Archive for February, 2006

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6 Nations Player Watch: Weekend 1

Following the explosive opening weekend of the 6 Nations tournament, how have London-based players fared so far? On the up: Coming out of international retirement, veteran ex-captain Lawrence Dallaglio (England, Wasps) proved himself a supremely useful impact player coming off England’s bench in the last …

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Monday Miscellanea

This day in London’s History Bit of a Royal anniversary, today. The little-celebrated Queen Anne (look, there she is to the right. Isn’t she gorgeous?) was born in St James Palace on this day in 1665. The poor lass became pregnant at least 18 times, …

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Terror Wears a Red Nose

Ok, we think it’s safe to come out now, we think they’ve all gone. Having so many of them congregate in the one place was always going to be a problem. Where were the police when we needed them? But it’s all clear now. You …

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Paris Hilton Must Be Stopped!

> Is Paris Hilton the next Madonna? Over the past few weeks she’s been constantly referred to in connection with our capital city. First it’s claimed she has no idea that London is in the UK, something every Londoner was quite happy about as it …

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Extra, Extra

The Met are being questioned over why no arrests were made during protests outside the Danish Embassy on Friday after threatening slogans were chanted and some protestors dressed as suicide bombers. An incredible article from yesterday’s Sunday Times, by Richard Hoskins, lecturer in African religions …

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Wiping Arsenal

Arsenal, on the Piccadilly Line: a tube station named after a football team, which is named after an area of South-East London, which is called after an ammunition storage facility. Something of an identity crises, one might say. Well, things are about to come to …

Woman Walks On Fire And Burns Feet

Seems stupidly obvious, doesn’t it? You walk on burning hot coals, you burn your feet. Motivational training companies don’t get paid those massively high fees just for their ability to bullshit, though. They do, so we’re told, actually get people to walk on coals and …

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Less Express

We avoided using it in the headline but we can’t resist… it’s the end of the line (ho ho) for the Gatwick Express. BBC News says the government reckons it’s a little inefficient to have a half-full train clogging up the lines when you could …

Camden Tells Onion Sellers: “That’s Your Shallot”

It’s a rite of passage for any Londoner (or anyone who’s walked up Tottenham Court Road, at least) to be accosted by a man who trades from the back of his van, usually offering some heavily discounted speakers. Apparently, if you’re posh enough to live …

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Whale Sale Must End Soon

It’s good to know that when it comes to late in the day on a Friday afternoon even the respected journos of Reuters have nothing better to do than trawl around the Internets for dumb stories. They are currently running a piece about our recently …