Is London starting to look like an episode of "When Dogs Attack"? According to recent NHS statistics, the number of attack victims under 18 seeking emergency treatment has more than doubled in our city over the past four years. So what's being blamed for this rash of dog-bites-underaged-man stories? One theory is that attack dogs have increased in popularity, becoming a "badge of honour in some communities." While we're more used to seeing fancy......

Well, London Fashion Week begins today and the first story of the week isn't the usual Is London still fashionable nonsense, but something slightly less shallow: thin models. On one side you've got Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell, who wants the LFW organisers to ban what she calls "stick-thin" models from its catwalks. And on the other side you've got the British Fashion Council who run the whole shebang, saying that it's not their place......

A particularly silly article entitled Is London the New New York? Or Is It the Other Way Around? appeared recently in the New York Sun. The main arguments for the immediate twinning of our two cities put forward by the hackette what wrote said article seem to be: A) Paul McCartney, Gwyneth Paltrow and Madonna all own homes in both cities; B) sushi-lovers can choose to eat from at least two Nobu restaurants; C)......

We'd like to start writing more about comedy here at Londonist. We have (arguably) the best comedy circuit in the world yet it has gone thusfar unwritten about by us at Londonist HQ. But fear not, we have changed our ways. We kick off with an interview with comedian, Richard Herring and a comedy recommendation for the week. Richard Herring is probably best known for his television work with Stewart Lee, 'Fist of Fun'......

Jesus Anibal Ruiz-Henao, and his brother-in-law Mario Tascon, the London 'cocaine kings' who smuggled £100 million worth of the stuff into the country every year have been jailed for 19 and 17 years respectively. The talking buses we mentioned earlier this year are currently being trialled on the 149 route which runs between London Bridge and Edmonton Green. Is London really bad at recycling, or is it just a case of unfair comparison with those......

This Is London have just put up an article claiming that London may see snow as early as this Thursday. "The Met Office said London's daytime temperature will drop below freezing this week," explains the article, "with maximum readings of 2C (36F) expected at the weekend." There's also a warning from the RAC regarding black ice and travel delays, which even extends to the Tube: "The cold snap is also likely to slow public......

Wi-fi is a marvellous thing. It allows all our dear readers, who we imagine are sophisticated early-adopter types who swan around with the latest PalmOne, Pocket PC or PowerBook, to read Londonist in whatever part of London is trendy today. But Wi-fi has a dark side. For one thing, it means the Londonist slave-drivers editors constantly hounding the poor Londonist writers to make sure we're always online ready to do their bidding. According to......

A new anti-terror campaign was launched across London today "to encourage the public to be vigilant and to contact police with any suspicions". New posters should already be up showing an abandoned backpack with the warning: TWO WAYS TO FIND OUT IF IT'S SUSPICIOUS: CALL 999 THE OTHER DOESN'T BEAR THINKING ABOUT Unfortunately it seems that London Underground staff may have a third option for dealing with the occasional suspected terror device. Shout at......

An appealing headline for an appalling story appeared on This Is London: Pensioner Trapped By Hole In Road. The story relates how Londonist's favourite London water supplier Thames Water had dug a hole outside a 78-year-old man's front gate. The story takes a 'half-empty' view of the fact that Thames Water had thoughtfully cordoned off the hole with a barrier and cones. The way we see it, if it hadn't been cordoned off, a......