French students in south-east London has appeared in court.
Three of the men charged with plotting to bomb transatlantic passenger flights pleaded guilty at a London court Monday to conspiracy to cause explosions, report UK news agencies.
Police have arrested another person in connection with the stabbing deaths of two French students in London, police said Thursday.
A 33-year-old man walked into a south London police station early Monday and surrendered to police in connection with the brutal stabbing deaths of two French students in London last week, a Metropolitan Police spokeswoman said.
Fanny Blankers-Koen stands alone as the only woman to have matched Jessie Owens and Carl Lewis by winning four athletics gold medals at a single Olympics, in London in 1948.
Police said Saturday they have arrested a man in connection with the brutal stabbing deaths of two French students in London this week.
Police have arrested a man in connection with the brutal stabbing killings of two French students in London this week.
British police investigating the horrific murder of two French students in London Thursday are exploring the possibility it was linked to an earlier burglary.
Hundreds of British truckers hit the road to London Wednesday to take their protest about high fuel prices to lawmakers.
As airlines slash flights and cut spending in the wake of rising fuel prices, rail travel across Europe is entering into a period of renewal.
A new London show, Captivated: The Art of the Interned, is a quietly damning indictment of Britain's treatment of post 9/11 terror suspects
Take steps to reduce your carbon footprint whether you are commuting to work or taking a vacation.
In a cramped, humid laboratory in London, mosquitoes swarming in stacked, net-covered cages are being scrutinized for keys to controlling malaria
A leading Christian church has been plunged into a new row about gay clergy after a marriage-style service between two male priests at a London church, local media report.
A second set of confidential papers on British terrorism policies were found on a train, The Independent reported on Sunday.
The wife of a would-be London train bomber was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in jail for failing to tell police about her husband's plan to attack an Underground station three years ago, the court and police said.
A British Army bomb disposal team is working carefully to dismantle a large unexploded World War II bomb unearthed this week near the future Olympic Park in London, officials said Friday.
A neighborhood in east London was getting back to normal Saturday after British Army engineers detonated a large World War II bomb unearthed this week on a building site, officials said.
London's subway system was engulfed by thousands of revelers Saturday night, marking the introduction of an alcohol ban on the mass transit network.
A baffling phenomenon known as sudden infant death syndrome is one of the leading causes of death for children under one. Now, British researchers say they may have found a contributing factor: bacteria
It is one of the most hotly anticipated movies of the year and after years of feverish speculation, Sex and the City the movie, premieres in London Monday night.
Conservative Boris Johnson has defeated the ruling Labour Party's two-term mayor of London, election officials announced Friday.
Emotion-detecting robot cars will face off against eavesdropping flying saucers in the English countryside when scientists, academics and schoolchildren compete later this year to design the next generation of military equipment
The troubled rock musician served 29 days for probation violations
Conservative Boris Johnson wins the mayor's office in a rout of Britain's ruling party in local elections
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