Luton

Luton Shooting Hospitalises Teenager

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 11.05.2013 | UK

A 16-year-old boy is in a serious condition in hospital after being shot in the back. The teenager was gunned down shortly before 4am on Saturday i...

Heathrow Warns Lack Of Investment Will Harm British Business

The Huffington Post UK | Charlie Thomas | Posted 18.02.2013 | UK

Heathrow, the group which owns the UK's busiest airport, warned today its ability to help the UK trade with emerging economies was being compromised b...

EasyJet Plane Makes Emergency Landing

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 01.01.2013 | UK

An easyJet plane was forced to make an emergency landing after an oil leak caused its pilot to shut down an engine. The Airbus A319 was carrying 15...

Look Away Now, Boris...

PA | Posted 04.11.2012 | UK

UK holidaymakers and global tourist chiefs believe expanding Heathrow is the best way of solving Britain's airport capacity problems, according to a s...

Faith Hate: The EDL Targets Faith Communities for New Recruit

Fiyaz Mughal | Posted 25.11.2012 | UK Politics
Fiyaz Mughal

Whilst more and more lights are shone on the EDL and its affiliates, we believe that the future may give these far-right organisations more oxygen, as economies weaken in Europe. More than ever, the voices of reason within faith communities are needed and there is a need for all of us to report faith-hate crimes where we see them.

Have You Travelled Through Britain's Unfriendliest Airport?

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 21.08.2012 | UK

Airports divide the nation's travellers. For some they are magical portals to faraway lands, while for others they are merely large inconvenient waiti...

F1 Star Lewis Hamilton Carries Olympic Torch

PA | Posted 07.09.2012 | UK Sport

Lewis Hamilton was in pole position for the Olympic torch relay first thing on Monday morning. The Formula One star was the first to pick up the fl...

EDL's Noisy March On Luton Dwindles To A Toothless Whimper

The Huffington Post UK | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 05.05.2012 | UK

Tensions ran high in Luton on Saturday as English Defence League demonstrators took to the streets following the news four men from the town have been...

Police Appeal Over Missing Mother And Baby

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 03.05.2012 | UK

The disappearance of a teenage mother and her newborn son has prompted an appeal for information from police. Jasmine Woodbridge, 16, gave birth to...

Five Men Held In Luton On Suspicion Of Plotting Terror Attacks

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 24.04.2012 | UK

Five men have been arrested in Luton on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism, Scotland Yard said. The arres...

There's No Sharia Law Here: Luton Hits Back At 'Nutter' Breivik

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 18.04.2012 | UK

Luton residents have hit back at slurs on their town by mass killer Anders Breivik, dismissing him as a "nutter". Addressing the Norwegian court wh...

Proud and Prejudiced: The Jihadist and the Hooligan

Marc Hawker | Posted 27.04.2012 | UK Entertainment
Marc Hawker

I've just fallen in love with England again. I never thought it would happen, but after filming two dangerous and notorious men from Luton over the past year, I'm glad I live here. The two men are Tommy Robinson - the founder and leader of the English Defence League - and Sayful Islam - leader of a group of fundamentalist Muslims. Both are Luton born and bred. Tommy is the manager of a local tanning shop; Sayful was a tax inspector before he gave it up to bring Islam to the streets of Britain.

General Motors on Classic Road to Disaster by Sentimentally Holding Onto A Loss-Making Division

Peter Martindale | Posted 20.04.2012 | UK Politics
Peter Martindale

If General Motors does not sell to a suitable buyer then the chances are that in just a few years, Vauxhall Motors, one of the few remaining British car marques, will follow a long list of illustrious names, and will be no more.

Building Community: From Empty Spaces to Meeting Places

Julian Dobson | Posted 28.12.2011 | UK
Julian Dobson

Eventually, we can start to engage with spaces that are entirely 'other'. This week a Muslim community worker showed me the mosque that was firebombed, taking me into the side room where the window was forced and explaining the damage that was done.