Articles tagged with "united kingdom"
England
By Larry Habegger | June 15th, 2004 |
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Soccer violence is a real concern even if England is playing outside the country. Riots broke out in several cities when France defeated England June 13 in the Euro 2004... [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]
United Kingdom
By Larry Habegger | May 25th, 2004 | Add a Comment »
Workers on the national rail network have voted to strike for the first time in ten years in a move that could seriously disrupt local and long-distance trains. The dates... [Read this entry]
England
By Larry Habegger | May 18th, 2004 | Add a Comment »
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... [Read this entry]
England
By Larry Habegger | April 21st, 2004 | Add a Comment »
A radical Muslim cleric based in London told a Portuguese magazine recently that the city would almost certainly be hit by a major terrorist attack because he knew of several... [Read this entry]
United Kingdom
By Larry Habegger | January 20th, 2004 | Add a Comment »
Following the recent crash of an Egyptian charter aircraft, the British government has published a heretofore secret list of airlines it has banned from its airspace due to safety concerns.... [Read this entry]
United Kingdom
By Larry Habegger | December 22nd, 2003 | Add a Comment »
The “traffic and environment zone” around LondonÂ’s financial district has been extended to include the western part of the district. The zone limits the number of entry and exit points... [Read this entry]
United Kingdom
By Larry Habegger | October 21st, 2003 | Add a Comment »
Two derailments within 48 hours on the London Underground (the Tube) raised questions about the systemÂ’s safety and sparked criticism of the TubeÂ’s maintenance, which was taken over by private... [Read this entry]
United Kingdom
By Larry Habegger | August 26th, 2003 | Add a Comment »
The FBI warned airlines that it uncovered intelligence that al-Qaeda was planning to hijack an aircraft in Britain, most likely at Heathrow or Gatwick airports, and fly it into a... [Read this entry]
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