Articles tagged with "Britain"
United Kingdom: Crime on Buses Still a Problem
By Larry Habegger | 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... [Read this entry]
United Kingdom: Airport Workers’ Strike Canceled
By Larry Habegger | January 10th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
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... [Read this entry]
United Kingdom: Suspects Detained in Failed Car Bombings
By Larry Habegger | July 4th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
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... [Read this entry]
United Kingdom: Britain Becomes Domestic Spying Capital of Europe
By Larry Habegger | January 17th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
In this age of surveillance, Britain is planning domestic spying on a level previously only imagined: recording every car driving on Britains roads. Extensive camera surveillance has been common on... [Read this entry]
United Kingdom
By Larry Habegger | March 22nd, 2005 | Add a Comment »
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... [Read this entry]
United Kingdom
By Larry Habegger | June 22nd, 2004 | Add a Comment »
Citing talks that have made little progress, workers on the London Underground and Britains national rail network have planned the first national 24-hour strike in more than a decade for... [Read this entry]
England
By Larry Habegger | June 8th, 2004 | Add a Comment »
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... [Read this entry]
United Kingdom
By Larry Habegger | June 1st, 2004 | Add a Comment »
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... [Read this entry]
England
By Larry Habegger | May 18th, 2004 | Add a Comment »
Englands 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... [Read this entry]
Britain
By Larry Habegger | March 5th, 2002 | Add a Comment »
A new air traffic control facility in Swansick, Hampshire assumed control of flights over England and Wales last month, but expected heavy traffic over Easter, the second busiest travel weekend... [Read this entry]
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