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London’s always had a bit of a soft spot for the MINI. In the 1960s, the car was an innovation, and a global icon at a time when exciting, stylish London was indisputably the centre of the world. This Londonista has certainly had to watch …

London Pride 2009 Pride marchs/celebrations are hugely important to the LGBT community. We like to think that London hosts the country’s best Pride each year. Hundreds of thousands of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered folk from across the land meet up with their families, friends …

brockwell lido opens on Monday (brrr) One of our favourite places in London is Brockwell Lido, down in Brockwell Park. Monday is a big day as the huge outdoor pool will open at 10am for the Summer season. This obviously gives us an excuse to …

this lunchbox is a thing of the past. should all lunchboxes join it? It’s a crazy plan, but it just might work. The London Borough of Newham is one of 3 areas in the country piloting a new scheme to provide free school meals to …

Dannii Minogue walking for life (possibly walking at speed from the gawky kids) You may have seen the London Marathon last weekend and thought “I can’t do that”. Well, setting aside the fact that we think you could (perhaps with a little more time doing …

Considering it’s 26.2 miles long and will have 35,000 people pounding along it, it’s going to be hard not to fall across the marathon tomorrow. But the secret to having an enjoyable marathon spectator experience is to avoid the ultra-crowded bits, and work out how …

FAMOUS launches 3 May Remember that old Bros track? Oh yes, WE saw you bopping away there so you clearly do. Well, if the pre-chatter about new upcoming clubnights is true, the question posed by Bros in their 1987 No.2 single* is finally about to …

kindival Last autumn Londonist interviewed Tom Robbins about his eye-catching campaign to encourage Random Acts of Kindness. Since then we’ve seen the campaign accelerate with Tom taking over a stadium in Milton Keynes for 1,000 people to hug each other (in an attempt to break …

Petit Nicholas Sarkosy Plus ça change! In 2007 Nicolas Sarkozy came to London just before the people swept him to the French Presidency. He trumpeted the capital as “one of the great French cities”. Remember? As he turned and left our city he was the …

running to the cupcake If the today’s morning sunshine continues into Sunday, you might want to know about the Newham Classic 10k race taking place around Stratford, leading to the Olympic Park. It’s too late to nab a race entry, but if you’re up and …