BBC World News, Aug 31, 2011

London 2012 Olympics to air in 3D The Guardian The BBC is considering broadcasting the men's 100m final at the London 2012 Olympics, featuring Usain Bolt, in 3D. Photograph: Andy Lyons/Getty ImagesLondon's 2012 Olympic Games will be the first to be broadcast in 3D, Olympic organisers and ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

Nutopia Commissioned for HISTORY, C4 Doc About Bin Laden Killing World Screen By Kristin Brzoznowski LONDON/WASHINGTON: Jane Root's Nutopia has been tapped to produce a new documentary about the killing of Osama Bin Laden for HISTORY in the US and Channel 4 in the UK, with BBC Worldwide already scoring presales for the project. ... See all stories on this topic »

<em>Absolutely Fabulous:</em> Characters Revived for New TV Specials TV Series Finale Viewers in the US have been very kind to the show over the years and we are very happy to return on not one but two US channels at once, BBC AMERICA and Logo. We fully intend to party like it's 1991. When we started filming in West London, ... See all stories on this topic »

UK's Cable attacks banks for trying to slow reform Reuters Business and industry groups have argued that a weak domestic economy and turmoil in the euro zone mean that banks, a powerful lobby group because of the importance of London's financial district to the UK economy, should not be burdened with extra ... See all stories on this topic »

Sportsday Live - Transfer Deadline Day BBC Sport Mark Bright tells BBC Football Focus Special that Shaun Wright-Phillips is currently in a hotel inLondon waiting for permission from Manchester City to speak to a club, believed to be QPR. Blimey, Neil Warnock is signing a whole new team, ... See all stories on this topic »

The 60W bulb: A luminary love affair BBC News But the US will start banning the traditional bulbs from the start of next year and a very vocal opponent is Howard Brandston, one of the most respected lighting experts in theworld who was asked to redesign the lighting of the Statue of Liberty as ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Ortis Deley dropped as anchor of Channel 4's World Athletics Championships ... Telegraph.co.uk Both anchors have been paired with four-times Olympic gold medal-winning sprinter Michael Johnson for Channel 4's coverage, as the network prepares for its role as UKbroadcaster of the London 2012 Paralympics. Johnson, a regular on the BBC'sathletics ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

Water Tower Bucket Boys Tour Diary: First Show Of The Tour (London, UK) Willamette Week First we had a half hour radio spot on BBC London. You can listen to it here. We loaded into Bush Hall around 4:30. It's a beautiful old room with a small balcony and intricate embellishments on the walls and ceiling. A crystal chandelier hangs from ... See all stories on this topic »

Microsoft Rolls Out Bing Streetside In London eWEEK Europe UK Microsoft announced back in April that its Streetside cars had started collecting 360-degree photos of UK streets in London and other European cities, following the USlaunch of the service in 2009. The Streetside visual mapping feature for Bing has ... See all stories on this topic » eWEEK Europe UK

Ex Chester schoolgirl performs at US Open tennis tournament ChesterChronicle.co.uk Megan recently moved to London where she has danced with The London Ballet Company and was also first reserve on the BBC's So You Think You Can Dance. “Being involved in a TV show was very exciting and, although I never made it on to the live finals, ... See all stories on this topic »

Libya: as it happened August 30 Telegraph.co.uk Mourad Benmehidi told the BBC that in the desert region there was a "holy rule of hospitality". 10.50 The UN's World Food Programme is sending 600 tons of food and 500 tons of water to the Libyan capital Tripoli to aid civilians affected by the ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

31 August 2011: Hurricane Irene Travel Disruption Latest International Business Times Airlines are beginning to resume normal service but passengers face delays as UK-bound flights are already full, the BBC reported Tuesday. In a press release, British Airways said Tuesday afternoon that they expected to run a 'full' schedule from US ... See all stories on this topic » International Business Times

