In the here and now, all thoughts about Arsenal Football Club are concentrated around the uncertainty generated by their inconsistent first team. Can they finish the job and beat Real Madrid? Can they overcome their abject away form and qualify for next season’s Champion League? …
It was going to happen eventually but who knew it would be so soon: the RMT have delivered their 2012 ransom note already by asking Transport for London to agree to an ‘attendance bonus’ for its drivers during the Games. Their reasoning: the organisers of …
Tube union ASLEF have suspended the strike planned for next week after progress was made in talks with London Underground. In response to the report on London’s governance being ‘too complicated’ Ken has said he wnats further devolution of power and to help “all London’s …
The Labour peer Lord Tom Pendry is calling for the government to introduce a code of practice to ensure the 2012 Olympics are are “not marred by betting irregularities”. The mix of local councils, the London Assembly and central government quangos that consitutue London’s governance …
This week: Proof, Lady Vengeance, and Final Destination 3. Plus all the usual news and rumours. Bloody hell, Jake Gyllenhaal again! We’ve typed his name so many times in the past few weeks that we can actually spell it correctly without having to check Google. …
Neil Entwistle, whose wife and daughter were found shot to death in Boston last month, was arrested yesterday, in London, on murder charges. He will be extradited to the US. ‘Mainstream’ British Muslims will stage a peaceful gathering in Trafalgar Square tomorrow to protest against …
Everyone’s seen that airy glass box at the back of St Pancras, right? The efficient but soulless terminus for Midland Mainline trains. Well, you may have noticed that it contains a set of cordoned-off escalators that never open. Where do they go? To borrow from …
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 Event of the Week Speed Dating: Laws of Attraction, at the Dana Centre What is it with trying to pair …
Radical Muslim preacher Abu Hamza al-Masri was jailed yesterday for seven years for inciting murder and racial hatred. The police face criticism over the fact that it took so long to bring him before a court. Although eligible for parole in 2008 he could face …
As the Met begin their “swift” probe of the weekend’s protests it turns out that the man who dressed up as a suicide bomber is in fact a convicted drug dealer who has been out of jail for less than a year. A British Airways …
The Met are being questioned over why no arrests were made during protests outside the Danish Embassy on Friday after threatening slogans were chanted and some protestors dressed as suicide bombers. An incredible article from yesterday’s Sunday Times, by Richard Hoskins, lecturer in African religions …
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