66(6)! The Coventry Street Vampire It is a case obscure, hardly spoken of. Whilst the legend of the Highgate 'vampire' continues to intrigue and be discussed, something just as wicked occurred several decades before, in the West End at Coventry Street. In 1922 a giant bat-like creature had been seen in the vicinity of West Drayton Church, as I have mentioned before, and some believed it was the vampyric spirit of a creature once......

If Londonist were to steal oodles of cash from our employers, we'd probably make like Joyti de Laurey, the Goldman Sachs secretary who helped herself to millions of pounds that she squandered on jewelry, speedboats and a Cyprus villa before landing in jail. What we probably wouldn't do is get our hands on the cash then blow the lot on strippers. Yet that's exactly what a lawyer for Radcliffes Le Brasseur did between 2003......

Let Londonist help you celebrate one of Britain’s most cherished traditions, the Sunday Lunch. The Flask 77 Highgate West Hill, N6 6BU Nearest Tube: Highgate 020 8348 7346 11am-11pm (Monday-Saturday); 12pm-10.30pm (Sunday) Expect to Pay: Typically, £8-10 for a main course Rating: 7.5 out of 10 It's a long, thirsty climb up Highgate Hill. Fortunately, it's topped by an oak-paneled treasure box that happens to sell beer, called The Flask. (Not to be confused with......

Although the London-centric questions of tomorrow's Ultimate London Pub Quiz are bound to be fun and jolly (after all, the first round is set by members of the Londonist team), film trivia may be more your kind of thing. So, to offer you the fullest of post-work options in London town, we are pleased to tell you that our friends at the You're Gonna Need A Bigger Boat Film Quiz are back at the......

This Week In London’s History Monday – 31st March 1990: Violence erupts as hundreds of thousands of anti-poll-tax protesters take to the streets in the West End. An estimated £400,000 of damage is caused to property as cars are overturned and set alight. Hundreds of arrests are made. Tuesday – 1st April 1965: The administrative area known as Greater London is formed, amalgamating and consuming parts of central London and the home counties. Wednesday......

Bad news for Haringey residents: a crime survey this week revealed that three of London's four worst burglary hotspots are in the borough. Figures for 2007 show that, despite a borough-wide reduction in crime, parts of Haringey are ridden by burglary. Tottenham Green, St Ann's and Harringay are the spots to avoid if you're partial to your possessions. A one percent year on year increase in home burglaries has been recorded, and the main......