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Foreign criminals could still be working in high-security areas at airports

Thu, 08 May 2008 22:09:00 -0700

Foreign criminals could still be working in high-security areas at airports because of a legal loophole, an investigation has revealed.All staff working in the airside `restricted zone' of terminals at British airports - including Manchester - have to undergo British criminal record checks, but there are no checks on offences committed...

Boris Johnson elected London mayor

Sat, 03 May 2008 14:43:00 -0700

The outgoing Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone of the Labour Party, has been defeated by the Convervative party candidate, Boris Johnson. Mr Johson won by a margin of almost 140,000 votes, polling 53% to Mr Livingstone's 47%. The defeat comes after huge losses suffered by the Labour Party in the local elections in England and Wales. After...

North Carolina Turkish Festival Meets Cultural Needs in the Triangle

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:24:00 -0700

The third North Carolina Turkish Festival on Saturday attracted thousands through the door to enjoy music and dancing, food and shopping, and most of all, a lot of friendly Turkish hospitality. Even visitors from Turkey attended the Turkish Festival in the Expo...

Love Turkey? Hate Turkey

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 03:46:00 -0700
As most expats will tell you, living in Turkey can be a little difficult. The Turkish culture is not explicit or easy to adapt to. Turks often show acts of kindness and forego their daily paradigms in their dealings with foreigners. Expats living in Turkey thus create comfort zones by avoiding the strains of Turkish...

Four people who ran a �6 million travel agency scam

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:09:00 -0700
Four people who ran a �6 million travel agency scam were given a total of 18 years in jail at Southwark Crown Court today. Christakis Phillippou, 62, of Bark Place, Bayswater was given 7 years. Evangelina Liogka, 38, of Montpelier Place, Knightsbridge was given 3 and a half years. Timothy Entwisle, 56, of Ludworth, Dorset, was jailed...

Two car bombs killed more than 50 people in Sunni Arab areas of Iraq

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:59:00 -0700

Two car bombs killed more than 50 people in Sunni Arab areas of Iraq on Tuesday, a sudden spasm of violence in places which had been comparatively quiet while battles raged in the Shi'ite south. Suspicion in the attacks will fall on al Qaeda, given the Sunni Arab militant group's history of using car bombs. In one of the...

Glasgow bombers brother in court

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 17:55:00 -0700
In a London court Sabeel Ahmed, the brother of one of the bombers who attacked Glasgow airport last June has pleaded guilty to with-holding information. Sabeel Ahmed is the cousin of Dr Mohammed Haneef who worked in a hospital in the Australian state of Queensland and was briefly detained by police after the attack. Stephanie Kennedy reports...

Heathrow chaos makes British Airways change plans

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 17:39:00 -0700

The recent travel chaos at London Heathrow Airports new Terminal 5 which resulted in 10 days of massive delays and over 20,000 pieces of misplaced luggage has convinced British Airways to delay the planned move of the carrier�s remaining flights from Terminal 4, until the beginning of June 2008.

Originally,...

Police have been distributing leaflets to local residents insisting they will find the truth

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:43:00 -0700

Leaflets have been handed out in Dewsbury Moor - the home of Karen Matthews who appeared in court on Wednesday charged over her daughter's disappearance. Just hours after appearing in court, contractors began boarding up her semi-detached council home in Moorside Road. West Yorkshire Police have been distributing leaflets to local...

Airline passengers in European airspace will be permitted to use their mobile phones

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:53:00 -0700
Airline passengers in European airspace will be permitted to use their mobile phones onboard planes after a new ruling from the European Commission. After in-flight mobile use was tested in French and Australian airspace following a clamour for its introduction from both passengers and the aviation industry, the commission has announced plans to...