Bonfire event banned in Guy Fawkes' home town
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A bonfire celebration in York, the home town of Guy Fawkes, has been banned on health and safety grounds, the local council said on Tuesday.
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A Remembrance Day shower of paper poppies could be banned - because it is a fire hazard.
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At least 11 people have been killed after fire broke out at an old people's home in the town of Egg
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - The authorities announced a nationwide ban on all political and religious meetings except Friday Prayers after a car bombing early Thursday in the central city of Multan killed 40 people and wounded at least 100.
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Pakistani authorities are considering banning political processions in the run-up to a general election after a bomb attack on former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto killed 139 people.
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Red noses are banned as a fire risk from the set of the BBC's Comic Relief Does Fame Academy.
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A demonstration by pro-hunt campaigners is being held outside Peter Hain's home in south Wales.
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A British vicar banned a man dressed as Father Christmas from a carol service at his church, he said.
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Plans to resume fuel storage at the Buncefield depot have been condemned by local businesses.
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Fears grow that serious environmental damage could be caused when a huge bonfire in County Antrim is lit.
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The government of Pakistan yesterday moved to ban all religious gatherings, except those at mosques, after bombs planted in a car and on a motorcycle exploded at a rally commemorating the death of an assassinated Sunni Muslim radical, killing at least 40
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LONDON - In the second major security breach in London this week, five fox hunting enthusiasts stormed onto the floor of the House of Commons Wednesday to disrupt a debate on banning the centuries-old sport.    Guards hustled the men away, but the incident showed - as did the man dressed as Batman who scaled the walls of Buckingham Palace on Monday - the vulnerability of Britain's seats of power...
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A protestor is taken away by police outside the House of Parliament in London Sept. 15, 2004. More than 10,000 British pro-hunting protestors held a major rally outside the house of Parliament on Wednesday as lawmakers debated on a ban on fox hunting.
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Authorities here announced a nationwide ban on all political and religious meetings except Friday prayers after a car bombing early Thursday in the central city of Multan killed 40 people and wounded at least 100.
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Residents in government-funded housing in Bristol are up in arms over a decision by their local city council to ban doormats because they pose a &quot;tripping hazard&quot; for anyone escaping a fire.
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Public religious meetings are banned in Pakistan after Thursday's bomb explosion in Multan kills at least 40 people.
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Smoking was banned from Sunday in all public buildings in England, including pubs, movie theaters, shopping malls &#151; and even Buckingham Palace.