Britain

United Kingdom: GPS Navigation Leads Tourists Astray

Date: October 9th, 2008 |

Aberdulais Falls in the Neath Valley of Wales has become elusive for travelers relying on their GPS navigation systems rather than on maps or their own eyes. The falls and the village of Aberdulais have the same postal code, which drivers enter into their GPS systems to get directions. Then, listening to commands they have [read more]

United Kingdom: Airport Workers’ Strike Canceled

Date: January 10th, 2008 |

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Unions canceled strikes that would have affected seven major airports Jan. 14 and 17-18 when airport operator BAA withdrew changes to employee pension plans. The resolution called for BAA and the unions to meet to discuss the future of the pension fund and bring in independent experts to assess th [read more]

United Kingdom: Britain Becomes Domestic Spying Capital of Europe

Date: January 17th, 2006 |

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In this age of surveillance, Britain is planning domestic spying on a level previously only imagined: recording every car driving on Britain�s roads. Extensive camera surveillance has been common on the nation�s highways for years, but now the network will be expanded with the intention of recording some 50 million license plates a day and [read more]

United Kingdom

Date: June 22nd, 2004 |

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Citing talks that have made little progress, workers on the London Underground and Britain�s national rail network have planned the first national 24-hour strike in more than a decade for June 29. The strike was originally scheduled for June 10 but called off because of promising talks with the government, but now the strike has [read more]

United Kingdom

Date: June 1st, 2004 |

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The British Automobile Association and European motoring agencies conducted a safety investigation of 34 ferries throughout Europe and found that British car ferries, which had poor safety records four years ago, are now among the safest in Europe. Ferries around Greece and the eastern Mediterranean were the worst. Common problems of those that did poorly [read more]

United Kingdom: Crime on Buses Still a Problem

Date: January 17th, 2008 |

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Separate reports revealed that the crime rate on London’s buses is up since 2004 but leveled off or declined in 2007. Most officials agree, however, that “anti-social behavior” remains a real concern. A report from the London Assembly showed that crime had increased 15 percent over two years from 2004 to 2006, but decreased slightly [read more]

United Kingdom: Suspects Detained in Failed Car Bombings

Date: July 4th, 2007 |

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Following attempted car bombings in London and at Glasgow’s international airport June 29-30, the threat level in Britain was temporarily raised to “critical” while police searched for suspects. By July 4 they had arrested eight, seven in Britain and one in Australia, and felt they had detained all main suspects in the case. The threat [read more]

United Kingdom

Date: March 22nd, 2005 |

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British intelligence sources reported that dissident Irish terrorists could be planning a bombing campaign against the UK mainland. According to police, the level of threat from breakaway groups such as the Real IRA is substantial, and could involve improvised bombs, letter bombs or shooting attacks. No specific targets were reported, and there is little visitors [read more]

England

Date: June 8th, 2004 |

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A 24-hour strike on the London Underground that had been planned for election day, June 10, was called off after positive negotiations between management and union officials. Both sides felt the prospects for a long-term solution were good, and the threat of strikes will be suspended as long as negotiations continue to make [read more]

England

Date: May 18th, 2004 |

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England�s first “Euro 2004″ soccer match takes place June 13 against France in Portugal and will be shown on big-screen TVs in pubs all over the country. Two years ago, when England defeated Denmark in the World Cup, riots took place in the city center of Stoke-on-Trent when drunken fans poured into the streets and [read more]