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Islamic extremism on British campuses: Not unusual when I was at the London School of Economics
The government's report today claiming that British universities are "complacent" in tolerating Islamic extremism on campus will come as no surprise to anyone who has attended a British university in the last few years, yet despite this, nothing is likely to change.
E.Coli 2011 outbreak: Which vegetables are safe to eat?
The deadly new strain of E.coli that has killed at least 17 people and left 1,500 ill across Europe has never been seen in a human population and it may be the most toxic yet, health experts said on Thursday.
Microsoft chip in on cybersecurity debate
In the wake of Sony's recent PSN disaster and the U.K. Government's increasing emphasis on the topic, Microsoft took the opportunity to add its two-cents on the question of cyber attacks at this year's Global Cybersecurity Summit.
Twitter Injunction: User exposes celebrities behind gagging orders
A Twitter user has published claims about 14 injunctions allegedly obtained by high-profile performers, sportsmen and politicians.
Generation Rent: First-time buyers locked out of property market
A generation of Britons believe they will never own their own property, a new survey has shown
Winning the Champions League is worth £110m
The winners of this season's Champions League will net a record £110m, according to a new financial study.
Twitter buy TweetDeck: Future buyouts planned
Having just bought TweetDeck, Twitter has confirmed its intent to add yet more third-party applications to its collection.
Britain donates £2.1 million to preserve Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp
In a statement today, the British Government confirmed a £2.1 million donation to the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.
President Obama hails "the rock solid foundation" of U.S and U.K's relationship at banquet
After a much mediatised first day of his state visit, Obama will today address MPs and peers in Westminster Hall giving his visit a much more political twist. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg will also attend the meeting, where the state of the global economy, counter-terrorism the Nato-led operation in Libya and on-going recent developments in the Middle East and North Africa and the conflict in Afghanistan are expected to be high on the agenda.
Obama's European visit: a review of the US-EU relationship in 2009 and 2011
In 2009 Obama went on his first official visit to Europe with a planned In 2009 ObamaIa five-nation tour in which he was said to be determined to tackle almost every global problem. He came out of the G20 as victorious as he managed to broker a deal a deal at the G20 summit in London, which he has hailed as a "turning point" in the economic crisis. The negotiations were however tough as French PRESIDENT Nicolas Sarkozy threatened to walk out from what he said were "false compromises"...
Iceland volcano: Ash cloud clears as UK flights resume
The Icelandic ash cloud left British airspace early on Wednesday morning according to the air traffic controller NATS.
Web creator Sir Tim Berners-Lee adds to super injunction fueled fire against Twitter
Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the web, has today attacked the social networking site Twitter, questioning its policy to allow extreme views to be freely expressed regardless of their legal status in super injunctions or possible nature as hate speech.
Brits try to bypass 2012 Olympic Games ticket lottery
A recent report from the BBC has confirmed that a website designed to sell tickets for the 2012 Olympic Games to oversees fans, crashed yesterday as a British buyers attempted to bypass the ticket lottery and buy directly from the site.
Iceland volcano: Ash cloud closes U.K. airspace
The government said on Tuesday that ash from an Icelandic volcano would not lead to the total shutdown of airspace despite the cancellation of over 250 flights across Europe this morning.
Iceland volcano ash cloud threatens Barcelona's Champions League plans
Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola said his team were prepared to alter their flight arrangements if volcanic ash from Iceland disrupts European air travel this week.
Ash cloud disrupts President Obama’s Ireland visit
A dense cloud of ash from an Icelandic volcano was being blown toward Scotland Monday, yesterday. While airlines started to cancel their flights, U.S. President Barack Obama was forced to cut short his visit to Ireland as fears of disruptions similar to those engendered by the Icelandic Eyjafjallajökull eruption in April 2010 mounted.
Injunctions labelled "unsustainable" and "untenable" as Sunday Herald names football player
David Cameron told ITV1's Daybreak the law should be reviewed to "catch up with how people consume media today" before adding that "It is rather unsustainable, this situation, where newspapers can't print something that clearly everybody else is talking about.”
Iceland ash cloud disruption: Airline shares take a tumble
The giant ash cloud from an Icelandic volcano threatening to shut European airspace hit airline shares this morning.
British Land share price down on FTSE 100 despite FY profit rise
Shares in British Land were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the property developer reported a slight rise in pre-tax profit in the full year ended 31 March.
Government urges Ofcom to increase mobile broadband coverage
A new parliamentary motion has urged Ofcom to extend its next generation mobile broadband to cover 98 percent of the country.
Pete Doherty jailed for cocaine possession
Pete Doherty has been jailed for 6 months after pleading guilty to possession of cocaine.
"Black women less attractive" blogpost: Anger grows
Anger is growing amongst student groups at the London School of Economics after one of its lecturers wrote a blog post discussing "why black women are less physically attractive".
London 2012: Huge demand for Olympic tickets
London 2012 organisers have received more than one million ticket requests for the men's 100 metres final, according to the BBC.
The Queen's speech
The Queen offered her sympathy and regret to on Wednesday to all those who had suffered from centuries of conflict between Britain and Ireland in a landmark address to the Irish nation.
Google promise Android permisions will be made clearer
Speaking at Google's Big Tent event in London, executive chairmen Eric Schmidt promised consumers that the company was dedicated to simplifying the Android app instillation permissions screen.
Off-peak train fare in London and UK "could rise 30%"
Passengers could face a rise in off-peak fares of up to 30% in a major review of rail ticket prices, according to union leaders.
Stephen Lawrence case: How has it changed the UK?
Stephen Lawrence's killing in 1993 while he waited for a bus in Eltham and the subsequent trials and events have revealed and also changed many things in British life including laws and reforms to public services like the police force.
EU is too powerful for Alex Salmond to influence
Alex Salmond, leader of the SNP and once again First Minister of Scotland, has said that he wishes his nation (by which he does not mean the United Kingdom) to have greater influence in the European Union.
O2 outage ends: no compensation offered
In the wake of a 17-plus hour network outage, that left millions of O2 customers unable to make calls, texts or use the internet, in a statement to the BBC O2 representatives confirmed they will not be offering compensation to those effected.
World's oldest panda dies at 34
Ming Ming, the world's oldest panda, has died at the age of 34 in China.