A while ago we reported on the somewhat confusing situation concerning Ofwat’s decision to make Thames Water ‘agree’ to spend money on fixing their leaks instead of fining them. Well today it it looks like they’re going fine them as well. Industry regulator Ofwat said …
This week: 16 Blocks, Metal: a Headbanger’s Journey and Slither. Plus all the usual gossip and Trailer of the Week. In the last FFN we complained a lot about the fact that that there were no decent films on release. So what do we go …
DCist helps us make more sense of the world this week. Posts like this concert review are the reason for Scott Stapp. DCist also enumerates the reasons for playing ultimate frisbee, Condi’s tight buns, their love of a local convenience store, and their jealousy of …
An interesting little story buried away in the pages of the icSouthlondon site would seem to suggest that the borough of Lambeth is about to go seriously broke. The story dates back to the 80s when a Government loan was taken by the Greater London …
Another festive story to warm your cockles… A postman who stole chequebooks used in a £20m nationwide fraud ring is facing a lengthy jail sentence. Dido Mayue-Belezika, 34, from Camden, was said to be behind the scam, over which 24 people were charged. This is …
Police are tonight reporting that 300 black African boys have gone missing from London schools and fear thousands more could disappear each year. The numbers were revealed after the 2001 murder inquiry into the African boy’s torso found in the Thames. That body was thought …
Only six weeks into 2005 and already we’ve got ourselves a real contender for ‘story of the year’. The Richard Desmond/Mafia/Porn/Internet scam story really does have all the elements. Of course, this whole thing reared its head a good five years ago. But it’s only …
Although there are still a few days before Sunday, Londonist could not resist informing our readers of what could be a potentially riotous event. This Sunday at 9:00 pm, the Curzon Soho (a Londonist favorite) will be showing She Hate Me, Spike Lee’s most recent …
Right Guv, that’ll be £16 and a Powerbook please It seems that Londoners have come out on top yet again. This time we are the best in the world at forgetting to take our expensive gadgets with us when we are getting out of taxis. …
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