Fearing an increase in the London Congestion Charge for cars with higher emissions may damage their sales, Porsche have issued the Mayor of London's office an ultimatum to reconsider or face legal action. Under advisement, Porsche's grounds for the action are that the increase in the daily charge from £8 to £25 for cars with higher emissions exceeds the original scope of the charge - na... read full post picked by Pocksucket 11 months ago

The theater where "The Merchant of Venice" and "Romeo and Juliet" likely debuted and where William Shakespeare himself may have trodden the boards has likely been discovered in east London, archaeologists at the Museum of London said Wednesday. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

The streets are littered with villains and Superman and Batman are nowhere to be seen. But help is at hand because a hero is on a one-man mission to fight crime.
Vincent Oligbo has stopped dozens of crimes in central London, rescuing women, children and men from pickpockets, thugs, knifings and more. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

Beer drinking, 101-year-old plumber with 17 children to run the London Marathon.

What are you slackers doing this weekend? picked by doggylives 10 months ago

LONDON (Reuters) - A London fitness instructor went on a first date armed with a carving knife and murdered a Surrey businesswoman by stabbing her more than 30 times, a court heard on Monday. picked by bevissimo 11 months ago

In response to BernardBlack's post of London from above, at night I bring you London from beneath, time frame not specified.

The bulk of these are from the London Underground system, but other galleries inside and outside of London are here too. picked by pocksucket 4 months ago

The ban, which was passed unanimously at a cabinet meeting of Redbridge Council last night, means that children in the east London borough will not be placed with foster carers who smoke after January 2010. picked by AutumnLotus 2 months ago

For those of you who haven’t heard, Mary Kate and Ashley (yes, the Olsen twins), are in the process of launching a new high-end fashion line called “The Row.” picked by briananicole 2 years ago

The pages of history are littered with the names of powerful men. But from time to time, there have been women who have shone out as being equally powerful as the men in their time. picked by karenben 2 months ago