LONDON News

Criticism mounts of RBS bonus for CEO
(01-27) 08:35 PST LONDON, United Kingdom (AP) -- U.K. politicians are fuming about a bonus of nearly a million pounds ($1.5 million) given to the chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland, which cost the U.K. government...

James Murdoch Loosens London Ties to Prepare for New York Move
James Murdoch, News Corp.’s deputy chief operating officer, is cutting some of his ties to London ahead of a move to New York that was delayed amid a phone- hacking scandal that engulfed the U.K. business.

Museum: Rare coin may be Roman brothel token
(01-26) 06:09 PST LONDON, United Kingdom (AP) -- The Museum of London is displaying a coin found by the River Thames that may have been used nearly 2,000 years ago as a "brothel token" in Roman London. The bronze coin... Presented By: Strengthen Customer Relationships   Ads by Pheedo

Muslims’ Journey to Mecca Traced in London Show: Martin Gayford
The new exhibition at the British Museum in London, “Hajj: Journey to the Heart of Islam,” focuses on one of the greatest religious events on earth.

A unique installation, Streets of Gold, opens at the Museum of London
Alberta Whittle. Courtesy Museum of London. LONDON.- Streets of Gold reminds us of the positive contribution that migration makes, and has always made, to London. The display is made up of four artworks. All the pieces are inspired by and physically include objects in the Museum’s collection.

Con Ed Athlete of the Week: Mamaroneck's Brett Poniros
Brett Poniros of Mamaroneck is this week's Con Ed Award winner. CON ED AWARD WINNER Name: Brett Poniros School: Mamaroneck Year: Senior Sport: Ice hockey Other sports: Football, baseball Likes: Music, everything from heavy metal to classical orchestra Dislikes: Hates the cold weather and when people ask what he scored on a test Future plans: Poniros is undecided on a college, but plans to major ...

Olympic security test at football
Security for the 2012 Olympics will be tested at a Scottish football match at Hampden Park stadium this weekend.

Sports Line: U.S. women nab Olympic soccer berth
In the end, what matters is that the U.S. women's soccer team is going to the Olympics. What the players won't soon forget is how hard they had to work get there. The Americans booked their way to London last night with a 3-0 victory over Costa Rica in the semifinals of the CONCACAF qualifying tournament, a game more suspenseful than most anyone expected. Tobin Heath scored in the 16th minute to ...

Five thousand toilet brushes on Olympic Village shopping list
LONDON (Reuters) - As shopping lists go, the one compiled by the London 2012 Olympics organising committee (LOCOG) for the furnishing and stocking of its newly-acquired Olympic Village is a lengthy one. LOCOG were handed the keys for the 2,800 apartments on Friday and now have six months to fit them out before 16,000 athletes descend on an area of east London that has been transformed from a ...

London 2012 Olympics: With six months to go, concerns remain
Over the past four years, a formerly contaminated plot of land in east London has been transformed from a barren moonscape to a village with sporting complexes, an enormous park and a red loop-de-loop sculpture that soars higher than the Statue of Liberty. Read full article >>