Backbeat: rare back-to-front Abbey Road image up for sale. And Paul's in sandals.
- Look, a photo of the Beatles crossing the road in a contradictory fashion.
- A polemic against Canary Wharf. Have fun picking holes, if you’re so inclined.
- Met officer found shot dead at North Woolwich police station.
- Boris says the cable car probably won’t be ready for the Olympics. Unsubstantiated rumours from other quarters suggest he’s playing it safe, and we could be riding the Arabfly Dangleway (copyright, Diamond Geezer) as early as June.
- Occupy the Sky, says a Finsbury Square Occupy protestor. Is this their Icarus moment?
- District and Piccadilly Line trains delayed due to wrong kind of hand grenade near the tracks.
Olympicks
- Anish Kapoor defends his love it/hate it Orbit tower in the Olympic Park.
- And, we only just found this, some urban explorers managed to scale the Orbit back in January.
- Aussie marksman to wear a lime green mankini at the Olympic opening ceremony.
- The IOC turns down Israel’s suggestion of a minute’s silence to mark the 40th anniversary of the Munich Olympics terrorist action.
- Start planning your Olympic TV habits.
- Paralympic torchbearers announced.
