File this one under ‘what the f*ck’. Hello. Please introduce yourselves, and your cause. We’re the London Urban Ironing Collective. Our parents were diagnosed with Cancer in December 2006, so we decided to raise money for Cancer Research UK using the medium of ironing. We’re …
We know people can love their pets a great deal and this morning, we have learned of how far a dog owner is willing to go to protect his puppy pal. About as far as the nearest police station, if you are Jose Mourinho. Mourinho, …
If people want something to look at while they are in hospital, ask them what they would rather see: a qualified nurse approaching with a fresh bedpan or a dramatic black and white photo of the local area. Neither are particularly appealing especially if you’re …
There’s so much going on across the Ist-a-Verse that it’s almost impossible to keep track these days. Fortunately, we do it so you don’t have to! Londonist took a walk through Oliver Twist’s London, thanks to a gorgeous map layer for Google Earth. They also …
Fresh this Week: Penned in the Margins presents a diverse line-up tonight, featuring poet and and former snooker pro Jane Holland, Stuart Taylor, Amy Prior and Joe Dunthorne. Free at 7pm, The Whitechapel Gallery, 80-82 Whitechapel Road, E17QX. Givin’ ‘em away: To celebrate the shortlist …
Today TFL launch their latest spurious health promotion/congestion tackling campaign “Why not walk it” urging London motorists to leave the car at home and take Shanks’ pony to their destination. Londonist sees straight through this ruse. We all know that motorists just won’t. It’s well …
Yes, it’s the latest avian health scare and it’s striking terrifyingly close to home. Swans on the Thames are turning pink. Pink. Even worse, they’re becoming un-waterproof. Turning pink isn’t such a problem in itself. Flamingos carry off pink superlatively and there’s no reason why …
Welcome to the first in our short series of interviews with people running the Flora London Marathon this Sunday. If you’ve ever wondered what makes them do it, read on! More to come throughout the day. What’s your name and which part of London do …
We don’t know about where you are, but it seems like spring can’t decide whether or not to happen. Some days are warm, some days are cold, and sometimes you aren’t sure which. Baseball may have started up (and soccer/football winding down) but it still …
Let’s get straight into this one: Moving from Inverness to the more polluted streets of Central London could have worse consequences for your health than choosing to live in the contaminated exclusion zone around Chernobyl, the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster. What the …
One of the 21 July bomb suspects has admitted A lying to the police. Meanwhile the police are keeping an open mind regarding another fatal shooting. An answer to violent death? Better trained doctors. Kirsten Dunst is in London because she’s so “loved-up”. And would …
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