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Rather than a mere and measly reminder that the clocks go back tonight, we thought we’d round up a few of London’s more unusual horological specimens. No prizes – but see if you recognise any or all of the above. You’ve got one extra hour …

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Bad taste stunt of the Autumn? Fireworks organisers at Victoria Park planning to recreate the Blitz. Cricket Australia are in a spot of bother after defacing Big Ben with an unscheduled light show. The owners of Centre Point have gone into administration. A South London …

Newham Council are accused of being ‘champagne socialists’. On how Boy George lost the plot at a charity gig in Mayfair. Boris messes up in his choice of metaphor to describe London’s depopulation should benefits be cut. Psst! Wanna buy some pictures? Original Krays, they …

BA boss Martin Broughton suggests easing security procedures would make Heathrow a more bearable experience. Seems there’s a bit of a spat between London and Russia over 2018 football. Stage watch: the Hoff is to appear as Captain Hook at the New Wimbledon Theatre. Yikes. …

On how Cher-eBay-Blair sold her husband’s signature for a tenner. Big Ben comes second in yet another dodgy survey of the world’s landmarks. How big a carbon footprint does a firework have? Hope it’s not too big or we ain’t getting any in 2012. Labour …

Respect to Stoke Newington School, where headway is being made against the issue of homophobic bullying in the classroom. Lessons are being taught on the topic of gay history, and the persecution of famous homosexuals such as Alan Turing and Oscar Wilde. And it seems …

Sir David Attenborough might usually be associated with Life in all its magnificent forms, but this weekend he was faced with death in cold blood when a skull was unearthed at his Barnes home. Criminologists believe it to be the missing head of Julia Martha …

Here’s what we’ve learned this weekend whilst you’ve been wondering whether it’s too soon to start Christmas shopping: The sad stuff: A teenage boy was shot dead in Plaistow on Saturday morning. An 11 year old girl who fell down the stairs at her Bethnal …

Girl gangs. Scary, aren’t they? If you’ve lived in London you can’t fail to have been in some way affected by them. Some of you will actually have been intimidated physically by them: ask any small shopkeeper and he will tell you that they are …