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Why, those crazy scamps over at This is Local London, messing with our Monday morning minds: The first planes have landed at Heathrow’s Terminal 5… Really? So soon? – plane trees that is. Masterful wordplay. We laughed until we stopped. Forty London plane trees were …

Is this the face of the UK’s most famous graffiti artist? (After sagittal inversion and colour enhancement to make him fit into his own artwork.) A reader tip-off led us to an article on Complex.com, purporting to show elusive artist Banksy. The Bristol-born wall sprayer …

The nicer the weather gets, the busier we get across the Ist-A-Verse. But we like being busy. Here’s a peek at what we’ve been up to since last week! Chicagoist had an interview with Audrey Niffenegger, whose popular book, The Time Traveler’s Wife, was based …

Part 13 Great expectorations. This one’s really fiendish. If anyone can guess where it is, we’ll be very impressed. Transcription: Please do not spit in the carriages. It is offensive to other Passengers and is stated by the Medical Profession to be a Source of …

Everyone loves a caption competition, so we’ve decided to make it a daily feature. To kick off, here’s a formal gathering on (the?) Strand, nicely captured by Orhan. What’s the story? If you’ve got an unusual image of the capital that you’d like us to …

When Londonist originally heard that the Dead Sea Scrolls were being exhibited in London, an erroneous verbal concatenation took place which caused the communication to appear as, ‘Dead Seascrolls’. We were curious – what are these Seascrolls? Are they washed-up aquatic behemoths, heaving their last …

The biochemists out there will be wondering why someone’s daubed a giant start codon along the railway tracks. For everyone else, ATG, otherwise known as ‘Ahead of the Game’, are a collective of graff writers who seem to spray predominantly in the north-west of London. …

A tribute to the capital’s alleys, ginnels and snickleways. 35. Saffron Hill Where? Narrow street running parallel to Farringdon Road between Charterhouse Street and Clerkenwell Road. The quiet southern end is not used by vehicles, hence its inclusion in this series. What? The street is …

Speaking of accessibility, one scheme offering a (sadly non-literal) hand to the differently abled is a new porn site for the blind. (Yes, yes, the gags are obvious.) Metro describe how this cavalcade of aural sex can be enjoyed: The X-rated site features erotic stories …

In 2012, eight out of ten London tourist sites will be inaccessible to people who can’t use stairs. So reckon the Liberal Democrats in the London Assembly. Their Olympic spokesperson, Dee Doocey, told the BBC: Disabled athletes and visitors to the Games travelling on the …