snow

… and it might be cold tomorrow, too. And so the national obsession with the weather continues, with papers reporting that, astonishingly, it can sometimes get a bit chilly in January. As we reported yesterday (well, if the newspapers can run a story every single …

London was thrown into a mass panic this morning when plummeting temperatures caused a dusting of ice-like crystals to drift from the sky. A hurried press release from the Meterological Office confirmed that the substance was in fact ‘snow’, which apparently falls every year in …

The morning commute was hindered by the wrong kind of snow yesterday—the kind that is five metres wide and made of aluminium. Richard the cabbie (excellent blog, by the way) sends us these photos of a bus-sized ice crystal cordoned off in Knightsbridge. He attributes …

There was some talk of it snowing on the weekend and if you managed a nice lazy lie-in on Sunday then chances are you missed it as it didn’t hang around for long. Lucky some of our Londonist Flickrpool members are up nice and early. …

As we enjoy a mild and occasionally sun-kissed start to the Autumn season, the hulking relic that is Battersea Power Station – still the largest brick building in Europe – provides the venue for the biggest winter sports and music festival to ever hit these …

49. The Horror Of Hackney Marshes Way back in Episode Four, I very briefly touched upon a bear-like critter roaming London. I would now like to elaborate on the weirdness after seeing so many vague descriptions of events around the web. It began on 27th …

Here’s what we’ve learned whilst you’ve been making snowmen: It’s snowing. Perfect excuse for Terminal 5 to dig itself a little deeper. Time to spare? Got an historical leaning? Osterley House needs you. We’ve got sea-horses. In the Thames Estuary. Which apparently proves that our …

Harrygate escalates: Prince pulled out of Afghanistan, whilst the media whip selves into frenzy over involvement in the news blackout/leak. Winegate averted (for now): Winehouse will not face charges in connection with husband’s alleged attempts to pervert justice. Guess which city is the world’s museum …

Well, the first day back at work for many of us, and we’ve all probably not been the most productive ever. So in spite of our shambolic return to regular posting, here’s a quick recap of all the stories we would have covered if we …

2007 is quickly slipping away, and with it the few remaining book events for the year. As most of us are busy buying books for the bibliophiles on our shopping lists rather than reading or going to signings this week, we thought we’d present you …