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Boris Johnson Fakes Everyone Out, Announces He Will Not Run for Prime Minister
Brendan O'Connor · 06/30/16 06:40AMHamilton Nolan · 06/13/16 08:07AM
London Elects First-Ever Muslim Mayor, the Son of a Pakistani Bus Driver
Melissa Cronin · 05/07/16 11:40AMLondon elected its new mayor, Sadiq Khan, on Friday, making him the first Muslim person to hold the position in the city—or that of any major western capital, for that matter.
Subtly-Named Twitter User "Silent Bomber" and His Wife Found Guilty of Planning London Terrorist Attack
Brendan O'Connor · 12/30/15 01:00AMUber Driver Threatens to Slit Woman's Throat Over Canceled Ride
Jay Hathaway · 07/09/15 11:00AMJ.K. Rowling Announces "Not a Prequel" Play About Harry Potter's Parents
Jay Hathaway · 06/26/15 11:10AMJ.K. Rowling announced Friday that “not a prequel” to her quadrillion-selling Harry Potter septology is headed for London’s Palace Theatre in summer 2016. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will cover the “untold part” of Harry’s story, including the lives of his dead mom and dad. (Again, “not a prequel.”)
Kind Banker Snorts Coke, Drops Some on Subway Floor, Offers It to Others
Gabrielle Bluestone · 06/24/15 09:40AMFriends say they’re “worried” about a 23-year-old British banker who started openly snorting cocaine on the Tube this month. Worrying behavior to be sure, but at least he was kind enough to offer his fellow commuters what he dropped on the floor, which is honestly more than I can say for most drug-addled New Yorkers.
Report: Tom Hanks' Son Chet Wanted by Cops for Trashing British Hotel
Hudson Hongo · 06/07/15 01:00PMAleksander Chan · 02/24/15 03:23PM
The three London students believed to have run away from home last week to join ISIS crossed into Syria "four or five days ago," police say. Shamima Begum and Amira Abase, both 15, and Kadiza Sultana, 16, are allegedly following the lead of their friend who took off last December for the Islamic State.
Guy Gets Interviewed for Job by Commuter He Just Told to Fuck Off
Jay Hathaway · 02/20/15 06:25PMRushing to a job interview via the London tube last Monday morning, a man found his way temporarily blocked by another commuter, so he pushed past the fellow and told him to go fuck himself. Unfortunately, that other man was Matt Buckland, the recruiter who was supposed to interview him for a software development position. Awkwaaard.
Cops: Three UK Teens Forsake High School Life to Join ISIS
Aleksander Chan · 02/20/15 01:10PMDo You Know Where Georgia Governor Nathan Deal Is? Liar—No One Does
Kelly Conaboy · 01/21/15 02:10PMWhat Started This Mysterious Square Fire, a Ghost? Or What?
Kelly Conaboy · 12/19/14 11:25AMAirspace Over London Totally Fucked After Air-Traffic Control Glitch
Taylor Berman · 12/12/14 11:18AMCommercial Flight Narrowly Avoids Crash With Drone
Gabrielle Bluestone · 12/07/14 05:30PMRussell Brand Is Not Here to Talk About His Rent, Mate
Jay Hathaway · 12/02/14 11:32AMThe latest battlefront in Russell Brand's Revolution™ is the New Era housing estate, a choice piece of London property currently occupied by 93 families. The estate's new owner, U.S. firm Westbrook, intends to evict them so it can fetch "fair market rates"—an insane $3,000 a month—for the apartments. Brand has made himself the face of the tenants.
Would You Like to Buy the World's Tiniest House?
Kelly Conaboy · 09/06/14 03:45PMDockworkers Find 35 "Screaming" Stowaways in London Shipping Container
Kelly Conaboy · 08/16/14 11:49AMSarah Hedgecock · 04/25/14 08:51AM
The heads of the New Zealand and Australian Defense Staffs salute after laying wreaths beside the Australian War Memorial during a dawn service to mark Anzac Day in London on Friday. Anzac Day honors the men of the Australia-New Zealand Army Corps who died in the World War I battle for Gallipoli, Turkey. Image via Matt Dunham/AP.