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TfL Are Bringing Live News Broadcasts To An Underground Station Near You
Breaking news: breaking news is coming to the underground! You thought you could hide from Total Media Saturation...
Your New Binge Watch: A London Museum Is Livestreaming Congealed Human Faeces
Watch out, Netflix – a hot new streaming show is here to disrupt the market. Have you binge-watched your...
London Now Has Solar-Powered Benches With Free Charging Points And Wifi
The first of many new generation smart benches have just been installed in London, and they will offer free...
A Mysterious Snake Just Straight Up Crushed A Pigeon In East London Yesterday
Ophidiophobes, look away now. A boa constrictor, apparently belonging to nobody in particular, was seen on Leytonstone High...
It’s 30°C Outside And Selfridges Have Just Opened Their Christmas (!) Shop
Yes, you read that correctly. Selfridges have opened their Christmas shop already – a short 145 days before...
If You Loved Furnace Friday, London’s Getting Another One This Week
The heatwave is back, baby! Last Friday saw some frankly roasting temperatures, as thermometers hit 35 degrees in...
A So-Called ‘Blood Moon’ Will Shine Over London This Friday
Get ready for some lunar loveliness when the blood moon comes to town. Ready for a celestial celebration?...
There’s A Handy Way To Get Money Back From Your Delayed Tube Journeys
Another day, another delay... Cheese and wine, bread and butter, tube journeys and delays - all things that...
The Central Line Is Officially Getting Air Conditioning (But Not Just Yet)
The Central line will still be sweltering for a while longer... On Monday, the Central Line Twitter account...
Ikea Are Opening A Brand New Store On Tottenham Court Road
Everything from Fiskbo to Hemnes is coming to central London's new Ikea. The pride of Sweden is set...
Weather Update: Yep, It’s Still Really Bloody Hot
And it will remain that way forever. Well London, we finally got what we asked for. For eons...
London Finally Gets The Giant Sexy Jeff Goldblum Statue It Deserves
'God creates dinosaurs. God destroys dinosaurs. God creates man. Man destroys God. Man creates a giant statue of...