http://www.londonwired.co.uk/rss.php Get the latest London Wired news: breaking news, analysis and debate from London. en-gb Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:33:00 +0100 Copyright: 2010(C) UKWiredMedia No more raised hands to answer questions, and a short, sharp burst of PE first thing every day. It's school - with a difference. http://www.londonwired.co.uk/news.php/88261-Where-hands-up-in-class-is-bannedhttp://www.londonwired.co.uk/news.php/88261-Where-hands-up-in-class-is-bannedWed, 08 Sep 2010 00:33:00 +0100EducationTwo-thirds of the earth is underwater. We glide over the surface of the oceans, but we still have very little idea what is going on even a few metres down. http://www.londonwired.co.uk/news.php/88234-Flying-submarines-plumb-hidden-depthshttp://www.londonwired.co.uk/news.php/88234-Flying-submarines-plumb-hidden-depthsWed, 08 Sep 2010 00:18:54 +0100BusinessThe Scottish Secretary of State is to meet a delegation from Moray to discuss the future of the area's two RAF bases.http://www.londonwired.co.uk/news.php/88230-Michael-Moore-to-meet-delegation-about-RAF-bases-cutshttp://www.londonwired.co.uk/news.php/88230-Michael-Moore-to-meet-delegation-about-RAF-bases-cutsWed, 08 Sep 2010 00:08:36 +0100ScotlandPM David Cameron has written to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi over the stalled probe into the death of Pc Yvonne Fletcher.http://www.londonwired.co.uk/news.php/88199-Cameron-appealed-to-Libya-over-Yvonne-Fletcher-s-deathhttp://www.londonwired.co.uk/news.php/88199-Cameron-appealed-to-Libya-over-Yvonne-Fletcher-s-deathTue, 07 Sep 2010 22:38:57 +0100EnglandFilm director Clive Donner, who helped launch the careers of actors such as Sir Ian McKellen and Alan Bates, has died at the age of 84.http://www.londonwired.co.uk/news.php/88171-British-film-director-Clive-Donner-dies-athttp://www.londonwired.co.uk/news.php/88171-British-film-director-Clive-Donner-dies-atTue, 07 Sep 2010 17:42:55 +0100EntertainmentMillions of Londoners were attempting to travel home amid a major Tube strike affecting nearly all its lines. http://www.londonwired.co.uk/news.php/88164-London-Tube-strike-causes-widespread-disruptionhttp://www.londonwired.co.uk/news.php/88164-London-Tube-strike-causes-widespread-disruptionTue, 07 Sep 2010 17:36:56 +0100EnglandNominated artists, including Paul Weller, Dizzee Rascal and The XX, are arriving in London for this year's prestigious Mercury Music Prize.http://www.londonwired.co.uk/news.php/88163-Stars-turn-out-for-Mercury-Prizehttp://www.londonwired.co.uk/news.php/88163-Stars-turn-out-for-Mercury-PrizeTue, 07 Sep 2010 17:27:40 +0100EnglandMillions of passengers have faced major disruption on the London Underground today after Tube lines were affected by a rail workers strike.http://www.londonwired.co.uk/news.php/88159-Rail-workers-strike-disrupts-Tube-serviceshttp://www.londonwired.co.uk/news.php/88159-Rail-workers-strike-disrupts-Tube-servicesTue, 07 Sep 2010 16:58:46 +0100EnglandA load of prize winning entries by giant vegetable grower Medwyn Williams from Anglesey was pulled over by police in Scotland for being 'overloaded'.http://www.londonwired.co.uk/news.php/88131-Giant-veg-grower-s-too-heavy-load-stopped-by-policehttp://www.londonwired.co.uk/news.php/88131-Giant-veg-grower-s-too-heavy-load-stopped-by-policeTue, 07 Sep 2010 16:06:37 +0100WalesA girl thought to be Britain's youngest female double murderer has been jailed for a minimum of 14 years.http://www.londonwired.co.uk/news.php/88124-Youngest-female-double-murderer-jailedhttp://www.londonwired.co.uk/news.php/88124-Youngest-female-double-murderer-jailedTue, 