The BBC, police and local authorities are considering blanking out big screens across the country after violent scenes at the Canary Wharf screening of England’s laboured 1-0 victory (we did say they struggled in the heat) over Paraguay on Saturday. Police were called at 3:30 …
Bank Holiday weekend: what are you going to do? There’s so much happening (and most of it free) that it’s more a question of what are you not going to do. To avoid being overwhelmed by the incredible number and range of cultural things to …
Ah, Monopoly. Londonist owes you a pint. Many a staid Christmas evening has been enlivened by your magic. Everyone wants to be the dog, so large it can eat a battleship; nobody is sure of the rules to ‘Free parking’, or if indeed it has …
It’s only fair that if we run posts imploring you to vote for us in certain online awards then we should also let you know when we lose said awards… so here we go. A few weeks ago we mentioned that Londonist had been shortlisted …
Londonist was very honoured to discover yesterday that we’ve made it on to one of the shortlists for this year’s Yahoo! Finds of the Year awards. We’re listed under the Community section (as in ‘Care in the…’) alongside the formidable likes of Flickr and Gumtree. …
London and what makes it great has been the focus of the world lately. It’s the people, mainly, and the way different communities live side by side, just getting on with things and occasionally having a bit of a party. The inspirational Coin Street Community …
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