London News Roundup: One In Eight Irish People Visit London

Last Updated 18 August 2015

Londonist London News Roundup: One In Eight Irish People Visit London

• Tube upgrades supposed to be completed by 2018 are now delayed until 2023.
• How London's public spaces are becoming private.
• 'Insane' government planning policy, which could have seen luxury landlords avoid more than £1bn a year in payments, is quashed.
• Happy 50th borough of Camden!
• A protest is planned tonight, against the new Jack the Ripper Museum ...
• ...while the Guardian argues the Ripper's legacy distorts east London's social history.
• Van parked outside the Science Museum with 'Iran is great' printed on the side sparks a terrorist alert. The van is owned by a holidaying family of Germans.
• Lambeth Council says government cuts means it can't afford to repeat last year's damp squib of a firework display at Brockwell Park.
• Almost one in eight Irish people visited London last year.
• London: the most Googled city in the world, for arts and culture, anyway.
• Not sure about Lewisham Shopping Centre's recycling policy...
• According to the Express, it's cheaper to buy a French chateau than a flat in London. All well and good, but where's the nearest Antic pub?