Sting starts Thames race, then goes from river police to rhythm Police, as the old band reunites for Twickenham concert. The real police are going to start using lie detectors in Lambeth (to detect trapeze artists). Trafalgar Square pigeon congestion charge gets an extended zone. …
There was very little else for Londonist to be concerned with when the threat of a Tube strike became a very unpleasant reality. The inconvenience was extreme: there aren’t many alternatives to the Tube in London despite the best efforts of the Londonist team to …
In a week of transport woe, we’ve all felt a bit shortchanged. The exact scale of shortchanging due to the Tube strike has been explored already and yet more controversial financial consequences of protesting have been unveiled. It apparently cost £7million to police the Heathrow …
Sting and Co bring The Police to Wembley Arena on Saturday 20th October to finish off their European tour before jetting off to North America. Tickets go on sale at 9am tomorrow, but expect them to go quickly. Madness plays the O2 on Friday 14th …
If you’ve spent any amount of time at all in East London, then you’re no doubt familiar with graffiti artist Tek33’s chunky, spray painted pitchforks. Asked what motivates the artist to “throw-up”, he explains that he does it for the buzz, that he has a …
If, like us, you’re exhausted and skint after the bank holiday weekend and just not up to taking advantage of all the fun things London has to offer this week, here are a few things you can watch and listen to from the comfort of …
We all know that in case of an emergency, you dial 999 and emergency services will come rushing to your aid. Apparently though, there seems to be some confusion on what exactly constitutes an “emergency”. Examples of things you should not call 999 for include: …
Wonderful, wizard wifi. It keeps the Crackberry addicts happy, the laptop lovers mobile and coffee shops full of latte-quaffing surfers. We’ve marked out where to find free wifi around town and want to see more little flags on the map so even more of you …
Londonist has long feared swans, as we’ve always been told that swans can break a man’s arm, and a bird that is in the habit of breaking arms is a bird to be wary of. (And yes, apparently that is true. According to The Swan …
As bands jump across the Atlantic to play this weekend’s V Festival and next weekend’s Reading and Leeds festivals London is treated to a wealth of bands that rarely play these shores. Here’s a selection of the best. Monday night sees the amazing Rilo Kiley …
This weekend column is brought to you by the founders of Niceties Tokens, Liz and Pete of Team Nice. 14. The Right To Protest It seems to me that the government is particularly exposed whenever it is seen to block the right of its citizens …
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