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Three men are accused of terrorism

According to the police, three men were arrested under the accusation of being part of a terrorist group. The men arrested, two of them are 22 years old and the other one 24 years old, are going to appear to the Westminster Magistrate in Wednesday. They were arrested by the West Midlands counter terrorism unit […]

July 11th, 2012 | Posted in England | Read More »

The car park in the Olympic sailing venue is drowned

According to the Association of British Insurers, a car park used as park-and-ride venue for the Olympic sailing venue, has been destroyed by the rain. Also the restaurant that lies there, has been inundated by rain water, while the owner says that he had just paid 40,000 pounds for refurbishment. A spokeswoman from the Association […]

July 10th, 2012 | Posted in England | Read More »

Devon has huge damages from the floods

Cottages along the River Yealm in Devon have been destroyed since the have up to six feet water in and around them. The Met Office has issued a red severe weather alert so that the people are ware that they have to protect their houses. It is considered to be the highest level that shows […]

July 10th, 2012 | Posted in England | Read More »

Alert in Britain because of the rains

June and July are thought to be the wettest months ever in England. It has not stopped raining for all this time and the damages are close to two million pounds. A spokeswoman for the Environment Agency said: “With all the ground saturated and the rivers very high, we have to be on high alert.” […]

July 10th, 2012 | Posted in England | Read More »

Prosecutors are going to decide on the charges in phone hacking

By the end of this month the prosecutors will have decided on the conclusion of the action that will follow the 13 case files on the phone hacking scandal. According to the prosecutors they have not yet made up their minds on the case because they have not taken into consideration all the aspects of […]

July 9th, 2012 | Posted in England | Read More »

No more hosepipes for water companies

According to the announcement made by the four last water companies in South East Water, Sutton and East Surrey Water, Veolia Water Central and Veolia Water Southeast, they are going to lift the hosepipes because of the heavy rainfall this winter. The introduction to the hosepipes came after the great drought of 1976, but now […]

July 9th, 2012 | Posted in England | Read More »

No more debit card fee for 12 airlines

According to the Office of Fair Trading, twelve airlines, among which are easyjet and Ryanair, will not have extra debit card fees on their online booking. After the investigation conducted by the Office of Fair Trading, they concluded that it not right for travelers to have surprises by the end of the booking procedure with […]

July 5th, 2012 | Posted in England | Read More »

Cuts on Defense will leave many soldiers unemployed

According to the Ministry of Defense, they seem to be obliged to reduce the cost of the army and cut back on the people in it. People say that 20,000 soldiers will be obliged to leave the army either by redundancy or by being forced to do so. However, the ministry of Defense will try […]

July 5th, 2012 | Posted in England | Read More »

Another suspect for phone hacking

According to Scotland Yard another man has been caught under the suspicion of being a member of the conspiracy of phone hacking. He is the 24th person to be arrested under this suspicion, after the arrest of Rebekah Brook and her racehorse trainer husband Charlie. They were both connected to the investigation and the police […]

July 5th, 2012 | Posted in England | Read More »

Ian Brady filed for transfer after a seizure he suffered

Ian Brady has filed for a transfer in a jail in Scotland after having suffered a seizure last Wednesday leading to his transfer to hospital, according to his lawyer. Brady is being accused of having killed many kids in the 60s along with his lover Myra Hindley. They used to lure kids with various ways […]

July 4th, 2012 | Posted in England,Scotland | Read More »