London Informer

OPP, London police kick off road safety week On Monday, the first day of the safety campaign, London police officers issued 90 tickets. Officers charged 35 people for not wearing their seatbelts, 12 people for driving while distracted and 32 people for aggressive driving related offences. Over … Full News here – Read more on [...]

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LONDON COUNCIL APPROVES AMY WINEHOUSE STATUE PLANS The Back to Black hitmaker, who died in 2011, is also set for two other posthumous honours – she will be the subject of a special exhibition at the Jewish Museum in London from July (13), while she will be awarded the first 'star' on London's Music … [...]

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"Fatbergs" In London Sewers To Be Transformed Into Electricity Oil and fat accumulating under the streets of London is apparently causing a bit of an issue. However, the city is going to burn these fatbergs in order to create electricity — about 130 GWh of electricity per year. A power station at Beckton in east [...]

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Musical debut at 78 for ex-Bond villain He has been a James Bond villain, a Star Wars general and the voice of Aragog the spider in Harry Potter. But Julian Glover, currently a Grand Maester in Game of Thrones, today declared himself thrilled to be adding singing and dancing in a musical to … Full [...]

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Infidelity and the commuter: why so many London workers are having affairs The lure of the bright lights and after-office fun in London is no doubt hard to resist. The Home Counties life might be the choice for many — with the trappings of wealth and good schools for the children — but in reality, [...]

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RBC inspires with rooftop garden spot at London's Chelsea Flower Show The Chelsea Flower Show (which runs May 21-25) in London, England, is celebrating its centennial this year. Members of the royal family will be in attendance on opening day, as usual. Also back this year are two of the original 1913 exhibiting firms, … [...]

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HS2 And East London Crossing: The Best Laid Plans… In London, by contrast, we can still remember the first leaflets appearing at our local station bringing the exciting news that Crossrail was coming. That was 20 years ago; we're still changing at Stratford. Two bits of news today highlight one of the … Full News [...]

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ITV buys US production company behind Cake Boss … Business Connections · Corporate Tickets · Comment · Arts · Going out · Life & Style · Showbiz · Offers · Homes & Property · Ladder for London. Hot Topics. UKIP Afghanistan Ed Miliband Queens Park Rangers Beyonce Gareth Bale Chelsea F.c. · Click here. Full [...]

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The Bay Area School Paintings, Thomas Williams Fine Art, London The Bay Area School Paintings, Thomas Williams Fine Art, London – review. By Jackie Wullschlager. This intriguing show explores a key West Coast artistic scene in the 1940s-60s. Elmer Bischoff's 'Man and Lavender Sky' (1958). Richard Diebenkorn said … Full News here – Read more [...]

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'London In 1927' Video Shows Beautiful Color Images Filmed By Pioneering … Instead, the film (one of the first color films ever), gives us a glimpse at breathtaking images of the metropolis: The country's first double-decker motor buses move slowly across London Bridge; young women stroll through a sunlit Hyde Park; throngs … Full News [...]

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London becomes soccer's epicenter For two weeks, beginning on Saturday, London becomes the center of the soccer universe. Over the next 14 days, the oldest cup competition in the sport will be decided, Europe's club champion will be crowned, and two London sides – which two are yet to … Full News here – Read [...]

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London Wall, St James Theatre, London, review The action is all set in a solicitor's office in the City of London, focusing largely on the lives and loves of the young women who work there as shorthand typists. Nineteen-year-old Pat Milligan, both of whose parents are dead, is going out with a shy … Full [...]

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Real eyes new dawn in London Real Madrid sealed its place in the Euroleague basketball final after defeating Regal Barça (67-74) in a hard-fought encounter that swung in the final quarter, in which 'Los Blancos' overwhelmed the Catalans 20-4. Greek side Olympiacos awaits in Sunday … Full News here – Read more on MARCA.com

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Derelict Heygate estate in south London – in pictures Getty Images photographer Dan Kitwood visits the empty housing estate near Elephant and Castle, London, as it awaits demolition. The Heygate estate, which was completed in 1974, is to make way for 2,500 new homes as part of a £1.5bn regeneration … Full News here – [...]

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In London, an Underground Real-Estate Revolution Traveling at rush hour on the London Underground, with hundreds of bodies squeezed into overheated carriages on a network that just celebrated its 150th anniversary, can be so unbearable that commuters have nicknamed the experience "cattle class." … Full News here – Read more on Wall Street Journal

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