Police are confirming the shooting incident at Stockwell. It seems that a man jumped the barriers at Stockwell underground station and ran for a Northern Line train. One witness on BBC News 24 says he saw the man go down and then police shot him …
Sky News are reporting that a possible suicide bomber has been shot outside Stockwell tube station, although this remains unconfirmed. Stockwell and Vauxhall stations are currently closed and a Northern Line northbound train was evacuated as reports came of passengers hearing gun shots and shouting …
So everyone is safe, but four idiots are on the run after yesterday’s low rent sequel to the July 7th incident. Here’s how events seemed to unfold yesterday: 1225: Shepherd’s Bush Underground station on the Hammersmith and City line was evacuated after a man flees …
News of incidents at Warren St, Oval and Shepherd’s Bush, plus the no 26 bus in Hackney. No injuries reported but the tube network is down for the moment. Sky news: At Warren Street there were reports of a nail bomb explosion. Sky’s Crime Correspondent …
It’s not every day you pick up the venerable Times to find an article evangelising about the “the Alpine meadows of the thigh region” or the “the exposed belly-button, plus its mandatory side-platter of belly, hip, rib and buttock crevice”! But today it seems Richard …
It was a strange day for those using the trains yesterday. First tens of thousands of commuters got a free ride when the Oyster card system collapsed. Then passengers at Euston were delayed for 45 minutes while armed police officers got ready to swoop on …
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 …
Londonist loves taking photos on the Underground but somehow they always come out a little drab. We have often wondered what the solution would be but the best answer we ever arrived at to spruce the place up a bit was to invest more money …
The Whitechapel gallery is one of those London art venues that never gets shouted about too much. It just carries on, month after month, year after year, putting on interesting exhibitions. The latest of these is Faces In The Crowd, an exhibiton which takes its …
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