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Bye bye bendy buses

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Much to the dismay of fare dodgers everywhere, Boris Johnson has taken the first steps towards undoing one of the most notorious legacies of his predecessor.
At 00:32 on Saturday, the last no. 507 bendy bus let its passengers off at Waterloo station then went gently into that good night.
And by 2011 all of [...]

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Pimp my London Eye

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After nine years of faithful service, the London Eye is finally getting a bit of an upgrade.
Current owner Merlin Entertainments Group will be installing £12.5m worth of spinning rims, fat exhausts and tinted windows to the popular tourist attraction before turbo charging it so passengers will be able to enjoy the sight of their [...]

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Step aside Amy Winehouse, Kate Moss, Peaches and Pixie – This is what newspapers are really for

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Rather than spreading scaremongering stories about our imminent death from stabbing or swine flu, feigning outrage at the antics of radio presenters and subjecting the public to the constant belch of pointless celebrity inanity, the news media should be concentrating on bringing more stories like this to our attention.
In Postman’s Park, between Barbican and St [...]

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