Being edgy on the tube following the bombings and attempted bombings of a few weeks ago may be a new way of life for Londoners, but it seems that the police are just as jumpy. Or more so. In an interview on Channel Four News …
Sounds like one of those ‘romantic’ stickers you used to get across the top of a windshield in the 80s doesn’t it? Except this is Ken Livinsgstone and Ariel Sharon we’re talking about here, and there’s no way these two are going to be doing …
As you may already know, Londonist has a long and prestigious history as far as the game of poker is concerned… …Ok, we won a media tournament once, but we still think that gives us the right to report on the forthcoming London Poker Open …
This is a tough one: do we want one of Stelios’ big, orange ‘no frills’ cinemas in Leicester Square? On the one hand it means cheaper cinema tickets in central London because EasyCinema’s business plan is to sell cheap (and by ‘cheap’ they mean ‘really …
The news that another suspect has been arrested in connection with last Thursday’s bombing attempt has failed to make the headlines in the wake of Jean Charles de Menezes’ death. That alone is a gage of the public and media’s shock that the 27 year …
We don’t normally update Londonist over the weekend, but then again these are far from normal events happening in the capital at the moment. On Friday we followed the breaking news that a man had been shot dead at Stockwell and like the rest of …
Police are confirming the shooting incident at Stockwell. It seems that a man jumped the barriers at Stockwell underground station and ran for a Northern Line train. One witness on BBC News 24 says he saw the man go down and then police shot him …
Sky News are reporting that a possible suicide bomber has been shot outside Stockwell tube station, although this remains unconfirmed. Stockwell and Vauxhall stations are currently closed and a Northern Line northbound train was evacuated as reports came of passengers hearing gun shots and shouting …
So everyone is safe, but four idiots are on the run after yesterday’s low rent sequel to the July 7th incident. Here’s how events seemed to unfold yesterday: 1225: Shepherd’s Bush Underground station on the Hammersmith and City line was evacuated after a man flees …
For those who haven’t left work yet, here’s the latest from TFL: 4.55pm Services are currently operating as follows and include service suspensions that were already in effect following incidents on 7 July 2005. Bakerloo – suspended between Paddington to Piccadilly Circus Central – normal …
News of incidents at Warren St, Oval and Shepherd’s Bush, plus the no 26 bus in Hackney. No injuries reported but the tube network is down for the moment. Sky news: At Warren Street there were reports of a nail bomb explosion. Sky’s Crime Correspondent …
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