The statue in Waterloo Place, which appeared early Wednesday, depicts a man proudly hoisting a flag— but the flag is blinding him.
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Yomif Kejelcha broke the 2-hour marathon but got 2nd place. He’s still happy
Ethiopia’s Yomif Kejelcha ran the London Marathon in under two hours, but he only got second place. He told NPR he hopes to run his next marathon a minute faster.
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‘London Falling’: A teenage imposter, an aging gangster and a body in the Thames
In 2019, 19-year-old Zac Brettler leapt towards the River Thames from a fifth-floor luxury apartment in central London. Patrick Radden Keefe investigates the story of the teen’s double life in a new book.
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Greetings from London, where a big COVID memorial holds vigil over the halls of power
Britain’s 1,640-foot-long National Covid Memorial Wall stretches along the River Thames, with over a quarter million hearts representing the lives lost during the pandemic — across from Parliament.
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Ditching music algorithms? Here are 12 streaming alternatives to explore
If you’re looking to shake things up in the new year, these streaming platforms will help you diversify your music-listening habits.
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This summer’s most talked-about performance on London’s West End isn’t onstage
In London, an actor playing Evita sings “Don’t Cry for Me, Argentina” on a balcony over the street. It’s livestreamed into the theater — frustrating some ticket holders but delighting passersby.
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Ancient Roman masterpieces emerge from a London demolition pit
Thousands of newly discovered fragments, which once adorned a high-status Roman building, offer an unprecedented glimpse into the artistic sophistication and daily life of ancient Londinium.
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This is not the ‘Star Wars’ you thought you knew
The Star Wars available to the public to stream is not the same film that was shown in 1977. But in the U.K., audiences had a rare chance to see it.
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Heathrow Airport to close Friday after fire knocks out power to part of London
Thousands of homes lost power and about 150 people had to be evacuated after a transformer within an electrical substation caught fire in west London.
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Unexploded WWII bomb in Paris halts Eurostar travel to London
The French transport minister said traffic would be ”strongly disrupted” throughout the day with only limited service resuming in the afternoon, and urged travelers to postpone their trips.
