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Saturday Cinema Summary!

This week – Denzel Washington goes back in time (Déjà Vu) and a horrible Christmas slasher, (Black Christmas). We’re going to be frank. There really isn’t anything exciting that has come out this week. Even the reviews are pretty boring. Go and see Pan’s Labyrinth …

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London Reloaded – Thames Town

Already today we’ve had the return of This Isn’t London (something we are all very excited about), a bit of New York that will be forever England and an appeal for tourists to get out of Central London. So here’s something that wraps up a …

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Interview: Michael Halls-Moore – Wannabe Spaceman

Michael Halls-Moore is a man on a mission. Or, rather, a man wanting to be on a mission. His dream is to go into space. But he’s a student at Imperial College, and not the most likely client for Richard Branson’s 100-grand-a-shot Virgin Galactic trips. …

Russia vs Razorlight

It seems you don’t need to be a spy to get on the wrong side of Russia this year, merely the member of the kindest, sweetest little band you could ever meet. Two weeks ago, Razorlight had to pull a big gig in Moscow declaring: …

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Richard Branson Saves London’s Pizza

Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic Airways has announced a new London-U.S. route to Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport to begin on 23 April, 2007. This will help open up Virgin to the midwest and heartland of the U.S. It will also be a convenient hub for travel …

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Extra, Extra

London’s theatre museum may be closed packed up and moved to Blackpool! Travel on the Northern, Jubilee or Piccadilly lines? Prepare for dirt! Your tube cleaners might be getting sacked. ‘Left Behind: Eternal’ – a new video game which sees depicts a crusade of violence …

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Know Your Escape Routes

Westminster City Council just never stop thinking: Bailing out of a dull Christmas office party has been made easier with the launch of a new texting service. The “excuse text” is part of a free service launched by Westminster City Council, which includes a list …

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Warning: Dust & Polar Bears Ahead

We have to admit that we don’t sit around watching the information change on TFL’s realtime travel news so we weren’t aware that the service had been taken over by the General Oblation Board. Good job they’re so on the ball otherwise commuters this morning …

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Z-Cars: The Next Generation

If you really, really insist on driving around the capital, but are worried about your green credentials, help is at hand in the form of Zipcar. Basically, it’s a hassle-free car-hire scheme where you can use a swipe card to pick up and park specially …

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Brit TV doing well in the New World

There was a strong display of British talent at the International Emmy Awards. Graham Norton was there too. The success of Brit shows has sent the Americans into a remake frenzy according to The Times: Life on Mars, the BBC time-travel drama starring John Simm …

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Risky London

Aussies are being warned that travelling to London is ‘riskier’ than Bali – and the risk isn’t only that you’ll find more to do than get drunk on a beach and have sex with a stranger – come here and you may DIE: “The industry …