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London mayor gets stuck in mid-air in zip line stunt gone wrong
Surely it seemed like a good idea at the time, sending London’s Mayor Boris Johnson whizzing down a zip line in his suit and tie, blue-helmeted for safety and waving a Union Jack in each hand. Things shortly turned sour, however, when the mayor came to a sudden halt in…
London mayoral candidates compete for ‘the gay vote’
LONDON — The candidates battling to become London’s mayor made their pitches for the gay vote on Saturday, with less than a month to go to the election. The May 3 poll will decide who is in charge of the British capital for the London 2012 Olympics, which run from…
UK says it must tackle social problems
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain needs to tackle deep-seated social problems following riots and looting in English cities this week, the center-right government said on Saturday, and a U.S. street crime expert it has brought in said arrests alone would not solve the problem. “There are communities that have just been…
UK to tackle social problems after riots
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain needs to tackle deep-seated social problems following riots and looting in English cities this week, the center-right government said on Saturday, and a U.S. street crime expert it has brought in said arrests alone would not solve the problem. “There are communities that have just been…
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