Today is the ‘birthday’ of London’s most famous, fictitious detective and the most celebrated resident of Baker Street: Sherlock Holmes. The New York Sun seems to be the only paper celebrating the anniversary with this article on the Baker Street Irregulars (the contemporary society not …
It’s January. You’re skint and slightly heavier than you were this time last month. You’ve probably sworn off the booze for a bit and if you see another box of Cadbury’s Heroes you’re likely to throw up. So, in the spirit of the post-Xmas period, …
OK, so The Tower of London might not make it as one of the new Seven Wonders of the World but it’s still a pretty impressive building, and it’s nice to see that Historic Royal Palaces (who run the Tower along with Hampton Court, Kensington …
Londonist breathed a heavy sigh of relief as posh-boy-band-novelty-act G4 missed out on winning ITV’s The X Factor on Saturday night. (We’re not too proud to admit that we found the winner Steve to come across as an immensely likeable chap, despite Sharon Osbourne inexplicably …
Slandered and now vindicated, MP George Galloway, is coming to London to stick it to the pro-war New-Labourites. Mustachioed Galloway is set to contest the seat of Bethnal Green, the home of Pro-War Labour MP Oona King, in Londons East end. Thrown out of the …
Visit London (“London’s official website” apparently….pfff, yeah right) are now offering a “a movie map” based on the film Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason. The map is designed to “pinpoint the hang outs of the capital’s most famous singleton” and includes attractions such as …
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There are so many things wrong with this story, Londonist doesn’t quite know where to start. Rachel Bailey is a 28-year-old woman from Chelsea. Just to give you an idea of what she looks like, today’s Sun describes her as “busty”, “brunette”, and “5ft 9in …
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