The Guardian has explained that Pricewaterhouse Coopers has explained that London has the highest incomes of any city outside the United States. The 11 cities with the highest average income in the world are all American with London coming in at number 12. In fact, …
One of the 21 July suspects claims that their bombs were intentional fakes. Crystal meth is more popular than Jesus. Heather and Paul back together… in court. An armed robbery was an inside job. People in chains have begun to march from Hull to London.
A tribute to the capital’s alleys, ginnels and snickleways 26. Silver Place Where? Sticking in Soho for another week, this little cutting will take you from Lexington Street to Hopkin Street. What? A rather anonymous alleyway, which seems to evade the attentions of the usual …
The Old Bailey is at last living up to its name, having turned 100 today. The famous courthouse was completed in 1907 on the site of Newgate prison, and has since sent down some of London’s greatest crooks and butchers. During that century figures as …
We love BBC America’s anglophenia because it’s always interesting to see what the other side of the pond thinks about the happenings in our own little goldfish bowl. This post, however, tackled a more serious subject than the usual pop culture geography when anglophenia popped …
Where would local papers be without spunky pensioners*? They are the meat and two veg of local rags in the same way that bus plunge stories help pad out the bigger boys. And pensioners don’t get much spunkier than when they’re willing to go to …
CCTV images of one of the 21 July bomb suspects apparently fleeing London in a Muslim veil as shown in court: More details here.
The C-Charge in this case stands for “Crazy Charge” and while there is moaning about the current £8.00 fee from drivers sitting in traffic jams across the city (especially in the west this week…), spare a thought for the poor chap who had to pay …
Another blow for drivers as a test case regarding speeding over Tower Bridge has ruled against the motorists involved: Thousands of drivers are facing fines of up to £150 for speeding on London’s Tower Bridge. Ruling on a test case, the High Court dismissed the …
Colindale shopping centre, “Oriental City”, has become the nexus of an international dispute. The beloved Edgeware Road mall, which has been called London’s “real Chinatown”, may be knocked down later this year and replaced with a B&Q home improvement superstore, some flats, a school, and …
Mama Mouse: [To her 9 children] My darling mouslings, it has taken us a while to settle into our new home in Newham General Hospital, after a bitterly cold and cruel winter. But we are comfortable and prosperous now, and I think we all deserve …
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