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Former MEP Tom Wise jailed for GBP39,000 expenses fraud...fine wines, a new car and clearing credit card debts. Southwark Crown Court in London was told that he could have amassed up to GBP180,000 had the false accounting not been discovered. Judge Geoffrey Rivlin QC, sentencing, said that Wise... In this article: UKIP, Leighton Buzzard, Allegation, and Peugeot 206 |
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Times Online | October 13, 2009
Anti-Islamic Dutch MP Geert Wilders wins right to enter Britain
...book", at the House of Lords. The 17-minute film features verses from the Koran with images of terrorist attacks in New York, London and Madrid, and calls on Muslims to remove "hatepreaching" verses from the text. Mr Wilders had been invited...
In this article: Geert Wilders, Islam, United Kingdom, Ideology, Party for Freedom, UKIP, Jacqui Smith, House of Lords, EU, and Baroness Thatcher
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Scotland on Sunday | November 02, 2009
Trial starts for MEP accused of fiddling taxpayers
...read this article in full you must be registered with the site. An MEP's former researcher from west London is due to go on trial for allegedly fiddling taxpayers' cash. Lindsay Jenkins, 62, of west Kensington, is on trial with Tom Wise,...
In this article: Ukip
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Telegraph.co.uk - UK news | October 13, 2009
Farright Dutch MP Geert Wilders to visit UK after ban overturned
...appeal against the ruling. Mr Wilders was originally invited to screen his film by Lord Pearson, the UKIP peer, and the Dutch MP's lawyer, Tiki Emezie, said he hoped to meet with the peer in London next week. Mr Wilders said: "I am very,...
In this article: Geert Wilders, UK, Nazism, Freedom Party, Fitna, UKIP, Jacqui Smith, and House of Lords
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Scotland on Sunday | November 01, 2009
Trial starts for MEP's researcher accused of fiddling taxpayers
...this article in full you must be registered with the site. A former researcher from west London and an MEP are to stand trial on Monday for allegedly fiddling taxpayers' cash. Tom Wise, 61, who used to represent Ukip but is now an...
In this article: Ukip and Leighton Buzzard
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Telegraph.co.uk - UK news | October 20, 2009
BNP embarrassment over leaked membership list
...a year. I was only interested in their anti-EU policies. "I went to a few meetings but at one, the speaker said 'we must clear out London of foreigners' and I got up and walked out. "I went back to the UK Independence Party and have had...
In this article: The Daily Telegraph, UK Independence Party, EU, Barack Obama, and Question Time
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Guardian | October 15, 2009
Far-right Dutch MP allowed to enter UK
...criticises the Qur'an, calling it a "fascist book". Forty-six year-old Wilders was reported to be planning to return to London, in part to talk to Pearson and to thank his lawyers. He would not be showing the film, however. Wilders, who...
In this article: Geert Wilders, UK, Fitna, House of Lords, Ministry of Justice, Ukip, Alan Johnson, Jacqui Smith, and Heathrow airport
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Times Online | October 24, 2009
BNP leader 'paid for UKIP member list'
...a rival party. The database, which belonged to the UK Independence party and contained the details of about 3,500 of its members from London and the southeast, was passed to the British National party by a disaffected member in return for...
In this article: UKIP, ICO, The Sunday Times, Data Protection Act, Ministry of Justice, and Searchlight
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Daily Mail | October 13, 2009
Far-right Dutch MP Geert Wilders wins appeal against exclusion from UK
...they saw fit. However officials conceded that they were likely to have to let him enter the UK. He is planning to visit London next week. The row erupted in February after Mr Wilders was invited by Lord Pearson, a UKIP peer, to visit...
In this article: Geert Wilders, UK, Islam, Jacqui Smith, Democracy, Fitna, and UKIP
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Telegraph.co.uk - International news | October 03, 2009
Ireland votes 'Yes' to EU Lisbon Treaty
...the vote with a corrupt election in Zimbabwe or Afghanistan. In London, Gordon Brown, the British Prime Minister, said: "The treaty is good for the UK and good for Europe. We can now work together to focus on the issues that matter most...
In this article: Ireland, European Union, Brian Cowen, Europe, UK Independence Party, Nigel Farage, Dublin, Democracy, Recession, and Tax
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London (pronounced: /ˈlʌndən/) is the capital of England and the United Kingdom. London has been a major settlement for two millennia and the history of London goes back to its founding by the Romans, when it was named Londinium. London's core, the ancient City of London, the 'square mile', retains its medieval boundaries. Since at least the nineteenth century, the name "London" has also referred to the metropolis developed around it. Today, the bulk of this conurbation forms the London region and the Greater London administrative area, with its own elected mayor and assembly.
London is a major global city and one of the world's largest financial centres. Central London is home to the headquarters of more than half of the UK's top 100 listed companies (the FTSE 100) and more than 100 of Europe's 500 largest. London's influence in politics, finance, education, entertainment, media, fashion, the arts and culture in general contributes to its global position. It is a major tourist destination for both domestic and overseas visitors. London hosted the 1908 and 1948 Summer Olympics and will host the 2012 Summer Olympics. London contains four World Heritage Sites: the Tower of London; the historic settlement of Greenwich; the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; and the site comprising the Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church.
- Name:
- London
- Total Area (sq. mi):
- 659
- Elevation (m):
- 24
- Urban Population:
- 8,278,251
- Time Zone:
- GMT
- Website:
- http://www.london.gov.uk/
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