Archive for London

Is Kate Middleton pregnant with the newest heir to the throne?

Thursday, June 14th, 2012

Kate Middleton stepped out of her limo May 31 to shop in London’s Chelsea neighborhood, and onlookers immediately noticed some differences in her appearance. Though she was wearing a casual black dress with her hair tucked back in a bun and little or no makeup, all eyes were on her. Though lately she’s been careful ... read more »

Without moms, there would be no Olympians

Thursday, April 19th, 2012

Grab a hanky. You’ll need it for this one. In anticipation of the 2012 Summer Olympics to be held in London, starting on July 27, this video tells a magical story of the unique role of a mother and her impact on developing a child’s raw talent. As the 2012 Summer Olympics quickly approach, it’s ... read more »

Teacher defends work as stripper, porn star

Thursday, September 1st, 2011

A London teacher is defending his outside work as a stripper and porn star, saying it’s not anybody’s business. Benedict Garrett, 31, faced discipline after the school where he works discovered that Garrett had appeared in porn films, was a stripper, and even worked as a “naked butler.” The disciplinary panel ruled that Garrett had ... read more »

Mother of rioting London teen says government at fault

Tuesday, August 16th, 2011

The mother of a 13-year-old boy accused of vandalism and looting in the recent London riots is putting a lot of the blame for her son’s actions on the UK government. After the boy and his mother left the courtroom, where the teen had just been sentenced to a nine month “referral order” (similar to ... read more »

London riots prevent parents from being with dying child

Wednesday, August 10th, 2011

A couple whose dying infant is at the Birmingham Children’s Hospital are not able to be with their child because of the London riots. Chris and Julie Byron-Edmond had heard that rioters threatened to raid the hospital and “fire bomb” it, so they stayed home instead of being with their baby daughter, Lottie, who is ... read more »

England teachers given OK to get physical with students

Tuesday, July 12th, 2011

Teachers in England have been told they may be physical with students who are being violent to other students or school staff. Under new guidelines issued Tuesday, teachers may use “reasonable force” when dealing with students who are fighting or attacking teachers, and that it “may not always be possible to avoid injuring pupils” while ... read more »

Five year old shooting victim ‘may never walk’

Thursday, May 12th, 2011

A five year old girl who was shot in the chest while visting an uncle on his birthday in Stockwell Food and Wine store, south London, may never walk again. Three men were arrested after the shooting on 29th March 2011, and charged with attempted murder of five year old Thusha Kamaleswaran and Roshan Selvakumar, ... read more »

Could breast milk ice-cream catch on in the U.S.?

Thursday, February 24th, 2011

You have to give kudos to the London restaurant Icecreamists for their marketing prowess. What better way to serve up a range of reactions and gain some attention than by selling ice cream made with breastmilk? According to Fox News Pennsylvania, owner Matt O’Connor claims the ice cream is a healthy, organic and natural choice ... read more »

Woman tells teens to stop smoking, gets thrown on rail line

Thursday, August 7th, 2008

Apparently a couple of teenagers on a rail platform in Britain didn’t take to kindly to a woman chiding them for smoking. The two allegedly proceeded to shove the woman onto the train tracks. The woman, whose identity is not known, suffered burns and a suspected broken collar bone and was taken to the hospital ... read more »

“Boomerang Kids” driving parents nuts

Thursday, February 7th, 2008

Yet another reason we’re going to change the locks and convert our kid’s room into a den the day they graduate college: “Boomerang kids” who treat the family home like a free hotel are driving their parents to distraction, a leading British charity has warned. Lifestyle clashes abound — from piles of laundry and mounds ... read more »

Toddler survives 100 ft. fall

Monday, October 1st, 2007

Awww, poor baby. She’s a lucky girl… A two-year-old girl is recovering in hospital after falling from the seventh floor of a block of flats. Alisha Mbala suffered just a broken leg in the 100ft (about 30.5m) plunge from a flat window at Arthur Court in Battersea, south-west London. Police said she was in a ... read more »

Madeleine’s father blasts sleeping pill allegations

Friday, September 14th, 2007

The plot thickens in the case of the Madeleine McCann mystery. The over-medicating of the child theory does seem plausible given that we’re talking about parents that went out to dinner and left their children at home. How could they make certain the children wouldn’t wake up and get spooked? Parents who would think it ... read more »