#London

Tianducheng (杭州天都城), pictured below, is a city in China modeled after Paris. It is almost completely abandoned now. See the thread for more replicas! This is a replica of London's
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THREAD: Those of you around since my start here (Nov 23rd my first login) remember that I signed up to explain why a video of Michael Yeadon had been flagged
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Dom was never a man of the people any more than Johnson (or Farage for that matter) is.Privately educated and an Oxbridge graduate, he lives in a £1.6 million Islington
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Latest acquisition two Bank notes from the Gloucester Old Bank.Both cashed on the 12th June 1815 (6 days before the Battle of Waterloo) at the Kings Head Inn.The Kings Head
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The problems with "the courts are COVID secure" as an argument, a thread... @TheCriminalBar 1. It's nonsense. Try having a conference in the tiny, airless rooms in the custody suites.
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1/5 #COVID19ExplainedLDN PHE’s latest national flu and #COVID19 surveillance report has just been published, showing that London has a #COVID19 case rate of greater than 300 per 100,000 people.
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One of the strangest phenomenon I witnessed was at Hallam. I saw PhD holders who decided to stay behind at Sheffield to earn salaries below a certain tax bracket rather
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It’s interesting to read @WiredUK article by @Gmvolpi telling story of London’s “Silicon Roundabout.” As someone very involved in building the ‘tech for good’ community at the time (tech rooted
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Cocktails, food & a good view make the perfect combo.So here’s a thread of where you can do all three in London...Hutong | London Bridge Sushi Samba | Heron Tower
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Isaac Newton was made aware of Jean Bernoulli's "brachistochrone" problem #OTD in 1697. He solved it later that evening, showing that the curve of fastest descent between two points was
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Fortunately, this tool also has an option for displaying deaths by date of occurrence. It looks like this: Doesn't @RCPath have anything to say on this? Even if it is
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2020 was tough for the aviation world but 2021 will offer many new routes. See thread to find your local airport and see what new flights and airlines could serve
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The Dry Martini was undervalued in my recent poll, so I’m going to share how to make one well.First, a few caveats: 1.) We’re using gin. Vodka is fine for
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Tomorrow will be an emotional day. It has been the honour of my career to work with @LDNairamb looking after Londoner’s when they need us. I don’t even know where
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1. Mildly amusing story about misunderstood words, even within English: 2. I was working in London. My office mate was telling a story. "Yeah, he was out last night and
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There are some interesting, but not conclusive, observations to be drawn from looking at the proportion of people who have SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in different regions. According to PHE, in the
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