London Daily Photo: Up Against the Wall

London Daily Photo: Up Against the Wall
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London Daily Photo: Site Care Opticians

London Daily Photo: Site Care Opticians
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British Airways to Cancel More T5 Flights

BA to cancel hundreds more flights from T5
By Kevin Done, Aerospace Correspondent
Financial Times
Published: March 30 2008 17:33 Last updated: March 30 2008 17:33

British Airways expects to cancel hundreds more flights at its global hub at London Heathrow airport this week, as it battles to overcome baggage handling and other operating problems at its showpiece £4.3bn Terminal 5.

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London Daily Photo: Anyone

London Daily Photo: Anyone
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T5 Nightmare Continues

What did go wrong at Terminal 5?
Seventy flights have been cancelled in the last two days as teething problems at Heathrow Airport's new Terminal 5 caused chaos. But what actually went wrong?
BBC News
Page last updated at 18:43 GMT, Friday, 28 March 2008

The problems appear to be due to a combination of factors.

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BA promising Terminal 5 fix soon
The Press Association - 1 hour ago
BA has moved to reassure air passengers contemplating a third day of travel chaos at Heathrow's Terminal Five (T5) by revealing that just 37 flights would ...

British Airways boss Willie Walsh refuses to quit after Heathrow chaos
Mirror.co.uk, UK - 1 hour ago
Arch-rivals Virgin Atlantic stuck the boot in, saying BA had been given a wonderful gift with T5 "but they couldn't unwrap it properly". ...

Disruption at T5 enters third day
BBC News, UK - 2 hours ago
Cancelled flights, a temporary suspension in luggage check-in and baggage delays blighted the opening day of T5 on Thursday, leaving many passengers ...

Day 2 At T5 .. And It's Business As Usual
Glasgow Daily Record, UK - 3 hours ago
Scheduled flights from Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen were axed as T5 saw a second day of long queues, cancellations and baggage delays. ...

SEEING RED IN STYLE
Mirror.co.uk, UK - 3 hours ago
In fact the staff at T5 were faultless - impossibly patient, relentlessly cheerful and endearingly helpful. All in all, it was a very British day out - 18 ...

COMPO TO COST DEAR
Mirror.co.uk, UK - 3 hours ago
The T5 debacle will cost BA millions - but it may try to get some of the cash back from the British Airports Authority, which technically runs the building. ...

ERRORS PILED UP ALL DAY
Mirror.co.uk, UK - 3 hours ago
When they finally got into T5, a programming error meant staff could not log into the baggage handling computer. Passengers arrived to find check-ins ...

Tube Strike: Here We (Don't) Go Again

Three day Tube strike announced
A 72-hour strike on the London Underground is planned by rail unions in a row over safety.
BBC News
Last Updated: Friday, 28 March 2008, 12:18 GMT

A strike from 1830 GMT on 6 April to 9 April is planned by the Rail Maritime and Transport (RMT) union and Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA).

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London Daily Photo: Catch of the Day

London Daily Photo: Catch of the Day
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T5: Big and British = Cock Up?

Baggage halted at new £4.3bn T5
Flights from Heathrow's new £4.3bn Terminal 5 are departing with hand baggage only after luggage check-in was suspended due to technical problems.
BBC News
Last Updated: Thursday, 27 March 2008, 19:43 GMT

British Airways, which has sole use of T5, announced check-in of all hold luggage was suspended until Friday. The airline has already cancelled 34 flights because of baggage system problems and passengers have had to wait up to four hours for luggage.

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London Daily Photo: Below

London Daily Photo: Below
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T5 Opens - No Fingerprints

Heathrow's T5 open to passengers
Heathrow's new Terminal 5 has opened to the public as British Airways begins operating from the building.
BBC News
Last Updated: Thursday, 27 March 2008, 07:59 GMT

A BA flight from Hong Kong was the first to arrive at the £4.3bn facility. The first departure was at 0620 GMT, when a service left for Paris.

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'Hassle Heathrow' new terminal opens
CNN International - 44 minutes ago
With 60 aircraft stands actually attached to two new buildings, "T5" can handle dozens of planes at the same time -- including the new Airbus A380 ...

