Chester Zoo have announced they’ve launched their own free Crazy Frog ringtone to show support for the Leaping Ahead of Extinction campaign which aims to stop the Green-eyed Frog disappearing altogether. Don’t panic – the Zoo’s namesake has little to do with the original and ultra annoying Crazy Frog ringtone that everyone had around 2007, [...]
The Olympics were billed as being good for London economics and assuming the landlord of one particular Mayfair property finds a suitable candidate it should be very good business. A seven bedroom house in Mayfair is currently on the market for a massive £433,000 ($686,000 / 511,000 Euros) per calender month or £100,000 per week [...]
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The permanent Titanic exhibition in Belfast will for the first time bring together the entire Titanic story combining what we already know, with the stories from the people who built the mighty ship. Coming soon: This is one of the most eagerly anticipated exhibition openings for a very long time using state of the art [...]
For the first time, the iconic Battersea Power Station is up for sale on the open market although anyone considering the purchase might require quite deep pockets. The Grade II listed shell of the former power station which was decommissioned in 1983 has been used for concerts and events over the years, but more recently [...]
As the London 2012 Olympics draws ever nearer, so too does interest in the occasion. The latest spectacle to grab the media headlines is a barge on the River Thames that is pulling enormous Olympic rings (the whole structure is 11 metres high by 25 metres wide) from London Bridge to the Thames Barrier and [...]
Most of us dream about what we’d do with a few quid from the National Lottery or Euro Millions, but where in the UK are we most likely to find the dream ticket…? Lotto: If 50K or more would help pay for a new car or even a holiday then you need to head for [...]
If you’re around London today, you might want to pop down to the River Thames to catch a glimpse of the giant Olympic rings. On one side the rings are coloured in the official Olympic Ring colours, and on the other they are lit up with white LED’s designed to shine when they travel down [...]
The ‘Anfield Cat’ known as Shankly became world famous earlier in the month after wandering onto the pitch during an important Liverpool vs Spurs match in front of millions of TV viewers. Fostered: Having been identified as a well known stray and already popular with the Liverpool fans, Shankly was taken to the Freshfields Animal [...]
This historic 97 mile long distance walk explores some of the finest stretches of the Northumberland coastline and upland landscapes. From the hauntingly beautiful Holy Island in the North, the route links key sites associated with Oswald of Bernicia, the 7th Century King of Northumbria and later saint, and finishes at Heavenfield battlefield on Hadrian’s [...]
It has taken just two years from design to fully working bus, but the London Routemaster bus is to make a return albeit with a bit of a facelift. It is over 50 years since the original Red London Bus with its unique double doors and open area at the back was last reworked, but [...]
