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A former magistrate with a personality disorder and apparently plenty of time on his hands, scammed the London Underground out of £5,000. Between 2003 and 2006, 33-year-old Terrance Jolley made over 2,000 claims for refunds by saying his trains had been delayed. Not happy about …

Good news for anyone who has ever tried to lug a 70 pound bag up and down stairs on the way to the airport (or was that just us?): TfL just announced that it’ll be expanding step-free access to 13 more tube stops in its …

lol Scientology courtesy of Joe Lee They came, they saw, they protested. And trolled Scientology IRL. Meme-heavy but fun, good-natured and above all peaceful, the hordes of Anonymous donned their V masks and descended on the sites of the Church of Scientology, at Blackfriars and …

A group of masked protesters will gather outside the Church of Scientology’s centres in London on Sunday morning at 11am, starting at the centre on Queen Victoria St before moving on to the Goodge St location. But what has prompted this IRL display of anger? …

This might just be an excuse for us to post a cute puppy pic on a Friday, but wouldn’t you want to know if your dog hated your taste in music? At a kennel for seeing-eye dogs in Woodford Green, a caretaker noticed the penned-up …

Ahead of the opening of Terminal 5, Heathrow is trialling biometric security checks with passengers who transfer onto domestic flights from Terminal 1. According to BAA, the airport operator, the added checks are needed because international and domestic transfer passengers go through the same areas. …

Intrepid zoo visitor Steve Lowe took his thermal imaging camera to London Zoo and came up with pictures that show interesting things about animals not revealed just by gawking at them in their enclosures. He has now donated the photos to the zoo, where they …

A couple of years ago Chris Roberts – who will be leading our 4th Londonist Walk on Friday evening – (and who is no relation to the Grantham Roberts clan) co-wrote True Blue: A musical about Margaret Thatcher in a bid to come to terms …

We really didn’t know what to expect. An invitation from one of the participating students brought us here, but since Fine Art shows have been the most disappointing part of months of degree shows on Brick Lane over the last couple of years, our hopes …

It’s only slightly further away from central London than Stansted. Plans exist to link it by rail to the Capital, and it could be a partial solution to the congestion problems caused by the continued rise in air passengers to and from London. All Southend …