Winter

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London Winter Markets For 2012

Festive shopping and lashings of mulled wine.

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Mayor Opens Emergency Shelter For Rough Sleepers

Emergency help to get people off the freezing streets

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Chelsea Physic Garden Winter Opening

A rare opportunity to visit the garden this December

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Donate Unwanted Coats And Help Wrap Up London

Give to the coat collection at Tube stations on Friday

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Cheer Up Your Mates With A Free Scarf And Hot Chocolate Delivery

There’s a van going round Soho right now dishing out hot chocolate and scarves to people who need a winter warmer…

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New London Winter Gin from Beefeater

As winter officially starts, the only international gin brand to still be based in London brings out a special Winter Edition…

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Fancy A Pint? Top Fireside Pubs (And One Wine Bar)

Kings Arms fireplace by Avedon Sideshow under a CC licence With temperatures expected to drop again what better way to kick back than with a drink beside a real fire at a fine London hostelry? Our friends at Fancyapint have kindly put together a list …

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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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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.

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Trafalgar Square Fountains Freeze

Photo / DeanN Not that you needed further proof that it’s a little on the nippy side out there, but it’s so cold that the fountains in Trafalgar Square have frozen over, as this pic from Monday night shows. If those 19th century numpties hadn’t …

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Travel Update: London Coping Surprisingly Well

Based on previous experience with sub-zero conditions, you might expect London’s transport network to be struggling. Yet reports suggest that most services are doing just fine, and are no more delayed than normal. Road transport is perhaps in most jeopardy, as the continued freeze causes …