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What Happens to Living Statues During a Pandemic?
Between COVID-19 and the threat of a street performance ban, the local statues have disappeared from central London – possibly for good.
The Murder That Spawned South Bank's 'Skateboard Graveyard'
Twenty years ago today, best friends Timothy "Timo" Baxter and Gabriel Cornish were crossing Hungerford Bridge after a night out. Neither of them would make it to the other side.
We Watched Greenpeace Park a Gigantic Polar Bear Outside Shell's London HQ This Morning
The protesters hope to remain locked up inside the double-decker bus-sized beast until Shell stops drilling in the Arctic.
I Spent a Day Pretending to Be a Tourist in My Own City
I wanted to see what London looks like to the rest of the planet, and it turns out it's pretty much the misery capital of the entire world.
This Is How Londoners React to a Flying Drone in 2014
Photographer Henry Wilkins went round the city with his quadcopter.
Why Closing Southbank Skate Park Would Suck for London
If there's one thing London is lacking it's coffee and sandwich shops. Many's the time I've found myself stopping people in the street, saying, "Hey, you know what this city needs? More cafes." The people at the Southbank Centre share my opinion, as...