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A report in the Standard suggests British Transport Police are starting a three month pilot scheme of issuing Tasers to BTP’s special response teams. The 50,000 volt stun guns have previously only been used in London by the TSG and the Met’s firearms units. We …

Here’s what we’ve learned while keeping snug as a bug in a rug this weekend: Climate Camp paid a return visit – this time to a soggy Trafalgar Square The average Amersham and Chesham resident’s carbon footprint is bigger than anywhere else in the country …

Every day until Christmas the Londonist team will be pointing you in the direction of a Christmas present that (with a bit of luck) you won’t already have on your list. Climb up onto our collective lap and we’ll see what we can move from …

Every day until Christmas the Londonist team will be pointing you in the direction of a Christmas present that (with a bit of luck) you won’t already have on your list. Climb up onto our collective lap and we’ll see what we can move from …

Me and Orson Welles / courtesy of Cinema NX Our weekly round-up of film reviews The “me” in Me and Orson Welles is Richard Samuels (Zac Efron), a young actor hired by Welles to be part of his legend-making 1937 production of Julius Caesar. The …

Tens of thousands of people are expected in central London today, taking part in The Wave climate change protest ahead of the Copenhagen summit. If you want to register your feelings about the importance of making a difference on global warming, join the march at …

We know that London is potentially going to miss its EC air pollution targets and get hit with a fine, but it’s quite a surprise to hear that Boris might consider banning traffic from certain areas on bad pollution days. A question from Darren Johnson …

Image by DaveWilliams from the Londonist Flickr pool Attention comrades! There is no need to worry about the nearly-13 cubic metres of raw sewage dumped into the Thames during the capitalist November downpours. Thames Water has a five year plan to deal with the problem! …

We’re partial to a bit of Yo La Tengo and if you missed out on the Roundhouse gig or don’t have tickets for All Tomorrow’s Parties this weekend, we recommend you get yourself to Rough Trade East in Brick Lane tonight for an intimate instore …

Every day until Christmas the Londonist team will be pointing you in the direction of a Christmas present that (with a bit of luck) you won’t already have on your list. Climb up onto our collective lap and we’ll see what we can move from …