Terminal 5 opens its doors
Guardian, UK - 7 minutes ago
Travellers on the first arrival at T5, flight BA026 from Hong Kong, reported no major problems with baggage or long queues at immigration - two of the ...

Heathrow's T5 Adds Passengers, Fails to Stop Delays (Update1)
Bloomberg - 1 minute ago``T5 was actually designed in the early 1990s and so is already out of date,'' Steve Ridgway, Virgin's chief executive officer, said in an e-mailed response ...

BAA axes T5 fingerprinting plan
Guardian, UK - 4 hours ago
Airport operator BAA will not be taking fingerprints of passengers using Heathrow's £4.3 billion Terminal 5 (T5) following doubts over the legality of such ...

Flash mob demo expected as T5 opens The Press Association
Heathrow T5 opens amid tight security Reuters UK
Protests planned as T5 opens for business ITN
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London Daily Photo: From All Directions

London Daily Photo: From All Directions
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Londonist: Juice Hut VERSUS Juice Stall

Here's another post in the Londonist series called VERSUS. The idea behind this series is to "take like for like and decide which one is more likeable."

Juice Hut VERSUS Juice Stall
By Hazel
Londonist
March 26, 2008

We believe in a healthy, balanced diet at Londonist and so to correct the greasy but essential kebab research of the last Versus investigation, we now turn to the two juice bars on Leather Lane market.

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London Daily Photo: Golden Lane

London Daily Photo: Golden Lane
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London Daily Photo: Zone Ends

London Daily Photo: Zone Ends
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London Daily Photo: Untitled

London Daily Photo: Untitled
Photography by Anna Krsikova © 2008
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London Daily Photo: This Easter

London Daily Photo: This Easter
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London Daily Photo: Rabbit Ears

London Daily Photo: Rabbit Ears
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Three Times More Gujarati Rasoi Goodness at Exmouth Market!!!

Just a quick note to let folks know that one of the yummiest meals I've ever had (Gujarati Rasoi's samosa chatt) is now available at Exmouth Market on Wednesdays and Thursdays in addition to their mainstay Friday street vending. Rejoice! (I reckon they're still on at Broadway Market on Saturdays too, but I haven't been round there in quite awhile.)


Photography by Chris Osburn © 2008

London Daily Photo: Old Street Pattern

London Daily Photo: Old Street Pattern
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London Daily Photo: Shoot Out!

London Daily Photo: Shoot Out!
Photography by Chris Osburn © 2008
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Health Nut: Go Faster Food (Londonist)

Health Nut: Go Faster Food
by Chris Osburn - Food & Drink Editor

Londonist

March 18, 2008

Kate Percy is a marathon runner and a cook … and, as of the 10th of January, a blogger. With her Go Faster Food blog, Kate intends to share her progress in training for the Flora London Marathon 2008 and to talk about different foods and recipes which she finds helpful to her training.

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London Daily Photo: Stake Your Claim

London Daily Photo: Stake Your Claim
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Cheap Flights to London (United and Travelocity)

From the Travelocity website:

Round-Trip Flights From $341+
As the days grow warmer and that famous fog begins to lift, London bursts into full bloom. Now is the perfect moment to visit this storied city with United's round-trip flights from $341+. Book today and take a jolly holiday before the summer crowds arrive.

- Tickets must be issued by March 26, 2008.
- Outbound travel must completed by May 15, 2008.
- Fares are valid for travel Monday - Wednesday.
- See Terms and Conditions for advance purchase requirements.

Click here for more info at Travelocity (and let me know if you're coming for a visit!).

London Daily Photo: Green Scene

London Daily Photo: Green Scene
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London Daily Photo: Celtic Cross

London Daily Photo: Celtic Cross
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Thou Shalt Always Kill" - Dan le Sac vs Scroobius Pip

London in Song and Video ...