07 Sep 2010 15:57:58 +0100England"It's a musical intifada, a musical uprising," says Shadia Mansour squinting in the sunshine outside the hip hop workshop she is running in the West Bank city of Hebron.http://www.londonwired.co.uk/news.php/88118-British-Palestinian-rapper-conducts-a-musical-intifadahttp://www.londonwired.co.uk/news.php/88118-British-Palestinian-rapper-conducts-a-musical-intifadaTue, 07 Sep 2010 14:28:40 +0100WorldCocaine with a street value of £8.25m has been found by the UK Border Agency in a container in Essex.http://www.londonwired.co.uk/news.php/88098-Cocaine-worth-m-discovered-at-Tilburyhttp://www.londonwired.co.uk/news.php/88098-Cocaine-worth-m-discovered-at-TilburyTue, 07 Sep 2010 14:01:54 +0100EnglandCommuters marched out of central London's Kings Cross station, armed with their most comfortable walking shoes, A-to-Zs and stiff upper lips.http://www.londonwired.co.uk/news.php/88088-Tube-strike-forces-commuters-on-to-bikes-and-buseshttp://www.londonwired.co.uk/news.php/88088-Tube-strike-forces-commuters-on-to-bikes-and-busesTue, 07 Sep 2010 13:55:17 +0100EnglandThe six shortlisted authors competing to win this year's Man Booker Prize have been announced.http://www.londonwired.co.uk/news.php/88085-At-a-glance-Man-Booker-shortlisthttp://www.londonwired.co.uk/news.php/88085-At-a-glance-Man-Booker-shortlistTue, 07 Sep 2010 13:45:30 +0100EntertainmentTony Blair and other former prime ministers should pay towards their police protection, a Labour MP says.http://www.londonwired.co.uk/news.php/88075-Blair-and-other-ex-PMs-must-help-fund-protectionhttp://www.londonwired.co.uk/news.php/88075-Blair-and-other-ex-PMs-must-help-fund-protectionTue, 07 Sep 2010 13:02:44 +0100PoliticsFour Nigerian former football officials have been arrested amid accusations that some $8m (£5m) went missing during the World Cup finals in South Africa.http://www.londonwired.co.uk/news.php/88136-Nigeria-arrests-ex-NFF-officials-over-World-Cup-moneyhttp://www.londonwired.co.uk/news.php/88136-Nigeria-arrests-ex-NFF-officials-over-World-Cup-moneyTue, 07 Sep 2010 12:38:38 +0100WorldDiane Abbott has warned against "anointing" Labour's next leader, saying they must show Labour had "moved on" from Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.http://www.londonwired.co.uk/news.php/88071-Don-t-anoint-next-Labour-leader-says-Diane-Abbotthttp://www.londonwired.co.uk/news.php/88071-Don-t-anoint-next-Labour-leader-says-Diane-AbbottTue, 07 Sep 2010 12:19:22 +0100PoliticsVirgin Money has confirmed plans to base its new operations centre in Edinburgh from next year.http://www.londonwired.co.uk/news.php/88040-Virgin-Money-to-base-new-HQ-in-Edinburghhttp://www.londonwired.co.uk/news.php/88040-Virgin-Money-to-base-new-HQ-in-EdinburghTue, 07 Sep 2010 11:07:19 +0100ScotlandCOUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION TWO - SURREY v GLAMORGANVenue: The Oval Date: Tuesday, 7 September Start: 1030 BST Kevin Pietersen made an instant impact on his Surrey debut http://www.londonwired.co.uk/news.php/87996-Glamorgan-plan-to-tame-batsman-Kevin-Pietersenhttp://www.londonwired.co.uk/news.php/87996-Glamorgan-plan-to-tame-batsman-Kevin-PietersenTue, 07 Sep 2010 08:42:39 +0100WalesA project to sustain an area of African tropical forest the size of Wales is being launched by Prince Charles on a visit to Carmarthenshire. http://www.londonwired.co.uk/news.php/87980-Prince-launching-Size-of-Wales-project-in-Llanarthnehttp://www.londonwired.co.uk/news.php/87980-Prince-launching-Size-of-Wales-project-in-LlanarthneTue, 