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George Michael could have been killed as motorist reveals shocking moment he swerved to avoid fatal collision
the singer catapulted from a car at 70mph.The mystery motorway accident was seen by driver Ben Quince who was directly behind the popstar on the M1 when it happened.Ben, 37, told The Sun the shocking event he witnessed: "I suddenly saw the back door on the driver's side open."A body appeared to bounce, bounce, bounce. He was spinning as he came towards me."I had to swerve ...
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Woolwich attackers are criminally deluded whatever their motives
The origin of what happened in Woolwich yesterday, when you watch that footage as we all have by now, seems at first to be quite clear - evil.That's the word we use for things we don't like to think about and can't explain.When you think someone is evil it creates hatred. It's random and frightening, and it provokes terror so that other people feel justified in calling for ...
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Woolwich attack Picture timeline of how horrific events unfolded leaving soldier dead
The fusilier was mown down in a car before being brutally butchered with knives and meat cleavers in front of horrified witnesses in the brazen broad daylight ...
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London attackers identified as mosques targeted by rioters
Two men accused of hacking a soldier to death on a London street in revenge for wars in Muslim countries are British of Nigerian descent, sources ...
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British soldier ‘hacked to death’ by unidentified assailants
The assailants were not unidentified. One of them even gave an interview after the murder, bloody hands and meat cleaver included. The media is walking on eggshell not to say that they are Muslims and in fact the brutal murder was accompanied with 'Allah hu Akbar" as usual. What is it that our leaders are not telling us about Islam and multiculturalism? Do we owe these people ...
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‘You people will never be safe’—London attacker
This image taken from video made available by The Sun newspaper shows what appears to be one of the attackers speaking to the camera after a brutal attack in broad daylight Wednesday, May 22, 2013 near a military barracks in London. The attack just a few blocks from the Royal Artillery Barracks in the Woolrich neighborhood of London left one man dead and two suspects hospitalized after a ...
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Magoffin magic evokes Mushtaq in crushing win
Sussex have soared to the top of Division One after completing an innings victory over Somerset in less than five sessions at Horsham. Steve Magoffin again tormented Somerset, as they were dismissed for 108 - having made 76 in a disastrous first innings on Wednesday - to hand Sussex their third win in five games, with the match completed at 2.35pm on the second ...
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Arterial motive Visitors to artist Andrei Molodkins new show asked to contribute their own blood
It makes a change from warm white wine and waffle about the artist. Visitors to the opening night of Andrei Molodkin's new show at Void Gallery in Derry last week were invited to give blood, and thus become part of his latest ...
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Rio Ferdinand back for a 12th season with Manchester United
MANCHESTER, England (AP) Rio Ferdinand has signed a new one-year contract with Manchester United that will take him into a 12th season at Old ...
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Woolwich attack Britain will not buckle in the face of terrorism says David Cameron
David Cameron insisted Britain would "never buckle" in the face of terrorist attacks as he led political condemnation of the soldier's murder, which he described as "absolutely ...
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IHT Rendezvous Questions in London Killing Echo Boston Bombing
the brutal killing of an off-duty soldier on a London street echoed many of the questions raised after the Boston marathon bombing just five weeks before. Were the suspects "lone wolves" or part of a wider conspiracy? Were they radicalized Islamists or disaffected locals? Were they motivated by events overseas or mouthing the rhetoric of someone else’s fight? Two suspects were ...
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The French protect their language like the British protect their currency | Andrew Gallix
a new bill , which, if passed, would allow some university courses to be taught in English.Inside the paper (and in French), the editorialists urged their compatriots to "stop behaving like the last representatives of a besieged Gaulish village". The nod ...
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London attack now is the time to defend our liberties not give in to fear | Isabella Sankey
shocking violence on the streets of Woolwich fills us with horror and Liberty's thoughts remain with the loved ones of the man who lost his life in this senseless attack. Acts like these and subsequent ugly reprisals are designed to terrorise and provoke, to draw bright red lines between races, religions, individuals and communities: to instil fear and foment grievances.As we try to make ...
