Extra, Extra

Is Oyster-speak passing into the English language?

Australia comes to London: we love La Kidman, but do we really need another 3 hour epic?

Will a Cipriani by any other name taste as good?

Do you love anyone enough to buy them a £95.00 pair of socks?

Or a £16.4m rock?

The Met says that knife-carrying is down, but do we believe the stats any more?

Santa by Simon Crubellier via the Londonist flickr pool.