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London Without Limits: Bradley Garrett Talks Urban Exploring

The ‘Lucky Charms’ sewer junction. Friend of Londonist and dedicated ‘place-hacker’ Dr Bradley Garrett will be giving a talk about his adventures in forbidden places across the capital this Sunday at...

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Curious Theatre In A Secret Place On The Strand

Artist Aowen Jin’s art installation Intangible for Colony:Part One Now this sounds intriguing: a mysterious politically-charged play staged in a secret location somewhere around the King’s College...

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Diwali celebrations in Trafalgar Square Four men charged with terror offences after police raids A motorcyclist was killed in a collision near Manor House on Saturday Yet another fire on the Cutty Sark...

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Hopefully going viral doesn’t mean getting Weil’s disease for this dude wakeboarding on London’s canals (see video above). Police destroy suspect package in a taxi near the Gherkin. Olympic Stadium...

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Roof Gardens in Battersea Power Station. Image from Foster + Partners. A man is found guilty of hammer attacks in a Marble Arch hotel. 16 year old from Brixton admits to killing boy over bike. A man is...

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Let Your Kids Go Batty In Hyde Park

A close encounter with a brown long-eared bat. You might not get the chance to get this near to one, but you’ll learn a lot about the lives of these incredible creatures. Photo by Hilly via the...

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See The Best Press Photos Of The Year At Southbank Centre

If you need a tonic for the mid-Autumn blues, head over to Southbank Centre and get lost in the amazing images that make up the World Press Photo of the Year 2014 exhibition. These 143 pictures were...

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Movies In Gothic Settings At Crystal Palace International Film Festival

For the next two weeks, in the shadow of the old BBC antenna, the Crystal Palace International Film Festival will shed light on independent film makers from all over the world. Now in its fifth year,...

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This picture was posted on Twitter today by astronaut Reid Wiseman from the International Space Station. We wonder how Eastenders team got there first. Do we want to keep the Tower of London poppies...

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Anonymous protest in Trafalgar Square from last year. Photo by 67Jewels from the Londonist Flickr pool. Watch out for the Million Mask March tonight, it may well cause traffic problems while they’re...

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A Collection Of Collective Nouns For London

Language evolves slowly and occasionally needs a shot of artificial adrenaline injected into its lazy DNA. With that indisputable scientific fact in mind, we’ve decided to help the lexicon along, since...

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London News Roundup

Every Man Remembered sculpture in Trafalgar Square. Photo by David Holt from the Londonist Flickr pool. A 13-year-old boy has “planted” the final poppy at the Tower of London. Cost estimates for...

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Plans afoot to revamp the ‘Tech Gateway’ of Old Street roundabout (see story below). Video made by drone swooping over poppies at the Tower of London. Ethnic diversity helps boost London’s GCSE...

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London Gift Guide: Socks The Colour Of The Tube

Over the next four weeks we’ll be selecting London-inspired gifts for everyone, to help you with your Christmas shopping.  Getting dressed will be all the jollier this winter with a pair of socks...

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London Gift Guide: Make Mr Poop The Pigeon

London-inspired gifts for everyone. Keep little Londoners occupied this Christmas with a crafty kit aimed at kids aged eight and up. Not only will attentive cutting, sewing and stuffing craft forth a...

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Southbank Centre Express train. Photo by Belinda Lawley. New Malden mother who killed three children is detained under a hospital order. Rope full of cocaine worth £500,000 was seized at Gatwick...

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London Gift Guide: London A-Z Tote Bag

London-inspired gifts for everyone. Only one month til Christmas, have you got your all your festive shopping yet? Or any of it? Never fear, we’re here to help you with a few ideas. Our choice today is...

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Work being done at London Bridge. Photo by M@ from a Londonist report earlier this year. Watch out — London Bridge will be part-closed over Christmas and there’ll be knock-on effects across London....

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London Gift Guide: Pop-Up London Book

London-inspired gifts for everyone. Love London’s historic buildings? Like your literature in 3D form? Then we suggest this pocket pop-up book featuring 12 of London’s most iconic landmarks, including...

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London Gift Guide: Wooden Double Decker

London-inspired gifts for everyone. This shiny red London double decker bus instantly captured our attention while we were browsing the London Transport Museum’s shop website. This child’s toy is made...

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