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Missing The Snow Already?

If you find yourself in Soho, near Dean Street, slip into the French House. Photographer Orlando Gili (who’s taken a few snaps for us) is exhibiting his photos of “The Day It Snowed” (that day being in February 2009). He describes how “everyone who set …

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Photo of the Day: Think fast!

Think fast! by ~Misty~ via the Londonist Flickrpool.

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Vampire Weekend Skate Show At Somerset House

Set up camp now, young indie fans. The bouncy, flouncy, wee pop moppets from NYC will be hyping up the release of their new album, Contra, with a free gig at Somerset House ice rink tomorrow at 5pm. Instructions are, just turn up and watch. …

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Sleeping Rough In The Snow

It’s common to think more about homelessness around Christmas but the seasonal centres have closed now and the city is deep in the cold snap. We might be alternately rejoicing in ‘snow days’ and bemoaning the effects of the white stuff but sleeping rough is …

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Sunday Seasoning #10

Every week we select a photo from the Londonist Flickr pool, taken in the last seven days, that illustrates this season or time of year in London. This week, predictably enough, a snowy photo. Running towards the light, thanks to Anthony White.

Taken from Trellick Tower by John Pollock

Extra, Extra

Taken from Trellick Tower by John Pollock More queues and disruption at St Pancras International as another Eurostar train gets stuck in the Chunnel Fire on a train near Berrylands caused 300 passengers to evacuate and has disrupted services in and out of Waterloo Boris …

By Stephen Iliffe

In Pictures: Frozen London

London remains shrouded in the white stuff. While commuters struggle with their journeys, a few lucky Londoners had the pleasure of exploring and photographing a snowy city.

Photo reportage by Tom Royal

Fury At Southeastern Trains Epic Snow Fail

Photo reportage by Tom Royal And the award for biggest overreaction to the forecast snowpocalypse goes to: Southeastern Trains. We told you yesterday that they were planning to run a revised service, but what nobody knew until this morning was that would involve just two …

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Photo of the Day: Roadkill Angel

Roadkill Angel by Greything via the Londonist Flickrpool.

Crystal Palace bus station in the snow, last night, by Jan Bode in the Londonist Flickr pool.

London Travel Update: Snow Disrupts Trains, Tube, Roads

Crystal Palace bus station in the snow, last night, by Jan Bode in the Londonist Flickr pool. So how many times are we going to see the headline ‘Snow causes travel chaos’ today, then? Here’s a 7am update on how the niveous conditions are affecting …

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Rail Services Cut As Heavy Snow Predicted

Image / Photomish Dan Our barometric soothsayers aren’t taking any chances: “severe” weather conditions are forecast for the next few days, with the Met office issuing a stark warning that up to 40cm of snow could fall in London and the southeast this evening and …