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Streetviolence.org has been launched allowing Londoners to report crimes that happen to and near them…well… on the street. Streetviolence.org allows crime victims or witnesses of a street crime to map the incident and give more details than are available on the police crime maps, like whether the victim knew their attacker and … read more»

Cable thieves have caused a second day of delays for London’s tube commuters after ripping out cables late last night in the High Barnet area. Yesterday there were server mainline delays in and out of Liverpool Street due to thieves who stole 100 meters of overhead volt cables and then this morning London commuters were faced with even … read more»

As we reported last week big live gigs in Hyde Park including future gigs by Rihanna and Madonna looked to be under threat from cancellation following noise complaints from Mayfair residence however today we hear the news that the London parks live music has been saved. The problems first started when people in the neighbouring area complained … read more»

Google and Facebook have come under fire for bypassing iPhone’s privacy settings in order to spy on users in order to build advertising profiles. It is believed that the two sites, neither of which are renowned for their privacy efficiency, used a computer ‘trick’ to watch people’s web browsing using … read more»

It’s the thing most commonly moaned about by us Londoners once the hotter weather hits… how damn hot it is underground and now two tube stations are set to be cooled down in time for the Summer months. In a move which we are sure has NOTHING to do with the fact the Olympics are coming to down Oxford Circus and Green Park, two of … read more»

Transport data highlighting Olympic hotspots on the road, tubes, bus and rail has been released to developers to help ease any disruption to how Londoner’s travel around the city. For us Londoners the Olympic Games are going to be a marmite situation. Some of us will love them being here while others will be dreding it. For those that … read more»

It’s a London park that’s famed for it’s big musical events but Hyde Park could see it’s future live music events cancelled because they’re ‘too noisy’. According to The Evening Standard today concerts such as the recently announced Olympic music events and concerts by Rihanna and Madonna are now at … read more»

If you live at the far East end of the Central Line you may have noticed that in recent months there are been films being screened at Snaresbrook tube station in the disused office on the westbound platform. The films are thanks to the stations very generous guard Malcolm Parker who decided to try and brighten up his day and those of the … read more»

It’s hardly the most widely advertised fact but if your tube journey is delayed by more than 15 minutes you can claim the price of the journey back yet according to a report out today 10 million Londoners are failing to claim refunds on delayed journeys. Following the worst day of disruption so far this year yesterday when no less than … read more»

If you were trying to travelling around North West London this morning on the tube the chances are you were left stressed out and silently swearing to yourself as travel chaos once again his the London Underground. Thanks to a combination of weekend engineering works finishing late and signal and failures much of the areas network was down … read more»