Don't touch that dial: what's wrong with London Live
Welcome to London Live. Like the England team – it’s not doing very well at the moment. Launched in March as part of what the government hopes will be a chain of local TV stations, it was seen as the most lucrative television franchise since Channel 5 arrived in 1997. What went wrong?
Only four regular commuters using Emirates Air Line cable car, TfL admits
Just four regular commuters are now using the Emirates Air Line cable car between Greenwich Peninsula and the Royal Docks, down from 16 last autumn, new figures released to The Scoop reveal.
Conflict over new Dalston flats goes beyond the usual gentrification angst
The fight over The Teardrop flat complex in Dalston is a minor battle in a war about what Zone 2 of London will look like in 10-20 years from now.
Snipe Highlights
Some popular articles from past years
- An interview with Desiree Akhavan
- Only 16 commuters touch in to Emirates Air Line, figures reveal
- Diary of the shy Londoner
- The five spookiest abandoned London hospitals
- Hope and despair in Woolwich town centre
- Silencing the Brick Lane curry touts could be fatal for the city's self-esteem
- Nice Interactive timeline lets you follow Londoners' historic fight against racism
- The best church names in London, and where they come from
- Could red kites be London's next big nature success story?
- London has chosen its mayor, but why can’t it choose its own media?
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