A London man was indicted yesterday on charges of helping run terrorism fundraising Web sites, setting up terrorists with temporary housing in England and possessed a classified U.S. Navy document revealing troop movements. Apparently we could learn a thing or two from the World Cup …
It’s official – today was very fucking hot: Britain is sweltering on its hottest recorded July day as temperatures hit 36.3C (97.3F) near Gatwick Airport. It is also the hottest day of the year so far, beating Tuesday’s 2006 high of 33.2C (91.8F). British temperatures …
These listings appear every Wednesday. If you want to let us know about any upcoming science or technology events, you can contact us on LondonistSciTech@Gmail.com Avast! Could this be the shortest Cogito ever? Just three events this week. Probably a good thing as lecture theatres …
The BBC is reporting that no individual police officers will be charged over the death of Jean Charles de Menezes. “Instead,” says the Beeb, quoting a ‘source close to the investigation’, “the Metropolitan Police is to be prosecuted under health and safety laws over the …
People are on at us all the time to return the loot artifacts we have in our safekeeping despite the plain fact that if we returned them to ‘foreign’ museums they’d just sell the stuff for money to buy drugs. It rubs salt in the …
It’s not often we feel the need to applaud a lawyer, but Lewis Pugh will deserve a pat on his sodden, algae-plastered back if he successfully swims the entire length of the Thames over the next few weeks. Mr Pugh, a veteran long-distance swimmer, is …
This week – A swashbuckling adventure sequel (Pirates of the Caribbean 2 : Dead Man’s Chest), a futuristic crime movie featuring ‘le parkour’ (District 13) and a Beastie Boys concert film with a hilarious title (Awesome; I Fuckin’ Shot That!) First up, Pirates of the …
Note: I am breaking with the Londonist ‘no first person singular’ rule thing because this is an account of a specific incident that affected me and may not represent the views of the entire Londonist team. Also, this post contains naughty words that might warp …
Can you still use a church or place of worship as a sanctuary from the law? Like in the Iron Maiden song or The Hunchback of Notre Dame? We were wondering about it this morning as we read about Father Malcolm Hunter who has taken …
The London Bombing Relief Charitable Fund has won a national award for its effectiveness. Malcolm Barnett was asleep in bed when six men came in through the back door and attacked him with baseball bats five days ago. He has now died. One of the …
Charles Holden (1875-1960) is a man with two careers. On the one hand, he gave us impressive Portland stone giants like the Senate House and 55 Broadway – two of London’s tallest buildings in their day. But the same chap also masterminded the design of …
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