Future of sunscreen: a pill could provide weeks of protection The Independent A research team from King's College London headed to Australia's Great Barrier Reef to study a few samples of the endangered Acropora coral, according to the BBC on Tuesday. Their goal is to synthesis the coral's protective components - components ... See all stories on this topic »

Donor Mum: the Children I've Never Met, BBC One, review Telegraph.co.uk “It makes me feel like I'm spying on them,” she told us, “and in a way I am.” But, as they say in TV documentaries, all that was about to change. UK DonorLink is a group that champions the rights of “the donor-conceived”, and at one of their meetings, ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

Mel C and Peter Andre sing for Pudsey London Theatre Guide BBC Children In Need POP Goes The Musical 2011 brings Pudsey to the West End by giving four singing sensations the chance to perform a song from a top London show at the curtain call of one performance. The event, which takes place from 10 to 15 ... See all stories on this topic » London Theatre Guide

UK memo welcomes Karzai plan to step down in 2014 Reuters Africa By Adrian Croft LONDON (Reuters) - British officials believe Afghan President Hamid Karzai's decision to step down at the end of his second term in 2014 greatly improves his country's political prospects, a confidential memo accidentally disclosed by a ... See all stories on this topic » Reuters Africa

Gender pay gap 'to last 98 years' BBC News "Some of that I'm hoping is that younger women have become more confident and smarter at negotiating a better pay deal," Liz Field, chief executive of the Financial Services Skills Partnership, told the BBC, adding that older, more senior women could... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Photos: Popstars Pop Up for Pudsey in West End Musicals WhatsOnStage.com The appearances form part of BBC Children in Need's POP Goes the Musical 2011 which was launched in London today (31 August 2011). The celebrities have been lined up to help raise money for BBC Children in Need appeal, which in 2010 raised over £40 ... See all stories on this topic »

Christie's installs BBC legal chief as general counsel The Lawyer Art auction house Christie's has appointed former BBC legal head Nicholas Eldred as group general counsel. Eldred will be based in the company's London office and oversee its executive team and worldwide businesses on matters of governance, ... See all stories on this topic »

inspiresme.co.uk to cover 'Do Your Own PR' event at Clerkenwell Workshops inspiresme.co.uk By Jamie Lawrence | August 31, 2011 inspiresme.co.uk will be in attendance at the 'Do Your Own PR' Dreamstake event at Clerkenwell Workshops, London, on September 6, and will be covering the event for the site. This free event promises to offer a wide ... See all stories on this topic »

London's 11-year-old rioter sentenced euronews A UK court has given an 18-month youth rehabilitation order to an 11-year-old boy who stole a bin during the recent London riots. According to police, the boy, who is from Romford, east London, was the youngest rioter to be prosecuted. ... See all stories on this topic » euronews

Should teachers be fired for their behaviour outside the classroom? CBC.ca By Community Team A male teacher in the UK has been allowed to continue teaching after it was discovered he'd been moonlighting as a stripper, the BBC reports. A disciplinary committee found Benedict Garrett guilty of professional misconduct and gave ... See all stories on this topic » CBC.ca

It takes three to tango... Panorama Madrid will also attempt to hold talks with London on Gibraltar's sovereignty. However unless Gibraltar is fully involved, as the UK government will insist, there will be no talks at all. The Spanish foreign minister of the day can bend Hague's ear all ... See all stories on this topic »

Beth Hart announces UK Concerts To Follow Don't Explain Album Broadway World ... followed by London Dingwalls on Tuesday 29th November. Already a platinum selling solo artist across mainland Europe, Beth's collaboration with Bonamassa on the Gil Scott-Heron classic, "I'll Take Care Of You", was recently BBC Radio 2's "Record of ... See all stories on this topic »

FREEDOM VIEW: Failure to defend property rights fanned London riots Odessa American “This year the UK government will spend over 50 percent of our national income,” he pointed out. “Yet it has failed in its primary duty of protecting the taxpayers' basic property rights.” That's a lesson that can benefit us here in the US Call it the ... See all stories on this topic »