London Daily Photo: Goswell Road

London Daily Photo: Goswell Road
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Yahoo! for Switzerland - Boo Hoo for London

Yahoo Will Move European Headquarters to Switzerland (Update1)
Bloomberg - Mar 13, 2008
... will move its European headquarters from London to the shores of Lake Geneva within 18 months, the Associated Press reported today. Yahoo fell 95 cents ...YHOO

Yahoo Will Move European Headquarters to Switzerland (Update2)
Bloomberg - Mar 13, 2008
Jonathan Thaw March 13 (Bloomberg) -- Yahoo! Inc., owner of the most visited US Web site, will move its European headquarters to Switzerland from London. ...YHOO

Yahoo Relocating European HQ From UK To Switzerland
TechCrunch, CA - Mar 13, 2008
Yahoo has announced that it will relocate its European head office from the United Kingdom to Switzerland. Yahoo plans to make the move to the shores of ...YHOO

Yahoo! to quit UK for Geneva
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - Mar 14, 2008
By Jonathan Russell The UK technology industry is to suffer a major setback with the move of Yahoo!’s European headquarters from London to Geneva. ...YHOO

Yahoo set to quit London offices for Geneva
Financial Times, UK - Mar 14, 2008
By Maija Palmer and Ben Fenton in London Yahoo, the internet company, is planning to move its European headquarters from London to Switzerland, ...YHOO

Yahoo abandons Blighty
Inquirer, UK - Mar 14, 2008
By Nick Farrell: Friday, 14 March 2008, 8:24 AM INTERWEB search outfit Yahoo has had a gutful of London and is shipping its entire European HQ to ...YHOO

London Daily Photo: Overhead

London Daily Photo: Overhead
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London Lost & Found: Pizza Money Payback?

This was taped above the postboxes in the lobby of the building where I live. It speaks volumes about my neighbours and how they socialize. Hilarious. If you can't read it, here's what it says:

Could whoever it was (Thomas?) who borrowed money from me the other night for pizza please put it in the postbox for Flat 8? (Shame I have had to ask for it back)

Londonist: Shish’s Swishy Cocktail Menu

Shish’s Swishy Cocktail Menu
by Chris Osburn
Londonist
March 13, 2008










Coconut, black pepper and rum frappé? Why not. Chive and pineapple with vodka? Sure. Maker’s Mark, Angostura Bitters and fig syrup? Hey, we’re so buzzed from the first two cocktails, at this point we’ll try anything. And at around six or seven quid per drink, we can (on rare occasion) actually afford a little frilly drink exploration.

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London Daily Photo: Everyday

London Daily Photo: Everyday
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Londonist: Good Food Guide Publishes London Edition

Good Food Guide for London, it’s been a Long Time Coming
by Chris Osburn

Londonist

March 13, 2008

Back in 1969, The Good Food Guide published a London edition. Then, almost 40 years of avoiding writing about our town’s restaurants followed. Now, they’ve decided to record their picks of London’s best eateries in book form again. The GFG folks reckon so many great new restaurants have opened for biz recently that they just can’t ignore the world’s greatest city any longer.

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London Daily Photo: Free Air & Water

London Daily Photo: Free Air & Water
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New York Times Discover Hackney

This article is perhaps best filedeunder "Oh so 2 years ago" or "Yawnsville" but here ya go:

New Home for Arts Refugees
By JOSHUA DAVID STEIN
New York Times
Published: March 9, 2008

But in the past few years, a new kind of refugee has landed on Hackney’s teeming streets. Artists, designers and young bohemians in ever-skinnier jeans are getting priced out of nearby Shoreditch, and opening bars, clubs and galleries in this gritty immigrant enclave. But since Hackney is already densely and vibrantly packed, these new establishments are often hidden below, above and even within existing storefronts.

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London Daily Photo: Caterers Supplied

London Daily Photo: Caterers Supplied
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London 2012 Won't Go Down with the Ship

London 2012 to shelve ship idea
Plans to promote the 2012 Olympics using a ship sailing around the world advertising Britain's "cultural riches" have been ditched, the BBC has learned.
James Pearce BBC Sports News Correspondent
BBC News
Last Updated: Tuesday, 11 March 2008, 17:21 GMT

London's bid book claimed the ship would: "... carry a cargo emblematic of the UK's cultural riches.

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London Daily Photo: Bird Shit

London Daily Photo: Bird Shit
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London Daily Photo: Red Lion Street

London Daily Photo: Red Lion Street
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London Daily Photo: Untitled

London Daily Photo: Untitled
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