“I first came to London when I was 22 and working as a roadie. Having watched the 'News At Ten' all my life, I thought Big Ben was going to be massive, but I was underwhelmed.” FirstsBigsTenNewsLondonMassive Author:Noel Gallagher
“Liverpool's grand opera also gave us some light comedy - on hearing the news that the house of goalkeeper Pepe Reina was burgled, and his Porsche stolen, while he was heroically saving penalties at Anfield, fans took a typically witty line: police were said to be interviewing a man from the West London area, a certain Frank Lampard, whose whereabouts on Tuesday between 7.45pm and 10.15pm are unknown. Indeed.” MenSaidLightCertainHouseLinesComedyFansFootballNewsAreasPoliceWestWittyHearingLondonSavingSoccerAnalysisOperaFrankPenaltiesStolenLiverpoolTuesdayGoalkeepersPorscheWhereaboutsAnfield Author:Declan Lynch
“I like BBC news, I like some London news because you can get it earlier then anywhere else. I like Charlie Rose a lot.” NewsRoseLondonCharlie Author:Brian Grazer
“Millions who could not follow closely or accurately the main events of the War looked day after day in the papers for the fortunes of Mafeking, and when finally the news of its relief was flashed throughout the world, the streets of London became impassable, and the floods of sterling, cockney patriotism were released in such a deluge of unbridled, delirious joy as was never witnessed again till Armistace Night, 1918.” WorldWarJoyNightMillionsStreetsEventsPaperNewsFortuneLondonReliefFloodPapersSterlingDeliriousDelugeCockneys Book:Great Contemporaries Source: Great Contemporaries
“Journalists go to press briefings at the Ministry of Defense in London or the Pentagon in Washington, and no critical questions are posed at all. It's just a news-gathering operation, and the fact that the news is being given by governments who are waging war doesn't seem to worry many journalists too much.” WarFactsSeemsGovernmentGivenWorryToo MuchNewsPressesCriticalDefenseLondonJournalistOperationsMinistryGatheringPentagonWaging WarBriefing Author:Tariq Ali