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We love animals here at Londonist. So much so that we can’t resist even the slightest kitten in peril or killer beast on the loose story. If it can’t be registered for an ID card then we’re going to clutch it’s furry little arse to …

Sudoku, along with iPods, staring out of the window even while in a darkened tunnel and pretending to be really interested in Metro is just one more item of protective distraction for commuters who really don’t want to make eye contact with the world until …

Ok guys, so should we go see Inside Man? Mr Bradshaw: “You could try emptying Lake Victoria with a teaspoon, or making a scale model of Ely Cathedral with marbles, or getting into your house with front-door key made of marzipan. Any of these activities …

Rachel from North London is one of survivors who gave evidence to yesterday’s 7 July Review Committee hearings. She’s been writing about her life since the bombing on her blog and yesterday revealed more detail of her own experience immediately following the attack: Meanwhile as …

Raleigh’s blood flows through our veins. Summer’s on it’s way and that means a return to our heritage as thousands of us hurl ourselves into the nearest available sailing vessel for floating frolics ahoy. Most will do little more than get a little drunk, drive …

It’s usually safe to say, that most of the new bands we talk to have rarely played to more than a few hundred people at a time, let alone the odd tens of thousands, but that’s what happened to Reading’s Morning Runner after they were …

… To Woolwich, to be precise, or so we are told. Now, we aren’t too sure where Woolwich is – it’s out past zone 2, darlings! – but we’re pretty sure that more DLR can only be a good thing. Also, we were amused by: …

One of the details coming out ahead of tomorrow’s Panorama investigation into the Stockwell shooting is an admission that the Met’s policy to deal with suicide bombers is “limited”. Limited. You mean by the fact that it leaves room for innocent people to be killed? …

We had the pleasure of making the acquaintance of Miss Kate Stables on a Southbound train from Clapham Junction. It was Christmas and we were, of course, packed in like sardines. So much for finding one’s seat; this Londonista’s bags – stuffed with presents for …

A year after Associated Newspapers promised to share its afternoon newspaper distribution rights the owners of the Metro freesheet have “unconditionally and irrevocably” given up its exclusive right to distribute on the rail networks. The top 10 areas in the UK with the highest reported …