Weekend Round-Up
Silly and serious news, from garden gnomes to police-most-wanted.
sexual assault
Met Encouraged Rape Victims To Drop Claims
Damning IPCC report, suggests police sought to improve detection rates.
Pubs And Clubs Could Lose Licenses Over Rape
Police plan to clamp down on sexual offences.
Preview: London SlutWalk
Thousands of people prepare to march in a worldwide protest against sexual assault.
Extra, Extra
Ken Livingstone has won his suspension appeal. Two soldiers who serve in the same Army regiment as Prince Harry, have been charged with raping a 17-year-old girl in Green Park on Saturday. A female passenger who grabbed a male flight attendant’s buttocks over the Atlantic …
North Country
Charlize Theron is up for her second Oscar for her performance in North Country and while the smart money seems to be on Reese Witherspoon for Walk The Line we wouldn’t be surprised if she’s the one holding the little chap by the neck at …
Beano Pulps Henry
Even at the tender age of 7, Londonist could tell that there was nothing very offensive about The Beano. Dennis the Menace’s preferred victim, Walter, sported a pretty nasty NHS glasses and bow tie combo and there was always something off-putting about Billy Whizz’s strange …
