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Long shot, does anyone have an unwanted rabbit hutch in London?

Poor thing was found abandoned on Wanstead Flats today and we are considering giving it an emergency home
December 26, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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Fancy a slice of Paris? London’s oldest French restaurant is selling its wall art

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Fancy a slice of Paris? London’s oldest French restaurant is selling its wall art
London’s oldest family-run French restaurant is selling off some of its French decor, so if you fancy a bit of je ne sais quoi in your home, this is your chance.
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December 26, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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They ought to cast Celebrity Gladiators like I’m A Celebrity and get at least one person who us political weirdos have heard of. Why can’t Chris Whitty take on Gauntlet and Duel?
December 25, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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A pub quiz where the only question involves being given this map and having to draw the rest in.
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Presenting the tube map for services on Christmas Day 2025
December 25, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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Presenting the tube map for services on Christmas Day 2025
December 24, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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A reminder that Father Christmas travels by train when in the UK...

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Realtime Trains | 1X01 2345 North Pole International to North Pole International | 24/12/2025
Real-time train running information for 1X01 2345 departure from North Pole International to North Pole International on 24/12/2025. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info f...
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December 24, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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The e-scooter isn’t new – London was zooming around on Autopeds a century ago

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The e-scooter isn’t new – London was zooming around on Autopeds a century ago
The e-scooters that clutter up pavements may seem like a new thing, but a hundred years ago, there were already people zooming around London on powered scooters.
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December 24, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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A reminder that Father Christmas travels by train when in the UK...

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Realtime Trains | 1X01 2345 North Pole International to North Pole International | 24/12/2025
Real-time train running information for 1X01 2345 departure from North Pole International to North Pole International on 24/12/2025. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info f...
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December 24, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Presenting the tube map for services on Christmas Day 2025
December 24, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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From the archive: The year Little Chef opened a cafe in Regent's Park

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The year Little Chef opened a cafe in Regent’s Park
Little Chef, a famous chain of basic roadside cafes once had a restaurant in the middle of a Royal Park, about as far from the usual roadside cafes you could expect.
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December 24, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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A tip for anyone living in a block of flats with communal bins - empty as much rubbish as you can today, because the bins will be full tomorrow afternoon.
December 24, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Big crowds building up for Smithfield Meat Market's Christmas Eve sale.

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December 24, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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The e-scooter isn’t new – London was zooming around on Autopeds a century ago

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The e-scooter isn’t new – London was zooming around on Autopeds a century ago
The e-scooters that clutter up pavements may seem like a new thing, but a hundred years ago, there were already people zooming around London on powered scooters.
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December 24, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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Controversial choice by BBC2 this afternoon to broadcast the version of Spartacus with all that woke nonsense about snails and oysters left in.

/sarcasm
December 23, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Mummers, wassail and folklore: Bankside marks Twelfth Night with free riverside revels

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Mummers, wassail and folklore: Bankside marks Twelfth Night with free riverside revels
Bankside’s annual Twelfth Night revels will return on Sunday 4th January, as the Lions Part troupe of actors perform a mummers play for free.
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December 23, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Old trains, new wheels: Southeastern’s train wheels heads to Crewe for a major refresh

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Old trains, new wheels: Southeastern’s train wheels heads to Crewe for a major refresh
Nearly 100 Southeastern trains are to get their wheels refurbished after signing a £20 million contract with Alstom.
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December 23, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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Redaction culture has gone too far
December 23, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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After a couple of years of building work, London Underground's first modern tube station built using timber construction has opened to passengers at Colindale on the Northern line.

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From soggy piles to wooden beams: Inside Colindale’s new timber tube station
After a couple of years of building work, London Underground's first modern tube station built using timber construction has opened to passengers at Colindale on the Northern line.
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December 23, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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From the archive: The mystery of Dick Whittington’s stone in Highgate

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The mystery of Dick Whittington’s stone in Highgate
Up on Highgate Hill can be found an old stone, Dick Whittington's stone, surrounded by an old fence, with a cat sitting on top.
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December 23, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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Mummers, wassail and folklore: Bankside marks Twelfth Night with free riverside revels

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Mummers, wassail and folklore: Bankside marks Twelfth Night with free riverside revels
Bankside’s annual Twelfth Night revels will return on Sunday 4th January, as the Lions Part troupe of actors perform a mummers play for free.
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December 23, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Smithfield Market’s Christmas Eve meat auction is back for 2025

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Smithfield Market’s Christmas Eve meat auction is back for 2025
Smithfield meat market’s Christmas Eve sale is a much-loved highlight for many attendees, and the organisers have confirmed to ianVisits that it will go ahead again this year.
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December 22, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Old trains, new wheels: Southeastern’s train wheels heads to Crewe for a major refresh

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Old trains, new wheels: Southeastern’s train wheels heads to Crewe for a major refresh
Nearly 100 Southeastern trains are to get their wheels refurbished after signing a £20 million contract with Alstom.
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December 23, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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Donald Trump has announced that the US will commission a new series of heavily armed Navy "battleships" named after himself, as part of a revamped "Golden Fleet".

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December 23, 2025 at 10:14 AM