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Stop the world, I want to get off. Research conducted by the University of Colorado has revealed that cooking a Sunday roast produces more pollution than is found in even the most polluted cities on the planet. Eating g...
Have a nosey at Frozen 2’s powerful first trailer. 2019 is a big year for Disney, with the news that Toy Story 4 and live action remakes of Aladdin and The Lion King are on their way. But they’ve only gone a...
FORGET EVERYTHING YOU KNOW ABOUT DRINKING. These are crazy times we’re living in, aren’t they? A reality TV star is the US President, the UK is currently living through Schrodinger’s Brexit, and now th...
Paper tickets may disappear forever, according to new proposals to expand the contactless catchment area. Yesterday, Department for Transport (DfT) announced that discussions were being had as to whether or not pay-as-y...
Kensington’s historic exhibition hall is about to get a facelift. At 133 years old, you can’t blame Olympia London for trying to freshen things up. The huge Victorian exhibition space has hosted conventions,...
Pedestrianisation is in vogue, and the Strand could be next. Although London is roughly 47% green space, we’re never going to say no to a little more. Especially when it involves turning one of Central London̵...
Oh. The constant low level of cocaine entering the River Thames is enough to give London’s aquatic fauna a proper case of the jitters, according to research from Kings College London and collaborators in Naples. P...
A recent study shows that air quality on the London Underground is, well… it’s pretty damn awful. According to an official report, the concentration of particulate pollution in tube stations is 20 times high...
The sequel no-one asked for could hit London as soon as early February. We never want to panic you with this sort of talk, obviously. But we do like to keep a weather eye on the horizon, particularly if there’s an...
The cavernous ice house is a fascinating discovery. You must admit, all the mod cons we take for granted become pretty spectacular when you look at their historical alternatives. Consider the humble freezer, for instanc...
