London
The Great Eastern Hotel - a stylish surprise in the heart of East London Source: Jonathan Smith
A pop band rocks the crowd at the Underworld in Camden Source: Neil Setchfield
Big Ben stands tall at The Palace of Westminster Source: Paul Kennedy
Tea and scones - a traditional English afternoon delight Source: Neil Setchfield
Opening night at Shakespearean Globe Theatre Source: Neil Setchfield
The Great Court at the British Museum Source: Neil Setchfield
Futuristic Millennium Dome glows brightly near Greenwich Source: Paul Kennedy
Tower Bridge: one of the greatest engineering feats of the Victorian era Source: Neil Setchfield
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'Minor issue' blights Qantas relaunch
PROBLEM with a Boeing 747 mars Qantas PR exercise to mark the return of its Airbus A380s.
Failure to launch grounds Qantas PR stunt
AS Qantas promoted the return of the Airbus A380, one of its 747s was grounded with engine failure.
Airports reopen after ash cloud moves
ALL FLIGHT restrictions at London's Heathrow and Gatwick airports have been lifted.
Al-Qaeda hotbed friendlier than London
BACKPACKING brothers say they were given warm welcomes on trek through terrorist heartland.
European travellers battle new chaos
THOUSANDS of Eurostar passengers anxious to get away for Christmas battled for train places as severe weather sparked more travel chaos across Europe.
London Fast Facts
- Area:
- 1572 km2
- Population:
- 7500000
- Timezone:
-
0
- Area Dialing Code:
020
- Languages Spoken:
- English
- Currency:
- Pound Sterling
- Code: GBP
- Symbol: £
- Electrical Plugs
-
- 240V 50Hz
Surf the Thames in 2011
LONDON hopes to be the surf Mecca of the future with a planned artificial surfing machine offering perfect surf waves 365 days a year.
Virgin in carbon offsets shame campaign
TRAVELLERS flying on Virgin Atlantic will soon be offered carbon offsets alongside alcohol and perfume in front of their fellow passengers in an effort to shame them into buying them, The Times reported on today.
A royal peek, Ma'am?
IT'S not every day you are allowed to peer into the Queen's bedroom without fear of being arrested but no alarm bells ring when you visit this royal residence.
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About London
London - the grand resonance of its very name suggests history and might. Its opportunities for entertainment by day and night go on and on and on. It's a city that exhilarates and...
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Getting There & Around
The dirty, wrathful congestion of London streets makes both driving and cycling an extreme sport. Hop on a bus, a Thames ferry or an elegant black cab - and let a native negotiate...
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Activities
If beer and chips are adding excess to your waistline, London offers a number of ways to work it off. Take out a rowboat for a dreamy drift after a picnic or promenade with a pipe in...
In the footsteps of Sherlock Holmes
AS the world is gripped in Sherlock Holmes-mania, go back in time on the streets of London to get the real story on the super sleuth.
London's gangland goes glam
FORGET the depressing show EastEnders, London's new East End features mod-Brit organic tapas bars for the the totally cool.
London's cool new celebrity hot spot
PREPARE for something a little out of the ordinary for English hotels, writes Anooska Tucker-Evans.
Cheers to Little Britain
MENTION the English comedy Little Britain and some people start to squirm but there is such a place in London and it's about to get a scrubdown for the 2012 Olympics.
London most expensive for dining out
LONDON has overtaken Tokyo and Paris to become the world's most expensive city for dining out, a new international survey has revealed.
Thirst order of day
THE doors to the biggest pub in the world have swung open as bartenders at the 30th Great British Beer Festival poured the first of 340,000 pints.
Ripper detective commemorated
THE grave of an detective who led the hunt for one of Britain's most notorious killers, Jack the Ripper, is to be marked with a headstone, 78 years after his death.
Dickens of an idea
IN DICKENS World, rat-catchers hunt vermin on London's cobbled streets, pickpockets roam the alleys – and visitors line up for a fun-tastic water ride.
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