GADDAFI HAS BEEN KILLED, SAYS LIBYAN AMBASSADOR TO UK
The Libyan ambassador to the UK has told Sky news that Colonel Gaddafi is dead. Mahmud Nacua, the Charge d’affaires at the Libyan embassy in London confirmed the news and this has been followed up by the NTC vice-chairman. Reports state that Gaddafi died of wounds sustained in capture near his hometown of Sirte on Thursday. Meanwhile, NATO confirmed that... Read More
Occupy London continues sit-in outside St Pauls
Occupy Wall Street has spread across the Atlantic to the City of London. Protesters are settling in for a third night in the shadow of St Pauls to vent their frustrations over large corporations’ part in the economic crisis. They plan to stay "indefinitely". The demonstrators had planned to occupy Paternoster Square, where the London Stock Exchange is based but were... Read More
Capitalism: With The Ups Comes The Downs
Greek contagion is spreading across the Atlantic. Not in the form of widening yield spreads and plunging bank stocks but in the form of protests. On Saturday, a splinter group of Occupy Wall Street, Occupy LA gathered outside City hall. Their beef? Bank bailouts, bonuses and unemployment. They are "the 99%": those that will "no longer tolerate the greed... Read More
SMILE (WHILE YOU NICK THOSE TRAINERS). YOU’RE ON FLICKR!
A photo-fit collage of alleged looters has been released on the photo-sharing website Flickr. Operation Withern run by the Metropolitan Police is using the website to ask for help identifying people in connection with looting and riots in Tottenham, Croydon, Hackney, Wandsworth and Haringey on 7 and 8 August, 2011. Operation Withern is urging anyone who recognises... Read More
Antonio: King of the water dogs
My mother and father live in a beautiful white village in the hills of Southern Spain. Every couple of months I leave hectic London behind and hop on a plane to blue skies, rioja and sunshine. As soon as I arrive I regress into childhood, happily clambering into the back of the car with the family dog and tagging along on one of my parents’ adventures into the... Read More
Stefanie Powers: Women should wise up with their cash
A few weeks ago I met star of stage and screen, Stefanie Powers, at an event organised by the Women in Film and Television. I try to get to as many WFTV events as I can but as a hushed silence descended on the packed crowd I realised I was out of my depth: I had absolutely no idea who Stefanie Powers was. I can sense some eyes rolling at this point but in my defence,... Read More
Victoria Tryon Jeweller
Victoria Tryon is a London-based jewellery designer and gemologist. She has been in the industry for over ten years working with names such as Cartier and Boucheron. In 2010, Victoria was named a Bright Gem at International Jewellery London. Read More
workiTspain introduction
An introduction to social media consultancy, workiTspain, based in Sotogrande, Spain. Top tips on how to get the most out of your online presence. Read More
