Syria crisis: Cameron loses Commons vote on Syria action. 30 August 2013Last updated at 06:13 ET David Cameron: "It is clear to me that the British parliament... does not want to see British military action" MPs have rejected possible UK military action against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government to deter the use of chemical weapons.
David Cameron said he would respect the defeat of a government motion by 285-272, ruling out joining US-led strikes. The US said it would "continue to consult" with the UK, "one of our closest allies and friends". Technology Review: The Authority on the Future of Technology. Physicists Recreate 'End Of Time' in Lab. One of the most exciting areas of science is the emerging field of spacetime analogues.
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Horatio Chapple, who was 17, died on Friday morning after the bear attacked on the Von Postbreen glacier on the island of Spitsbergen in the Svalbard archipelago. The bear was shot dead by one of the leaders of the party of 13, who were with a group of 80 taking part in a five-week Arctic expedition run by the BSES Expeditions, a youth development charity based at the Royal Geographical Society in London. The injured were helicoptered to a hospital 25 miles away in Spitsbergen's capital, Longyearbyen, after the group raised the alarm by satellite phone at 7.30am. They were later flown to University hospital in Tromso, northern Norway. Two are understood to be severely injured. Polar bear victim was strong, fearless and kind, say relatives. The grieving family of a British teenager who was mauled to death by a polar bear on a remote Norwegian island in the Arctic circle have said he was "strong, fearless and kind".
Horatio Chapple, 17, died on Friday morning after the bear attacked a party on an adventure holiday on the Von Postbreen glacier, on the island of Spitsbergen in the Svalbard archipelago. Relatives of the Eton schoolboy said he had been "so excited about his plans to be a doctor" and praised his "amazing sense of humour and ability to laugh at himself". Father's pride in son who shot attacking polar bear. Expedition leader Michael Reid.
His family were told by British Embassy officials that he shot the polar bear that killed Horatio Chapple. Photograph: PA The father of the adventure group leader who shot a polar bear that had killed a schoolboy and also savaged him and three other Britons in Svalbard on Friday says he has been moved by the tributes paid to his son. Michael "Spike" Reid, 29, was one of two leaders of the expedition, which came under attack while camped near the Von Postbreen glacier, 25 miles from Longyearbyen, the capital of the Norwegian islands that make up the Svalbard archipelago.
Horatio Chapple, 17, a sixth-former from Bishopstone, near Salisbury in Wiltshire, was killed. Reid, from Plymouth, suffered head and neck injuries and is reported to be in a serious but stable condition after being airlifted to a hospital in Tromsø on the Norwegian mainland. Polar bear attack survivors to return to UK.
Survivors of the polar bear attack have been treated at the Tromso hospital.
Photograph: Rex Features Two members of an expedition injured in a polar bear attack in which a 17-year-old was killed will return to the UK on Sunday, the organisers of the trip have said. Scott Bennell-Smith and Patrick Flinders will be flown back to Britain under the care of a specialist medical evacuation team, BSES Expeditions confirmed. The organisation, formerly British Schools Exploring Society, asked for the pair's privacy to be respected. Horatio Chapple, from Salisbury, in Wiltshire, died in the attack in Svalbard, Norway, on Friday. Essex village is living in fear after FOUR THOUSAND gypsies turned up for a festival. Shocking pig abuse at abattoir.
Homepage. Norway attacks. 27 August 2012Last updated at 09:17 GMT Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in two attacks in Norway last year, is found to be sane and is sentenced to 21 years in jail by a court.
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London riots: Timeline and map of violence. Riots in London and around the country saw widespread looting and buildings set alight.
Dozens were left homeless after a night of riots on the streets of Tottenham after a peaceful demonstration on 6 August over the death of a man who was shot by police turned violent. Here is a timeline of what happened, starting with most recent events. 00:22 BST - The Metropolitan Police say 1,103 people have now been arrested in connection with the riots and 654 people have been charged. Greater Manchester Police said they had so far made 147 arrests and more than 70 people had already gone through the courts.
Merseyside Police said they had made 77 arrests and charged 45 people. Live: UK riots. New York recovers as Irene passes. 28 August 2011Last updated at 22:36 Officials warned that the storm remained dangerous - as New Yorkers breathed a sigh of relief Hundreds of thousands of evacuated New Yorkers are being allowed back home after a weakening Tropical Storm Irene passed without extensive damage.
Fears of major flooding have subsided and New York's stock exchanges are due to open on Monday, even if public transport and flights remain suspended. But President Obama has warned that the effects of Irene are "not over yet". After causing widespread destruction along the US eastern seaboard, it is forecast to hit Canada early on Monday. At least 11 deaths have been linked to the powerful storm, which destroyed buildings in North Carolina and Virginia, and left millions without power. The storm was classified as a category three hurricane, carrying winds of more than 120mph (192km/h), when it swept through the Caribbean last week but later weakened, being downgraded to a tropical storm as it reached New York. Power cuts. РИА Новости. Royal.