Assad’s father-in-law gives advice on covering up violence
August 3rd, 2012 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 3 (IANS) British resident Fawas Akhras, a cardiologist by profession and the father-in-law of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, has been giving advice to the leader on how to ... Read more...
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Millionaire’s daughter to be jailed for London riots
April 5th, 2012 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 5 (IANS) Laura Johnson, the daughter of a British millionaire, was Thursday convicted of having participated in an "orgy of looting" during last year's London riots. She now ... Read more...
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Jamie Waylett jailed for two years
March 22nd, 2012 - 8:10 am ICT by IANS
London, March 22 (IANS) "Harry Potter" star Jamie Waylett has been sentenced to two years behind bars for his involvement in the London riots last year.Waylett was spotted holding a ... Read more...
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Sebastian Coe dismisses concerns over security of London 2012
December 10th, 2011 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 10 (IANS) Sebastian Coe, president of the organising committee of the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympic Games, said here Saturday that the Games will be safe and smooth ... Read more...
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Mirren compares London riots to cannibalism
September 21st, 2011 - 3:06 am ICT by IANS
London, Sep 21 (IANS) Veteran actress Helen Mirren says the recent London riots were "terrifying". She even compared the looting of shops and setting fire to buildings to "cannibalism"."It was ... Read more...
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Teenager asked Facebook friends to kill one million cops
August 26th, 2011 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 26 (IANS) A British teenager has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in jail for asking his 2,000 Facebook "friends" to kill one million policemen during the London ... Read more...
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London riots report by year-end: Keith Vaz
August 18th, 2011 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Describing the London riots as an act of criminality, Keith Vaz, Britain's longest serving MP of Indian origin and head of parliament's inquiry committee into ... Read more...
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London riots: Facebook plotters jailed for four years
August 17th, 2011 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 17 (IANS) Two Facebook users, who allegedly tried to incite mob violence during last week's London riots, have been sentenced to four years in prison.Perry Sutcliffe, 22, ... Read more...
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Actor Moyer enjoyed London riots news coverage
August 14th, 2011 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Aug 14 (IANS) "True Blood" actor Stephen Moyer has said he enjoyed watching news coverage of the "exciting" London riots.Violence began Aug 6 in London's northern district of ... Read more...
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Cowell donates $80,000 for London riot victims
August 14th, 2011 - 2:29 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 14 (IANS) Music mogul Simon Cowell has donated $80,000 for those affected by the London riots.The civil unrest began in London Aug 6 and soon spread across the ... Read more...
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London riots: Two face jail for inciting on Facebook
August 13th, 2011 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 13 (IANS) Two British teenagers have been charged with posting hate messages on social network Facebook, one of which encouraged the "killing of a million police officers" ... Read more...
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London riots: PM asks former US top cop to help out
August 13th, 2011 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 13 (IANS) British Prime Minister David Cameron has asked a former police chief from New York and Los Angeles to become his temporary crime adviser in a ... Read more...
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British soldier stole guitar during riots
August 13th, 2011 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 13 (IANS) A 20-year-old British soldier, who was in Afghanistan in 2010, has been charged with stealing a guitar during the London riots.Paratrooper Liam Bretherton was arrested after ... Read more...
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London riots frighten British comedian
August 13th, 2011 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 13 (IANS) Comedian Russell Brand believes the street violence in Britain is sad and frightening."(The) riots are sad and frightening and if I have, by virtue of ... Read more...
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Brand urges politicians to address British youth
August 12th, 2011 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 12 (IANS) British comedian Russell Brand has urged the country's politicians to address the youth in the wake of the London riots."However 'unacceptable' and 'unjustifiable' it might be, ... Read more...
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London riots: Duggan was Manchester ganglord’s nephew
August 12th, 2011 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 12 (IANS) Mark Duggan, a suspected drug dealer whose killing by police sparked off the London riots, was the nephew of a mafia leader who ran the Manchester ... Read more...
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London riots: fourth victim dies
August 12th, 2011 - 12:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 12 (IANS) A 68-year-old man who suffered critical injuries while trying to extinguish a fire during riots in west London has died, Scotland Yard said.On Monday night, ... Read more...
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Now petition calls for evicting London looters
August 11th, 2011 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 11 (IANS) Tens of thousands of people have petitioned the government to take strict actions, including evicition from council houses, against the convicted rioters and looters, a media ... Read more...
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Liam Gallagher’s shop ‘Pretty Green’ looted in the London riots
August 10th, 2011 - 9:00 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Aug 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The riots in UK is taking its toll on businesses in the country. Looters have taken advantage of the chaos by breaking into and stealing from several ... Read more...
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London riots to cost insurers 200 mn pounds
August 10th, 2011 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 10 (IANS) Insurance firms in Britain have said the riots in London may cost them around 200 million pounds.Thousands of home-owners and companies were expected to seek damages ... Read more...
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London riots: disorder spreads to Manchester, West Midlands
August 10th, 2011 - 10:16 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 10 (IANS) The fourth day of rioting, looting and arson saw the trouble that started from London and engulfed various cities of Britain, also reaching central Manchester and ... Read more...
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London riots: Over 100 policemen, five service dogs injured
August 10th, 2011 - 6:55 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The riots in London have injured 111 police officers and five service dogs, Scotland Yard said in a statement Tuesday.Many officers remain hospitalised with ... Read more...
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Woman leaps from burning building in the London riots
August 9th, 2011 - 11:32 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Aug 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A woman in London escaped death when she jumped from her window on the first floor of an apartment. The woman has not yet been identified ... Read more...
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London riots: Restaurant protects diners with rolling pins
August 9th, 2011 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 9 (IANS) When rioters struck at an upmarket restaurant here, they met with unexpected resistance from the staff who ran out with "rolling pins, fry baskets, and other ... Read more...
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London riots escalate to other cities in Britain (Lead)
August 9th, 2011 - 11:21 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 9 (IANS) Incidents of rioting and arson, which were witnessed across London for two days, escalated to others parts of Britain on the third day.Fires have been ... Read more...
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British PM cuts short holiday over London riots
August 9th, 2011 - 11:11 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 9 (IANS) British Prime Minister David Cameron has cut short his family holiday and is returning to London to coordinate efforts to fight riots there, the premier's ... Read more...
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London riots: Home secretary cuts short holiday, 100 held
August 8th, 2011 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 8 (IANS) British Home Secretary Theresa May Monday cut short her holidays after over a 100 people were arrested following a second night of rioting across London.May, ... Read more...
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