http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Latest Content for London en-nz Copyright 2010 APN HOLDINGS NZ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:25:10 +1200 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss APN RSS Generator webnews@nzherald.co.nz webmaster@nzherald.co.nz http://www.nzherald.co.nz/images/nz_little_logo.gif http://www.nzherald.co.nz/london/news/headlines.cfm?l_id=236 LONDON - British officials say they're pressuring Facebook to make a "panic button" available on its web pages following the death of a teenager at the hands of a man she met on the popular social networking site. British child... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/london/news/article.cfm?l_id=236&objectid=10631517&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:42:34 +1200 The death of a New Zealand man crushed after climbing into a wheelie bin after a night's drinking in the English city of Brighton has been ruled an accident. Scott Williams, 35, a former maths teacher at Pakuranga College, who... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/london/news/article.cfm?l_id=236&objectid=10631507&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:35:00 +1200 LONDON - Ross Brawn has been honored by Queen Elizabeth II for guiding his team to last season's Formula One championship. The 55-year-old team principal of Mercedes GP received the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire)... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/london/news/article.cfm?l_id=236&objectid=10631295&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:03:30 +1200 LONDON - The world premiere of Mark-Anthony Turnage's Anna Nicole will be presented by the Royal Opera on February 17 next year, starring Dutch soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek as the late model and Playboy playmate. The Royal Opera... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/london/news/article.cfm?l_id=236&objectid=10631313&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +1200 The last piece of devolution to Northern Ireland was slotted into place in Belfast yesterday in a move hailed by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown as, "the final end to decades of strife". The approval for the transfer of policing... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/london/news/article.cfm?l_id=236&objectid=10631223&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 There was a time when I was convinced Birmingham was the most glamorous city in the universe. The year was 1984. I was 14 and obsessed with Duran Duran. The walls of my bedroom were smothered with pages ripped out of Smash Hits ... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/london/news/article.cfm?l_id=236&objectid=10631069&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:02:57 +1200 CARDIFF - Wales rugby great JPR Williams received a 17-month ban for drink-driving today after a court heard how the legendary fullback tried to deceive a breath test by placing coins in his mouth. Williams, a key member of the... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/london/news/article.cfm?l_id=236&objectid=10630852&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:53:00 +1200 LONDON - Frederic Piquionne scored two goals in four minutes as financially troubled Portsmouth beat Birmingham 2-0 yesterday to reach the FA Cup semifinal. But the visitors were unhappy that referee Steve Bennett ruled out a goal... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/london/news/article.cfm?l_id=236&objectid=10630524&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:30:00 +1200 As the star and director of Alice in Wonderland , Helena Bonham Carter and Tim Burton must be one of cinema's odd couples. Indeed, despite growing up in the shadow of Hollywood in nearby Burbank, the eccentric auteur behind such... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/london/news/article.cfm?l_id=236&objectid=10630628&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 Shaker Aamer was captured in December 2001 by the Americans, who claim he was fighting with the Taleban. Reprieve, the human rights group which was representing him, maintains he was sold by villagers to the Northern Alliance,... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/london/news/article.cfm?l_id=236&objectid=10630165&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 06 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 Pierce Brosnan, Bond-like in black jacket and gleaming white shirt, strides into a Manhattan hotel room for an interview. "I don't normally dress like this," he quickly notes. Glamour has always come easily - almost too easily... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/london/news/article.cfm?l_id=236&objectid=10629877&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:30:00 +1200 Luxury-home prices in central London jumped 17 per cent in February from a year earlier, the biggest gain in almost two years, as more buyers competed for a dwindling number of properties, Knight Frank said. The value of houses... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/london/news/article.cfm?l_id=236&objectid=10629511&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 LONDON - The British Library is creating an archive of the country's defunct websites to preserve snapshots of the ever-changing internet for posterity. The library is already charged with keeping a copy of every published... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/london/news/article.cfm?l_id=236&objectid=10629405&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:50:47 +1200 Famed for his innovative approach, British chef Heston Blumenthal reveals his motivation. My secret life: Heston Blumenthal, chef, 43 My parents were ... eccentric. My mum's not shy in speaking her mind. My old man pre... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/london/news/article.cfm?l_id=236&objectid=10628626&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +1200 The first time I met Billie Piper, I was left feeling that I owed her an apology. She was heavily pregnant at the time - to husband actor Laurence Fox - we got chatting about her birth options and I was perhaps a little too candid... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/london/news/article.cfm?l_id=236&objectid=10629417&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 LONDON - Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter and other stars of Tim Burton's fantasy 3D film Alice in Wonderland have braved pouring rain to attend the movie's London premiere. The stars were joined by director Burton, Anne Hathaway... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/london/news/article.cfm?l_id=236&objectid=10628620&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:00:00 +1200