Pirates

They say the worst things happen at sea. The pirates, sailors, deep sea divers and sea monsters at White Mischief’s fancy dress ball begged to differ.

A Somali Briton from Leytonstone is behind the release of Paul and Rachel Chandler, held by Somali pirates for over a year. Dahir Abdullahi Kadiye, who runs a private security firm and was instrumental in securing the release of the Sirius Star crew in January …

Time to resurrect our long-absent column on the city’s alleys, ginnels and snickleways. All the passageways we’ve covered in this series so far have led somewhere. Wapping Old Stairs is a little different. The modern explorer will find that this tight passage and time-warn steps …

Worst. Replica Ship. Ever. Archaeologists are probing a wharf in Deptford for remnants of The Golden Hind(e), the famous flagship of Sir Francis Drake, alerts the Standard. The learned mudlarks are trowelling their way through Convoys Wharf in the first attempt since the 1970s to …

Another feather in the cap for London’s reputation as a haven for dodgy dealings. Evidence has been leaked to a Spanish radio station that Somali piracy is receiving considerable help from sources unknown in London. Satellite phones are being deployed in the Gulf to gain …

Pirates have all the fun. And next weekend, Londoners will have an opportunity to get in on a little piratical mischief during the first ever London Pirate Festival. Here’s Mad Cap’n Tom and Sailor Girl aboard the Golden Hinde with the details. For more info, …

Yarrrr! Those Anonymous guys we reported on a while ago are still going strong in their campaign to expose the dodgy practices and nasty tactics of the “Church” of Scientology, and they’re planning to make June as enturbulated as possible for the Xenu-believers, with this …

We mentioned this in passing last month, but it took until now for the sheer silliness of this “news” to truly sink into Londonist’s brain. An anthropomorphized Tower Bridge has taken to Twittering – you know, that little micro-blogging tool whereby folks can share with …

Pirates and Vikings invaded London late last week for a triple bill of metal, mayhem and melee. It was time for us to don our armour and grab our plastic axes – Turisas, Norther and Alestorm were in town. What are the best Scottish exports …

Nu-metal stars Linkin Park are the main draw on Monday night, with support coming from the mighty Biffy Clyro as they play the first of two consecutive nights at the O2, and whilst tickets are all sold out, there are a few floating around on …