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Work on Crossrail will shut Oxford Street to traffic for up to a year. Why do we want Crossrail again?

An independent Tamil-rights candidate in the Euro-elections did better than a lot of the more mainstream parties.

North London pensioners are not happy about warden cuts.

An historic Wanstead building has been knocked down without permission by brainless developers.

No help on the Underground, by DICKSDAILY via the Londonist flickr pool.