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After Monopoly maker Hasbro announced last week that the location of the “Go” square was beside the London Eye — a claim duly rubbished by Diamond Geezer — Ordnance Survey, who compiled the data for Hasbro, have clarified their methodology. In a blog post, OS …

Photo by Anna Sayburn Reader Anna Sayburn (@bloomsburyblue on Twitter) sends in the above photograph, depicting a huge, headless canine being transported on the back of a truck along the Euston Road. What’s the story behind the forlorn four-paw: is it the star attraction for …

The Olympic Park can today boast its first completed venue (assuming we’re not counting an electricity substation as a venue). It’s a viewing platform built from shipping containers, in the best Lea Valley tradition. The brightly coloured protuberance is hard to miss up on the …

The uncircling of the Circle line will go ahead on December 13th, according to posters and leaflets being distributed on the network, and TfL’s own website The plan, you’ll recall, is to have trains start at Hammersmith, nip up through to Edgware Road, then perform …

Diamond Geezer, Whistle Blower, or why the Underground is keeping us in the dark. An octogenarian peeping tom has been caught in flagrante in the chaps’ loo at St. Pauls. There’s a new chief Gunner. IOC bigwigs have been saying bigwiggy things in London. Three …