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Extra Extra: reminds-us-of-something-else edition

Straight out of Steptoe and Son – bogus bin men bag bonuses. Straight out of a Whitehall farce – illegal immigrant home office worker to be deported. Straight out of a Bond movie – driverless people shuttles at Heathrow. Straight out of real life – …

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Pigeon Vigil In Trafalgar Square

Remember the pigeon feeding turf wars of 2006? Well, the Pigeon Action Group are back in the news. A candlelit vigil was held at midday today on Trafalgar Square’s north terrace (in daylight?) to highlight the plight of the poor starving birds. Westminster City Council …

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Save Our Pits And Pickle Factories, Finally The Government Steps In

The Rainbow is long gone, the Hammersmith Palais now lingers only in the memory and even that good old grubby beer stained shit-hole that is the loveable Astoria is under threat. Gigs are selling out in minutes, replacing restaurants and cinemas as the preferred venue …

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Londonist Stays In

It’s the week before Christmas, and like us, you’re probably panicking because you’ve still got loads of shopping to do. If you have a spare night when you’re not out at wild and crazy office Christmas parties or fighting the crowds on Oxford Street, here …

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Chugging Up To Manchester For A Fiver

Londonist went on a sojourn to Manchester recently, and loved the place. Home of iconic bands, incessant rain, pretty canals, and some of Britain’s most interesting modern architecture outside London, Manchester has a lot to offer. If only there were a way to get there …

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Pete Doherty Becomes 2012 Medal Hope

Pete Doherty wants to run the London marathon. We’re sure many people will sneer at this idea, what with Pete’s history of performance restricting drugs, his post-rehab bloatedness, and his jaunty hat, which will have to be held on with an elastic strap if he …

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Monday Miscellanea

This Week In London’s History Monday – 17th December 1983: An IRA car bomb explodes near Harrods in Knightsbridge, killing six people (including three police officers) and injuring a further 85 Christmas shoppers. Tuesday – 18th December 1890: The world’s first ‘deep-level’ electric tube line …

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Weekend Round-Up

This is what we have learnt this weekend whilst you have been making your mince pies: The tube link to Heathrow Airport is celebrating its 30th birthday.

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Team Nice Gets Political

This weekend column is brought to you by the founders of Niceties Tokens, Liz and Pete of Team Nice. 29. Bystander Eageration… After being made redundant the other week, I was offered some work by a friend who runs a market stall selling Christmas gifts. …

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Brit, Shit And Skit Art News

Damien Hirst has made the Tate’s Christmas by gifting them 4 of his art works. The infamous cow and calf bisected and suspended in formaldehyde, “Mother and Child Divided” is the Turner Prize winning crowning glory. This is a high profile donation, timed for maximum …

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Santa’s Lap: Beer at hand!

Every day this month the Londonist team will be pointing you in the direction of a Christmas present that (with a bit of luck) you won’t already have on your list. Climb up onto our collective lap and we’ll see what we can move from …