Category: London
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Website maps out greener way to work
“By entering a street name, postcode or place of interest for the starting and finishing points, visitors to the website get a map and a list of pedestrian-friendly directions for their journey. As well as a route that points out some of the sights and attractions along the way, it also offers the would-be walker…
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The 2012 Olympics: how's it shaping up?
“According to The Sun, there are actually a few blokes down there somewhere giving it some stick with a bulldozer, so we’ll just have to wait for the next Google Earth update to see just what they’ve been up to. In the meantime, here’s the same area as seen in this handy .kmz overlay from…
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No Pants Subway Ride
“New York’s sixth Annual No Pants Subway Ride went off without a hitch on Saturday, where hundreds of people rode the subway with no trousers or skirts.” More at: london-underground.blogspot.com
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How To P*** Off The Whole of Oxford Street
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zpal8AvrH4Y] “More anarchy on the streets of London. This time, John Munro takes a stroll along Oxford Street…with a hypnotic twist.” From: www.londonist.com
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Met lift barrel, scrape underneath
“The Met’s attempts to remove Brian Haw from outside Parliament have reached new lows by playing on people’s fear of terrorism. The anti-war protester Brian Haw could be exploited by terrorists wanting to bomb Westminster, a court heard. Mr Haw’s banners outside the Houses of Parliament could be used to conceal a device by extremists,…
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Marksman called in to kill Kingston’s pigeons
Some well though out comments to this news article: “Pidgeons were invented in 1921- the culmination of an amalgamation of crows and warblers. The handling is sublime particularly when cadence-winging. ” Full story at: www.surreycomet.co.uk