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Oldest Television Discovered. 83 Years Old and Still Works

The oldest working television in Britain has been found, and can receive digital signals with the help of a Freeview box.

 

Competition Heats Up In Race For Electric Car Dominance

Competition Heats Up In Race For Electric Car Dominance

Urban visionaries in London and Seoul, two of the world's busiest capital cities, foresee buses gliding through their streets with speed, ease and efficiency - without emitting the exhaust fumes that scientists say are contributing to global warming. Under Mayor Boris Johnson's vision, London's iconic red double-decker Routemaster buses would be back on the streets - but powered by electricity, not gasoline.

 

British Toddler Killed by Rollercoaster

A British toddler has died after climbing onto the rollercoaster tracks at a London fairground and being struck by the ride.

 

Hotel Review: The Rough Luxe Hotel in London

Many hotels claim to be original, but this one, which could double as an art installation, actually is.

 

Cops: No Foul Play in Death of Actress After Show's End

Cops: No Foul Play in Death of Actress After Show's End

Police have no reason to suspect any suspicious circumstances in the case of a young actress found dead days after the show she starred in was canceled, but are continuing their investigation.

 

Thousands protest G-20

Thousands protest G-20

Thousands of protesters crowded together outside the Bank of England in London today, a day before President Obama and other leaders gathered for the G-20 summit to discuss the world's economic crisis. Some protesters lunged toward the police line.

 

Woman attacked in Scotland 'because she sounded English'

A young woman who comes from England originally has been viciously assaulted in a Scottish city center in what police are treating as a racially motivated attack. Lucy Newman, 22, said she was hit so hard that she fell, hitting the pavement and fracturing her left cheekbone.

 

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