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Three Occupy Damestreet Activists arrested - Dublin

Politics

Three Occupy Damestreet Activists arrested - Dublin

Three activists got arrested, after they had set-up a new camp in sight of the Dail and had disrupted evening traffic earlier. The camp was forcefully removed and the arrests took place...
by Michael Debets, on 5th of May 2012
Five story building collapses in Harlem, no injuries reported

Our World

Five story building collapses in Harlem, no injuries re...

On Friday, May 4th 2012 at 4pm the 5 story brownstone building at 110 West 123rd Street collapsed after a crew of workmen left the building. They had removed a scaffolding that held up ...
by Julia Reinhart, on 4th of May 2012
Lib Dems decimated in Edinburgh – Council leader loses seat

Politics

Lib Dems decimated in Edinburgh – Council leader loses ...

Liberal Democrat leader of Edinburgh Council loses her seat as the party suffers a meltdown in Scotland’s capital in the face of Labour and SNP advances.
by Ken Jack, on 4th of May 2012
Birmingham airport control tower receives 2012 Olympic Rings

Society

Birmingham airport control tower receives 2012 Olympic ...

Birmingham Airport’s new control tower completed ahead of schedule for the 2012 Olympics, is now adorned with Olympic rings. In some ways the tower resembles an Olympic torch, replacing...
by Chris Hills, on 28th of April 2012
Occupy joins local protest against Olympic building on Leyton Marsh

Society

Occupy joins local protest against Olympic building on ...

Occupy tents arrive as protest mounts at the building site of a "temporary" Olympic basketball training ground, on common land to which the public is now denied access.
by cath forrest, on 25th of March 2012
Portugalete and the 'hanging bridge' designed by Alberto Palacio

Our World

Portugalete and the 'hanging bridge' designed by Albert...

Portugalete is a town lying to the west of Bilbao in the province of Biscay in the Basque Country, northern Spain.. The city is famously known for the Vizcaya Transporter Bridge.
by Nathalie Paco, on 6th of April 2012
Siesta protest held during general strike in Madrid

Politics

Siesta protest held during general strike in Madrid

15M members and university students organized a siesta protest in front of the Town Hall. The protesters moved on to the road near the statue of Cibeles where they blocked the traffic. ...
by Lawrence JC Baron, on 29th of March 2012
Traffic is still moving as Tanker Strike is possible over Easter

Business

Traffic is still moving as Tanker Strike is possible ov...

Images of traffic including trucks, tankers, motorways and vehicles on a sunlit afternoon, near a railway bridge. A tanker strike may still be underway over the Easter holiday.
by Andrew Beckett, on 27th of March 2012
Mauritius plans to tackle environmental issues head on with policy

Environment

Mauritius plans to tackle environmental issues head on ...

In a large-scale effort by the Mauritian government to tackle environmental degradation issues, the government says that environmental issues are to bet set in policy and be a primary f...
by Linley Bignoux, on 16th of December 2011
Protesters tell big oil companies to 'Frack Off' - London

Politics

Protesters tell big oil companies to 'Frack Off' - Lond...

A protest outside the Unconventional Gas Industry Conference, involving all the major oil companies, made clear their opposition to shale oil fracking in the British Isles, including Ir...
by Peter Marshall, on 14th of March 2012
Road traffic accident closes A127 - Rayliegh

Our World

Road traffic accident closes A127 - Rayliegh

A road traffic accident involving a Ford Ka and a lorry caused the A127 London bound carraige way to be closed, just after the underpass at the Rayliegh wier in in Essex.
by Steve (Beach) Davies, on 13th of March 2012
Protest outside Parliament to Stop NHS Privatisation - London

Politics

Protest outside Parliament to Stop NHS Privatisation - ...

A protest took place outside Parliament as debates continued on the Health and Social Care Bill, with protesters holding a mock trial of Andrew Lansley and making brief protests on the ...
by Peter Marshall, on 8th of February 2012
Bridge closure causes traffic chaos in Birkenhead

Business

Bridge closure causes traffic chaos in Birkenhead

Tower Road closes for a month because of bridge maintenance. Traffic chaos is a result of the bridge closure. UK. 9th January 2012
by Mark Hyland, on 9th of January 2012
Nigerians protest in lead up to Nationwide Industrial Action

Our World

Nigerians protest in lead up to Nationwide Industrial A...

Nigerian youths in their hundreds took to the streets in a lead up to nationwide industrial action to be undertaken by Labour Unions and civil society over the government's removal...
by Peter NKANGA, on 6th of January 2012
Bikes Alive Call For End to Killing of Cyclists

Politics

Bikes Alive Call For End to Killing of Cyclists

Around 150 cyclists and a smaller number of pedestrians demonstrated at Kings Cross in the evening rush hour calling for an end to the killing of cyclists on city roads. London, UK. 9th...
by Peter Marshall, on 9th of January 2012
Cyclists halt traffic during protest outside Kings Cross Station

Politics

Cyclists halt traffic during protest outside Kings Cros...

Action group Bikes Alive stages a slow-moving protest outside Kings Cross forcing traffic to a standstill. The group hopes this is the first of weekly actions aimed at bringing awarenes...
by Jason Cuddy, on 9th of January 2012
Man stabbed at Oxford Street during Boxing Day

Society

Man stabbed at Oxford Street during Boxing Day

A man is stabbed on one of the busiest streets In downtown London on Boxing Day. The stabbing happened at roughly GMT 13:45. The victim died at the scene on Oxford Street. He was believ...
by Bimal Sharma, on 26th of December 2011
Staying safe in bicycle city

Our World

Staying safe in bicycle city

With an estimated 881,000 bicycles in Amsterdam for a population of 780,559 and an estimated 3.5million visitors, walking the streets of the Top Bicycle Friendly Cities, requires some s...
by Lawrence JC Baron, on 17th of December 2011
Hundreds protest Congo election - London

Politics

Hundreds protest Congo election - London

Several hundred Congolese protesters cause havoc in London as they protest the results of the allegedly rigged presidential election in the Democratic Republic of Congo. UK. 10th Decemb...
by graham mitchell, on 10th of December 2011
Jesse Jackson Marches with Occupy Phoenix

Politics

Jesse Jackson Marches with Occupy Phoenix

African-American civil rights activist and Baptist minister Rev. Jesse Jackson joined the Occupy Phoenix protestors at their encampment and marched through the city in support. USA. 1st...
by Parker Haeg, on 1st of December 2011

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