Track List Announced for Cast Recording of London's Betty Blue Eyes Playbill.com He is also co-writer and star of the BBC's "Psychoville." He was last seen on the West End stage in Ghost Stories (Duke of York's) and has previously also appeared as Leo Bloom in The Producers and Art. Other features roles include David Bamber as ... See all stories on this topic » Playbill.com

Libya: Suspects In Yvonne Fletcher Murder Hunted By Police And SAS Huffington Post Speaking to Sky News, Hague said: "The NTC have always said to us, including when their chairman was here in London in May, that they would co-operate fully with the British authorities on these subjects and this is one of the priorities for us in ... See all stories on this topic »

LIVE: DEADLINE DAY AS IT HAPPENS BCFC (all sourced from the BBC) 15.18 - Southampton are pushing to sign striker Jay Rodriguez from Championship rivals Burnley, according to Sky Sports. 15.12 - So Scott Parker has gone from West Ham to Spurs, but it seems David Bentley could be heading in ... See all stories on this topic »

Bethany one step closer to singing dream Evesham Observer Bethany is now putting all her energy into the next round which takes place on September 18 where she will perform in front of a huge crowd, BBC Radio 1 presenters and music and TV producers in a bid to win a place in the grand final at London's 02 ... See all stories on this topic »

Cast: Ashfield & Thomas Go Blonde, Stock & Blackman are Noël & Gertie WhatsOnStage.com Whatsonstage.com Award-winner Stephen Ashfield, who picked up the gong in 2009 for his role in the original London cast of Jersey Boys will take over of Emmett Forrest from Lee Mead. His other theatre credits include playing Boy George in Taboo in the ... See all stories on this topic »

The former Egyptian comes to Israel Jerusalem Post A 2007 documentary was made about him called Robyn Hitchcock: Sex, Food, Death... and Insects directed by John Edginton was shown on the US Sundance Channel and in the UK on BBC Four. And he's established an ongoing relationship with filmmaker Jonathan ... See all stories on this topic »

Why not kill off Location Location Location? The Guardian (blog) It's on several times a day - even on BBC One. Not to mention all the regional spinoffs, or an entire channel devoted to it! If that new docu-drama series The Hour is to be believed, It's been running for over 50 years! Get with the programme, BBC, ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian (blog)

Local talent shines on the mic Living magazine (blog) The winners will not only get to perform on stage at The 02 at Live Fest, London's largest indoor festival, but they will be thrust into the media spotlight through television, radio and print media and will be invited on the Open Mic UK Tour, ... See all stories on this topic »

Anglophiles, Rejoice—Cablevision Now Carries BBCA CableFAX What are the challenges to showing British television in the US? In terms of the amount of content the UK makes, they have a different commissioning structure. It's just a different business model than the US They make 6 episode orders, or 4. ... See all stories on this topic »

Riots: Who broke Britain? China Worker But Johnson, with London elections next year on his mind, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "This is not a time to think about making substantial cuts in police numbers". Working-class people in the areas affected have been frustrated by the lack of ... See all stories on this topic »

Enemies Cheryl Cole and Charlotte Church `both wanted for The Voice` Monsters and Critics.com By Frances Kindon Aug 31, 2011, 5:37 GMT The feud between Cheryl Cole and Charlotte Church looks set to rumble on now that both are reportedly being head-hunted for the UK version of The Voice. Cheryl Cole heads out of heathrow airport inLondon. ... See all stories on this topic » Monsters and Critics.com

US Open 2011: Quotes of the day - Worldnews.com US Open Venue: Flushing Meadows, New York Dates: 29. ... UK - London Riots, as BBC Newscamera is stolen "Andy, we'll leave it there". Order: Reorder ... article.wn.com/view/.../US_Open_2011_Quotes_of_the_day/

BBC to stream Olympics live in U.K. - Entertainment News ... ... sports as part of its coverage of next year's London games.. International News from the entertainment source: Variety. BBC to stream Olympics live in U.K.. www.variety.com/article/VR1118041904?refCatId=19

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