Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson, The Next UK Leader?

AP | DAVID STRINGER | Posted 05.03.2012

LONDON — It's an Olympic tussle – an election battle to win control of London's City Hall just weeks before hundreds of thousands of athle...

Why I Love Comedy Politics

Laura Dunn | Posted 05.01.2012

Laura Dunn

Both Barack Obama and John McCain appeared on Saturday Night Live during their race for the residency, and one wonders if Mitt Romney will embrace this precedent before Election Day.

PHOTOS: Proposed London Airport Could Be World's Biggest

Posted 01.04.2012

A newly proposed airport for London, located east of the city in the Thames River Estuary, could be the world's biggest, handling 150 million passenge...

London Gets Its Own 'Eiffel Tower'

Posted 12.31.2011

To get ready for the 2012 Olympic games, London needed the customary facelift that goes along with the festivities. Efforts have been made to push Lon...

Kelly Brook Shows Off Her Perfect Pins In Pink Mini Dress To Launch Sky Ride

www.mydaily.co.uk | Posted 10.26.2011

Kelly Brook was out in the (fleeting) London sunshine yesterday to launch the latest Sky Ride initiative, showing off her perfect pins in a teeny-tiny...

Police and Thieves: Making Sense of the English Riots

Michelle Chen | Posted 10.11.2011

Michelle Chen

Observers dismiss rioters as roaming bands of delinquents. Or well-organized, tech-savvy flash mobs. They're portrayed alternately as greedy opportunists or disaffected youth. Reflecting the diversity of urban Britain, they are everyone and no one. And they're just kids.

WATCH: London Mayor Heckled During Press Conference

Posted 10.09.2011

Boris Johnson, the mayor of London, struggled on Tuesday to be heard over hecklers while speaking to residents and the media in Clapham Junction, an a...

President Obama FINED

The Huffington Post | Timothy Stenovec | Posted 09.19.2011

President Obama has been slapped with a nearly $200 (£120) fine for not paying London's congestion charge when his motorcade drove through the city i...

Mayor Of London Compels Harry Potter Fans To Lobby For London-Based Theme Park

Posted 05.25.2011

London Mayor Boris Johnson expressed "jealous irritation" Monday over the opening of the new Wizarding World Of Harry Potter theme park, based in Orla...

ArcelorMittal Orbit (PHOTOS): Plan For Massive 2012 London Olympic Tower Is Unveiled

Posted 05.25.2011

The ArcelorMittal Orbit, a teetering tower planned for the 2012 Olympic Games, is set to become the largest work of public art in the United Kingdom. ...

Lessons from Legends at One Young World

Marian Salzman | Posted 05.25.2011

Marian Salzman

The inaugural One Young World summit under way this week in London is a next-generation Davos: a gathering of hundreds of future leaders from the worl...

New York Elections Decision Day Tip Sheet

New York Times | Michael Barbaro | Posted 05.25.2011

After four years of fund-raising and campaigning, candidates for mayor, comptroller, public advocate, distract attorney and City Council will face Dem...

Boris Johnson, London's Mayor, To Grace Cover Of British Elle

AFP | Posted 05.25.2011

London's famously dishevelled mayor, Boris Johnson, will grace the cover of fashion bible Elle next month in what many will see as a surprising partne...

Boris Johnson, London Mayor, Nearly Killed By Truck While Riding Bike

Guardian | Toby Helm | Posted 05.25.2011

Footage of Boris Johnson's near miss with a lorry while out cycling shows the London Mayor lucky to be alive....

Competition Heats Up In Race For Electric Car Dominance

AP | JEAN H. LEE | Posted 05.25.2011

SEOUL, South Korea — Urban visionaries in London and Seoul, two of the world's busiest capital cities, foresee buses gliding through their stree...

Global Obama: Big Opportunities, Bigger Challenges

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

William Bradley

If he wins, Obama will have the global popularity that no American president has had in a great many years.

London's Conservative Mayor Boris Johnson Endorses Obama

AP | JILL LAWLESS | Posted 05.25.2011

LONDON — The mayor of London, a member of the British political party that is a traditional ally of U.S. Republicans, says Democratic presidenti...