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London attack video shows suspect with bloody hands meat cleaver
After hacking a man to death in broad daylight on a London street, one of the attackers walked up to a bystander and gave a statement on ...
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Killing of British soldier stirs tension in poor corner of London
LONDON (Reuters) - The gory killing of a British soldier at the hands of two suspected Islamist militants has shone a spotlight on Woolwich, the London district where it happened, stirring racial tensions in one of the most ethnically diverse parts ...
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Britain vows to hunt all involved
>Are you there? Send us your photos, videosLondon (CNN) -- A gruesome cleaver attack on a British soldier left London reeling Thursday, as Britain grappled with questions over who was responsible and whether Islamist extremism was to blame. The scene revealed through cell phone camera footage and witness accounts Wednesday was bloody, and for many hard to believe. A meat cleaver-wielding man ...
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OIC Strongly condemns killing in London
WAM JEDDAH, May 23rd, 2013 (WAM) -- The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), today strongly condemned reports of the killing of a British soldier in Woolwich, London, by two individuals. Reiterating the OIC's strong and unwavering position against all forms of terror including hatred, violence and intolerance based on religion and faith, the OIC spokesman said in a statement that: ...
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Video Britain to stand against violent extremism and terror
British Prime Minister David Cameron says country will not be divided by acts of extremism or terrorism following killing of soldier in south ...
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Warmer weather set to return for Bank Holiday weekend...but its hardly a scorcher
The coming Bank Holiday weekend, however, is likely to much more May-like in appearance, with warmer temperatures making a welcome return.British Airways is set to carry more than 463,000 customers over the bank holiday weekend, with 128,000 travelling tomorrow and 116,000 flying on Bank Holiday Monday as Britons head to warmer climes. The most popular long-haul destinations for BA customers ...
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The Church of Scotland A gay Rubicon
AMONG Christian denominations, the Presbyterians stand out for being democratic, decentralised, and hence prone to splits on points of principle. That applies both to America (where a liberal Presbyterian church barely speaks to a conservative one) and to the Scottish heartland. The latest argument among Scots Presbyterians is over gay clergy. In 2009 a church in Aberdeen appointed a minister, ...
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The economy Much obliged
If lower deficit and interest rates are good news, falling inflation is even better. Price rises slowed to 2.4% in April, according to ONS data released on May 21st. For British workers, whose pay has risen much more slowly than inflation for the past five years, this may come as little comfort (see chart). But falling inflation may produce a quiet but vital change, by tipping the balance at the ...
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The NHS Curing all ills
IN THE end Sir David Nicholson, the man in charge of Britain's health service for the past six years, went quietly. A bullish NHS "lifer", he had been heavily criticised for oversights which allowed scandalously bad treatment of patients at the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust between 2005 and 2009. He will hand over to a successor in March 2014. The NHS will have to choose ...
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Paying off NIMBYs Tilting opinions
It was just an opening bid ONSHORE wind, the cheapest form of renewable energy, attracts many enthusiasts. Those who live close to planned wind farms are rarely among them. In April fully 82% of the public told pollsters for the Department of Energy and Climate Change that they supported renewable energy. Support dropped to about half when they were asked if they wanted onshore wind turbines ...
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Supermarkets and the internet A fresh set of wheels
An old idea is popular again JEFF BEZOS launched Amazon in 1995 with books, among the easiest things to sell online. Tim Steiner, the boss of Ocado, started five years later with food, perhaps the hardest. Grocery orders consist of lots of low-value items that have to be kept at different temperatures and delivered within hours. Ocado, which gets most of its products from Waitrose, an ...
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Prostitution Sex doesn’t sell
The mass-market end of the business TIMES are tough for Debbie, a prostitute in western England who runs a private flat with other "mature ladies". She does two or three jobs a day. A year ago she was doing eight or nine. She has cut her prices: "If I hadn't, I wouldn't still be open." She says that she can now make more money doing up furniture and attending ...
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