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Researchers from the Natural History Museum in London, United Kingdom, discover the fossils of a herbivorous dinosaur species named "Vectipelta barretti" on the Isle of Wight. The ankylosaur, with "blade-like spiked armor", is the first of its kind found on the island in 142 years and will be added to the collection at Dinosaur Isle for public display during the summer. 2023-06-15
Flash flooding in London leaves a number of Underground stations submerged with widespread damage reported. 2021-07-25
A tower block at New Providence Wharf, London, United Kingdom, catches fire. The block is clad in the same material as that which was on Grenfell Tower, which caught fire in 2017. More than 100 firefighters and 20 fire engines were sent to the scene. 2021-05-7
The trooping the colour ceremony is held in London to celebrate the Queen's Official Birthday while singer Van Morrison and American actor Kevin Spacey are given knighthoods at the Birthday Honours. 2015-06-13
Turkey, South Africa and Russia react angrily to the British government and demand an explanation for the revelations that their politicians and senior officials were spied on and bugged during the 2009 G20 summit in London 2013-06-17
Baltasar Garzón promises he has a surprise in the case against his client Julian Assange. The Swedish prosecutor refuses to travel to London. [http:--www.standaard.be-artikel-detail.aspx?artikelid=DMF20120823_00268925 ("De Standaard", in Dutch)] [http:--news.malaysia.msn.com-regional-swedish-prosecutors-rule-out-london-assange-visit-1 (MSN Malaysia)]date=November 2019 2012-08-23
The largest stockholder of the London-based telecommunications firm Vodafone, institutional investor Orbis, ends its opposition to a planned acquisition by Vodafone of Cable & Wireless Worldwide; the deal now seems certain to go through. 2012-06-18
Six people die in a house fire in the London suburb of Neasden. 2011-09-24
Tens of thousands of university students and lecturers march in a National Union of Students protest in London against plans by the United Kingdom government to raise tuition fees to £9,000 per year in England. Violence occurs later with the building hosting the Conservative Party's campaign headquarters trashed by riots in the day 2010-11-10
The 16th London Turkish Film Festival began Thursday evening with the world premier of Çağan Irmak's 'Prensesin Uykusu' at the Empire Leicester Square in London. 2010-11-7