Boxing Day sales: bargain-hunters flock to central London as stores slash prices – Evening Standard

Evening StandardAt Selfridges, there were separate queues for different brands – with security guards on hand to help manage the crowd before doors were thrown open at 9am. Eyal Keden, 40, from Israel, is in London on holiday and had been queueing since 6.30am. and more …read more Source: London News From Google Zennie AbrahamZennie … Read more

fatal shooting at London’s Avalon Club – BBC News

BBC NewsA man has died in hospital after he was shot inside a nightclub in London’s West End. Police were called to the Avalon club in Shaftesbury Avenue at about 03:00 GMT. The Metropolitan Police said the victim suffered multiple gunshot wounds. He has not …Avalon Nightclub Shooting: Man KilledSky NewsArrest after man shot dead … Read more

HIT-AND-RUN VICTIM – London Free Press

HIT-AND-RUN VICTIMLondon Free PressLouie Szabo, left, Hillary Szabo and her daughter, Haedyn Hartwick, are selling wristbands to help raise money to aid in the care of Tyler Brooks-Szabo, the 10-year-old boy injured in a hit and run in east London in October. They are pictured here in … and more …read more Source: London News … Read more

London: Have a ripping time at Jack’s pub – New Zealand Herald

London: Have a ripping time at Jack’s pubNew Zealand HeraldThe Ten Bells has always been on my London itineraries, originally because of its link to Jack the Ripper but more recently because of its charm, lack of pretence and cheap beer. It was a welcoming dive bar. During my pre-trip research, however, a red … … Read more

Two held in London Road shooting; victim describes robbery – Duluth News Tribune

Two held in London Road shooting; victim describes robberyDuluth News TribuneThe small London Road cellphone and computer repair shop may have looked like a pushover for two alleged robbers Monday night. What they may not have bargained on was the owner pushing back. And the owner may not have thought he’d get shot. and more … Read more

London’s changing skyline: Are new skyscrapers good for the capital? – BBC News

BBC NewsThe “Walkie Talkie” and “Cheesegrater” are nicknames for just two of the latest bizarrely-shaped tower blocks to appear on London’s skyline, to mixed reaction and sometimes unexpected consequences. The “Boomerang” and “Scalpel” are next in the pipeline … …read more Source: London News From Google Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie Abraham or “Zennie62” is … Read more

Great Christmas getaway: 70mph storms plunge transport network into chaos – Evening Standard

Evening StandardLondon weather High winds: a commuter struggles on a bridge across the Thames The Met Office said there was a risk of flooding as heavy rain falls on saturated ground. “Gale-force to severe gale-force winds will be an added hazard, with the potential …London-bound rail passengers urged to leave early as forecasters issue a … Read more

London boy, 13, is UK’s youngest Scrabble champion – Evening Standard

London boy, 13, is UK’s youngest Scrabble championEvening StandardThe schoolboy from Highgate, north London, said: “I love words, writing and reading but more than anything I love the strategy of the game. I often play against my mum and I’ve set up a Scrabble club at school.” He is now hoping to win the Youth … Read more

Eros’s Christmas globe goes pop! Fake snow litters Piccadilly Circus – Evening Standard

Evening StandardHowever as gale force winds hit central London, the plastic covering bore the brunt of it and spilled out thousands of foam pellets across the pavement. Snow globe: The sphere around eros before it burst Casey Mae Reed, 31, from Hammersmith, said: “It …UK weather: Pictures show how giant ‘snow globe’ around famous London … Read more