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Finding venues for Friday and Saturday’s fixtures was a piece of cake compared to this! But no nation should be left out – what with the world being in union and all that. Fiji v Canada Sunday 16, 13.00 UK time from the Millennium Stadium, …

We love a play on words at Londonist so we’re delighted to tell you that the third Tree-athlon hits Battersea Park tomorrow. Taking it’s etymology from the triathlon but spinning it towards the event’s beneficiaries – the trees – charity Trees for Cities will be …

It was pointed out to us, when we posted last week about rugby pubs, that somewhere else had done it better by team. Well yes, they had, but they’d got a bit lazy after the home teams and our closest European friends and bunched the …

We love Firefighters. We also harbour a morbid love for the London Fire Brigage incident page which tells you what’s burnt down where (look – a hay barn in Upminster ). But now we’ve got love for a particular firefighter who seems to have done …

We said it would be unpredictable. We weren’t wrong. We also hinted at nudity and, oh yes, we got the full frontal and more. However, the opening night of the “Touch Wood” new and work in progress season at The Place was strangely lacking in …

Peaceful protest: there’s a lot of it about. This weekend brought news of demonstrators occupying Wembley Park Sports Ground, campaigning against plans for a City Academy to be built on the land. Faced with recent threat of eviction, the tent city teachers and other protesters …

When Lisa Connell hit the local press last month we were impressed by her spirited determination and charitable entrepreneurship in the face of personal adversity. We caught up with her this weekend to find out how the fundraising’s going, whether there’s been any naughty business …

Long dead man gets parking fine. Paris Hilton wants to call her first-born ‘London’…after her cat? “I want kids next year, so I have got to get my body ready.” Big Scottish party tomorrow Have a happy weekend: Tube strike called off! Image of Hammersmith …

While the newspapers and press agencies get their knickers in a twist over coverage conditions for the Rugby World Cup which kicks off in the Stade de France tonight, we’re turning our attention to a more pressing issue. Which are the best London pubs to …

In a residential road in North East London workmen in high visibility vests wrestle manfully down muddy holes with broken water pipes whilst smiling, perky local girls ferry tea and biscuits to the hard working hunks, exchanging playful banter. A scene straight out of a …