Five days, 3,000 miles, the Gumball 3000 annual rally across Europe by superstars in supercars. £28,000 just to enter, it’s a week away for the playboys driving from London to Amsterdam, then by plane to Turkey and the drive back to Parliament Square.
London is on the menu, the city has been cooked by local communities and put on display in Trafalgar Square. And then devoured by the people.
“Get ready for the start of the 2007 Gumball rally this Sunday 29th April at Pall Mall, London. There are a number of exciting cars that will on display from 11am, including three Bugatti Veyron’s, McLaren Mercedes SLR’s, Porsche Carrera GT, Enzo Ferrari, Lamborghini Gallardo, Maserati Quattroporte as well as fans favourite Turkish Taxi, a Buick Hot Rod, the A-Team and a VW Golf R32 with “Herbie” wrap and many many more… The cars are to set off at 4pm with the last car set to leave at 6pm, so get down early to get the best view of these amazing cars.”
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“It’s only April and already we have the Headline Of The Year.”
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From Hyde Park to Tower Bridge, Oxford Street to Elephant and Castle, cooks from the many different communities across east and south-east London have been building the city out of food, creating a feast of all the cuisines that make cosmopolitan London one of the food capitals of the world.
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“Swedish forces investigators said it was “very likely” that the deadly trousers were to blame for the incident.”
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The huge poster, entitled London’s Kerning by NB Studio.
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“The U.K. capital has become a teeming global boomtown, equal parts shiny and gritty, and our cocky rival for finance, food, fashion, and plain-old fun. But let’s get serious: Would you really want to live there?”
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“For the fourth year running the Mayor of London will celebrate St George’s Day with a series of free events. For 2007 the programme includes a celebration of English humour, with classic English comedy on film including Monty Python and the Holy Grail on a large screen in Trafalgar Square, the popular annual Shakespeare’s Birthday Celebrations at the Globe Theatre plus outdoor screenings of historic silent Shakespeare films, a festival for St George at Covent Garden and parade at the Cenotaph.”
The annual St Georges Day pub crawl, around Londons finest old pubs, starting in borough and finishing in Charing Cross many units later.
