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Reservoir Shopping Centre Car Park Dogs

Great local news headline in the Hillingdon Times: ‘Bollywood Reservoir Dogs’ to be filmed in Harrow “Counterfeit”, set in London’s criminal underworld, will, according to its makers, be an Asian film to rival western crime movies such as Reservoir Dogs… Sounds cool. Who have we …

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Canada Square-Up

The BBC, police and local authorities are considering blanking out big screens across the country after violent scenes at the Canary Wharf screening of England’s laboured 1-0 victory (we did say they struggled in the heat) over Paraguay on Saturday. Police were called at 3:30 …

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Interview: Alexa Tilley

Who do you think will win then, Badger or Michelle? We’ll find out who Sir Alan Sugar will be poking his digit at for the last time tonight at 9pm on BBC 2, as the second series of The Apprentice reaches it’s conclusion. London’s representative …

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East London “Think Of All The Starving Children” Theme Buffet

A large red sign saying “eat up everything on your plate – or else” may seem like rather unneccessary decor for an all-you-can-eat buffet – after all, the whole point of going to a buffet of limitless visits to the food counter is to eat …

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Extra, Extra

American police are searching for a woman who held two British girls as slaves for 13 years. The girls from Southall are now 22 and 18 – “When I was there, I never thought it was weird or bizarre… Now that I’m out I realise …

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Time Out Versus The Restaurants

Did anyone pick up Time Out’s Eating and Drinking Guide 2006 when it came out? If you did you might have seen a little editorial comment suggesting that London is one of the most expensive cities in the world to drink wine. Ok, so it’s …

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Firecracker opens tonight with Nuan

The Firecracker Showcase opens tonight with a bittersweet romance from mainland China. Nuan tells the story of one man’s return to the village he grew up in and the people he left behind, most notably the title character, Nuan, his first love. The film follows …

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Londoners’ Food Tastes – The Pricier The Better

The average price of eating out in London has been disclosed today thanks to research published by Harden’s restaurant guide. And, would you believe it, grub is getting more expensive! Restaurant prices across the board apparently rose by 4.1 per cent during the year, with …

Londonist Recruitment Drive

Londonist is looking for more writers. Over the past six months we feel that we’ve really strengthened the editorial output of the site (thanks to our fabulous editorial team), however we do realise that there are some areas in which we are still lacking. Also …