LONDON (Reuters) – A British computer hacker accused by the United States of breaking into top secret military and space agency networks will learn the result of his six-year fight against extradition within three months, a court heard on Tuesday.

Gary McKinnon faces up to 60 years in jail if convicted in American courts for what one U.S. prosecutor has described as the “biggest military computer hack of all time”.

LONDON (Reuters) – A British computer hacker accused by the United States of breaking into top secret military and space agency networks will learn the result of his six-year fight against extradition within three months, a court heard on Tuesday.

Gary McKinnon faces up to 60 years in jail if convicted in American courts for what one U.S. prosecutor has described as the “biggest military computer hack of all time”.

LONDON, July 21 (Reuters) – Russia’s dominant Olympic
wrestlers must overcome a youthful Iranian team, Japan’s
powerful women and a resurgent United States if they are to
protect their traditional grip on the medals in London.

Russia topped the medals table four years ago in Beijing
with six golds — more than the next three countries combined –
and was well ahead of the pack in the previous two Games in
Athens and Sydney.

LONDON, July 17 (Reuters) – British inflation fell faster
than forecast to its lowest level in more than 2-1/2 years in
June, reflecting weak demand in a shrinking economy.

At just 2.4 percent, annual consumer price inflation was
slightly more than half the 4.2 percent rate at the end of last
year and a shadow of the 5.2 percent peak last September.

LONDON (Reuters) – The first wave of Olympic athletes and visitors began pouring into Britain on Monday and officials played down fears that a packed London would buckle under the pressure of its biggest peacetime security and transport operation.

An embarrassing shortage of security guards, fears over airport queues and questions about the capital’s creaking transport system have overshadowed preparations for the Games.

LONDON, July 16 (Reuters) – The first wave of Olympic
athletes and visitors began pouring into Britain on Monday and
officials played down fears that a packed London would buckle
under the pressure of its biggest peacetime security and
transport operation.

An embarrassing shortage of security guards, fears over
airport queues and questions about the capital’s creaking
transport system have overshadowed preparations for the Games.

LONDON (Reuters) – Trailing in the polls and under fire over painful austerity measures, British Prime Minister David Cameron has struck a populist tone with an attack on rich celebrities who aggressively avoid paying tax.

The Conservative leader, often derided as a wealthy figure adrift from the economic hardship faced by many Britons, weighed into a row over the tax affairs of a top comedian, branding his tax avoidance “morally wrong”.

LONDON (Reuters) – British actor Victor Spinetti, who befriended the Beatles while working on three of their biggest films in the 1960s, has died of cancer at the age of 82, his agent said on Tuesday.

The Welsh-born entertainer was caught up in the frenzy of Beatlemania after appearing with the Fab Four in “Help!”, “A Hard Day’s Night” and “Magical Mystery Tour”.

LONDON (Reuters) – A Surrey county cricketer was killed by a train in London on Monday shortly after police saw a man matching his description run from a car they had flagged down because it was being driven erratically.

Batsman Tom Maynard, 23, son of former England and Glamorgan player Matthew Maynard, was hit by the train on the subway network near Wimbledon Park station in the southwest of the capital just after 05:00 a.m.

LONDON, June 18 (Reuters) – A Surrey county cricketer was
killed by a train in London on Monday shortly after police saw a
man matching his description run from a car they had flagged
down because it was being driven erratically.

Batsman Tom Maynard, 23, son of former England and Glamorgan
player Matthew Maynard, was hit by the train on the subway
network near Wimbledon Park station in the southwest of the
capital just after 0400 GMT (0500 BST).