07 Sep 2010 07:20:38 +0100WalesA mental health nurse from Somerset started a "damaging" affair with a vulnerable former patient just two weeks after she left his care.http://www.londonwired.co.uk/news.php/88226-Mental-health-nurse-struck-off-over-damaging-affairhttp://www.londonwired.co.uk/news.php/88226-Mental-health-nurse-struck-off-over-damaging-affairTue, 07 Sep 2010 07:00:00 +0100EnglandPAUL Hull has urged Bristol's supporters to keep faith with him and his new-look team following the club's losing start to the Championship season.http://www.londonwired.co.uk/news.php/88242-Give-this-team-some-time-Hull-urges-Bristol-supportershttp://www.londonwired.co.uk/news.php/88242-Give-this-team-some-time-Hull-urges-Bristol-supportersTue, 07 Sep 2010 07:00:00 +0100SportBristol Rovers are monitoring the fitness of a trio of midfielders as they start their preparations for Saturday's home game against Brentford.http://www.londonwired.co.uk/news.php/88244-Midfield-worries-for-Bristol-Rovers-boss-Paul-Trollopehttp://www.londonwired.co.uk/news.php/88244-Midfield-worries-for-Bristol-Rovers-boss-Paul-TrollopeTue, 07 Sep 2010 07:00:00 +0100SportELITE League speedway star David Howe, from Loughborough, was in sparkling form in the Bristol Grass Racing Combine's meeting at Stanton St Quinton, near Malmesbury.http://www.londonwired.co.uk/news.php/88251-Speedway-ace-Howe-is-too-hot-for-rivalshttp://www.londonwired.co.uk/news.php/88251-Speedway-ace-Howe-is-too-hot-for-rivalsTue, 07 Sep 2010 07:00:00 +0100SportOne of the world's highest paid bankers, Bob Diamond, is to become chief executive of Barclays Bank. http://www.londonwired.co.uk/news.php/87947-Bob-Diamond-to-be-new-Barclays-chiefhttp://www.londonwired.co.uk/news.php/87947-Bob-Diamond-to-be-new-Barclays-chiefTue, 07 Sep 2010 05:56:12 +0100BusinessMillions of London Underground passengers face disruption throughout the day because of strike action.http://www.londonwired.co.uk/news.php/87940-London-Underground-passengers-face-strike-disruptionhttp://www.londonwired.co.uk/news.php/87940-London-Underground-passengers-face-strike-disruptionTue, 07 Sep 2010 04:44:53 +0100EnglandMemories of the Blitz do not go away for the ever-dwindling number of people who lived through it. http://www.londonwired.co.uk/news.php/87933-years-on-memories-of-the-Blitz-are-as-fresh-as-everhttp://www.londonwired.co.uk/news.php/87933-years-on-memories-of-the-Blitz-are-as-fresh-as-everTue, 07 Sep 2010 01:25:57 +0100EnglandPlease turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play.http://www.londonwired.co.uk/news.php/87931-Service-at-St-Paul-s-to-remember-the-Blitz-years-onhttp://www.londonwired.co.uk/news.php/87931-Service-at-St-Paul-s-to-remember-the-Blitz-years-onTue, 07 Sep 2010 01:25:36 +0100EnglandEmmerdale has won three prizes at the TV Choice Awards, with EastEnders taking the prize of best soap - in its 25th anniversary year.http://www.londonwired.co.uk/news.php/87891-Emmerdale-scores-TV-Choice-hat-trickhttp://www.londonwired.co.uk/news.php/87891-Emmerdale-scores-TV-Choice-hat-trickMon, 06 Sep 2010 22:53:09 +0100EntertainmentThe case of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, the Iranian woman under threat of stoning to death, seems to be causing special problems for the Iranian government, highlighting some big dilemmas in the foreign policy of the Islamic Republic. http://www.londonwired.co.uk/news.php/87890-Stoning-furore-gives-Iran-foreign-policy-problemshttp://www.londonwired.co.uk/news.php/87890-Stoning-furore-gives-Iran-foreign-policy-problemsMon, 06 Sep 2010 21:55:08 +0100World