London hosts Europe's largest gay parade

London hosts Europe's largest annual gay pride parade on June 27. It is one of the largest LGBT parades in the world. This year, the organizers dedicated this event to people who have made a huge contribution to the fight for the rights of sexual minorities in all countries ...

Londoner encrypted in a crossword puzzle proposal to marry

Matthew Dick convinced the newspaper to include questions in the crossword puzzle, the answers to which together made up the traditional phrase “Will you marry me?” (“Will you marry me?”), and slipped the crossword puzzle to his girlfriend Delyth Hughes, highlighting the relevant questions. When the girl guessed the words, he stood up...

Michael Bloomberg does not plan to be mayor of London

Former New York mayor, billionaire Michael Bloomberg, said he does not intend to take part in the next London mayoral election, which will be held in May 2016. "Excluded. “I’m not interested in this at all,” he told The New York Times. About Bloomberg...

The Sunday Times: beware London: Putin Sees Everything

After a recent lecture by Mikhail Khodorkovsky, “one of my Russian acquaintances came up to me and said: “It was the FSB who asked me to ask Khodorkovsky that question,” columnist Ben Judah recounts in The Sunday Times. This person later explained to him: “I get a sixth of the funding...

British Foreign Office summoned the Russian ambassador to London

They are demanding an explanation from the diplomat in connection with the flight of two Russian Tu-95 bombers over the English Channel. The British ministry says the flight of Russian planes disrupted civilian air traffic in the area. According to The Daily Telegraph, British Air Force planes were raised on Wednesday ...

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