We’ve mentioned previously the chap bundled into a van back in April and the harrowing news of London’s missing children and now we read this little story in today’s Independent: Kidnappers are snatching a victim in London on average every day, with some gangs demanding …
The War on Hoodies intensified this week. After losing the Battle of Bluewater, the shadowy forces of maleficence have regrouped to score a minor victory over DHL. Reports from the front line suggest that the delivery firm has been sorely routed in parts of London, …
Noone likes having their windscreen pounced upon by unsolicited, sponge-wielding opportunists, but generally we put up with it as just another part of living in a big city. But what happens when the ‘squeegee gangs’ get violent (there’s a Channel 5 documentary title if we’ve …
Every few months you can rely on a ‘bird’ story appearing somewhere in the London press. This time it’s those precious ravens over at the Tower again. According to this report the sacred birds have been coming “under attack” from flocks of crows who “swoop …
Another day, another we’re all going to die horribly story. According to Munich Re, a large insurance firm, London “is in the top ten of megacities that could suffer catastrophic losses in lives and property from natural disasters“. Fair enough, but when did London become …
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