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The London Riots Spread Across the Country
Adrian Chen · 08/09/11 12:42PMSales of Baseball Bats on Amazon Increase by 5,000% in England
Adrian Chen · 08/09/11 11:35AMBlackberry Hacked for Cooperating with London Police
Adrian Chen · 08/09/11 09:52AMThe London riots are being blamed in part on the encrypted Blackberry Messenger service British youth are using to communicate. Blackberry manufacturer RIM has pledged to cooperate with the police. Now hackers have hit back, and are threatening to release sensitive information if RIM gives up rioters' Blackberry info.
Michelin-Starred Restaurant Staff Scare Looters, Share Booze
Jeff Neumann · 08/09/11 06:47AMThe staff at The Ledbury, a 2 Michelin Star restaurant in London's Notting Hill, deserve some recognition for two separate acts of heroism during London's riots. A food blogger named Louise Yang wrote about an encounter at the restaurant where looters stormed in and began robbing patrons "around the fourth dish of the tasting course." Yang had a ring taken. Then the staff stepped in:
Royal Wedding Had 3,300 More Cops on the Streets Than Riots
Seth Abramovitch · 08/09/11 03:09AM'Mob Rule' as London Rioting Spreads
Seth Abramovitch · 08/08/11 11:37PM'Mob Rule' as London Rioting Spreads - Photos
Seth Abramovitch · 08/08/11 11:29PMA Night of London Rioting in 90 Seconds
Brian Moylan · 08/08/11 05:12PMLondon Rioter 'Flashes Arse' on Live TV
Maureen O'Connor · 08/08/11 03:08PMReporting live from a helicopter above London's riot-ravaged streets today, a Sky News camera zoomed in on a man in a hooded anorak, who then turned around and broke some news of his own: His butt crack.
London Riots Were Powered by Blackberry
Ryan Tate · 08/08/11 02:37PMRiots Erupt in London
Max Read · 08/07/11 09:28AMAll the Sights from the Harry Potter London Premiere
Brian Moylan · 07/07/11 05:47PMMillion-Dollar Reagan Statue Unveiled in London
Seth Abramovitch · 07/05/11 12:12AMLondoners have a 10-foot-tall sculpture of Ronald Reagan to call their own. Unveiled at its permanent home outside the American Embassy, the statue was constructed at a cost of $1 million, paid for by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation "as part of a worldwide effort to promote his legacy" in this, the 100th anniversary of his birth.
Game of Thrones Actor Gets Stabbed in Bar Fight, Orders Another Drink
Brian Moylan · 06/14/11 03:19PMSecurity Cameras Catch World's Drunkest Guy
Max Read · 06/08/11 05:55PMYou don't usually remember the stumbles you take when drunk—in fact, usually, you have to reconstruct them the next day, based on a makeshift forensic analysis of cuts and bruises. But thanks to London's commitment to violating basic privacy rights through the use of an extensive network of security cameras, this as-yet unidentified gentleman shouldn't have a problem figuring out how, exactly, he got that huge gash on his head. (From flipping over a bannister.) [The Sun]
Most Expensive Apartment in the UK Sold for $221 Million
Max Read · 04/17/11 12:38PMAn anonymous Ukranian buyer purchased the most expensive apartment in the United Kingdom in 2007, paying $221 million in cash through an offshore trust to buy the penthouse of the One Hyde Park apartment complex. What does $221 million get you?
Amanda Seyfried Is Too Good to Pay Her Parking Tickets
Brian Moylan · 04/08/11 12:40PMStalker Caught in Madonna's London Home
Brian Moylan · 03/14/11 11:54AMA 29-year-old man was caught in Madonna's London house early this morning holding some of her possessions. It may sound like it was Madge's latest ex-boyfriend returning to pick up his toothbrush, but it was actually a stalker who busted in through a side window. She might want to beef up security to keep those rabid gays out of the house, don't you think?
Activists Take Over Saif Qaddafi's London Mansion
Jim Newell · 03/09/11 03:45PMSaif Qaddafi, the Western-educated sociopath child of Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi, has some guests staying in his $16 million London sex pad today, while he isn't there. Uninvited guests at that: They're activists who say they'll occupy the mansion "until this property can be returned to the Libyan people."