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- Battle for Trafalgar as violence breaks out between demonstrators and riot police
- British police charge taxi driver with murder
- Thousands gather in London to protest against government cuts
- Nottingham Express Transit extensions get Government approval
- MySpace loses over ten million users in one month
- Guatemalan president and first lady apply for divorce
| Battle for Trafalgar as violence breaks out between demonstrators and riot police Posted: Monday, March 28, 2011
The morning after the night before, and the light of a Sunday morning showed Trafalgar Square in ruins. Bottles, cans and placards littered the concrete ground of one of the most iconic landmarks in London. Demonstrators livid at government cuts had sprayed graffiti on the four bronze lions. "No-one rules if no-one obeys," one message, next the the symbol of anarchy, read. On the steps leading up to the National Gallery lay placards, dropped by demonstrators the night before. As the cleanup began, it was hard to imagine only hours earlier the square was an arena for running battles between the anarchist protesters and riot police. More... |
| British police charge taxi driver with murder Posted: Monday, March 28, 2011
The driver of a taxicab has been charged by Wiltshire Police in relation to the murder of Sian O'Callaghan, a 22-year-old woman. 47-year-old male Christopher Halliwell was placed under arrest on Thursday and, on Saturday, was charged with a single count of murder. More... |
| Thousands gather in London to protest against government cuts Posted: Monday, March 28, 2011
Tens of thousands of people joined marches in London yesterday against public sector cuts by the British government. One union estimated up to half a million people travelled from across the country to demonstrate as the Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition implements wide-ranging spending cuts. More... |
| Nottingham Express Transit extensions get Government approval Posted:
Monday, March 28, 2011 Phase two of Nottingham's Express Transit system (NET) received a boost last Thursday, when it was announced that the Government had approved both of the two proposed additional lines to extend the network further into the Nottinghamshire area. Construction of the two lines, which will take the system to Chilwell and Clifton, could begin before the end of the year. More... |
| MySpace loses over ten million users in one month Posted: Sunday, March 27, 2011 Social networking website MySpace lost over ten million users between January and February 2011, according to comScore. In February 2011, the Internet website had less than 63 million users, down from a previous total of approximately 73 million. In the same month, 2.3 million individuals were on the site in the United Kingdom. In the space of one year, MySpace has also suffered a number of user losses approaching fifty million. Earlier this year, MySpace announced their intentions to eliminate five hundred jobs around the world, which equates to half of its employee total. More... |
| Guatemalan president and first lady apply for divorce Posted: Sunday, March 27, 2011
According to judicial spokesman Edwin Escobar, Alvaro Colom, president of Guatemala, and Sandra Torres, the first lady, have applied for a divorce. It is said that the couple, who have been married for eight years, have done so so that Torres can apply for presidency. More... |
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