Topic: South London

Giving London street kids – even teen gang members – a safe (and colorful) home

Camila Batmanghelidjh founded Kids Company to help children – and now helps troubled teens. who often get little sympathy since the London riots.

After London riots, a UK war on gangs

Following the riots that rocked London and several other English cities, Prime Minister David Cameron has vowed a 'all-out war on gangs and gang culture.'

Tech innovation from the minds and thumbs of disadvantaged youths

Apps for Good recruits immigrant or unemployed youths from London neighborhoods to develop phone programs relevant to their needs and to teach entrepreneurial skills.

London riots push British leaders to approve harsher police tactics [VIDEO]

The British public is asking why it took so long for the government to authorize the use of weapons like rubber bullets against rioters. But it is unclear how effective they will be in quelling the riots.

London riots: Residents demand tougher policing after third night of burning, looting [VIDEO]

London riots continued for a third night Monday and spread to other cities, causing Prime Minister David Cameron to cut short his holiday and hold crisis talks.

Classic review: Blake

Peter Ackroyd's biography of William Blake is essential reading for anyone hoping to understand the last great English religious poet to date.

Global warming: Why public concern declines

On eve of the global warming summit in Copenhagen, Denmark, an informal global survey shows that public interest in the issue is waning. But many people are taking individual steps to curb global warming.

London: Artists fill empty storefronts.

Money might be tight, but creativity continues to flourish.

AT&T's SXSW iPhone debacle (and do-over)