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1 week ago | londonist.com | Matt Brown

By M@ Last Updated 29 May 2025 M@ Around London In 13 Robots Image: Matt Brown We're not yet in a sci-fi dystopia of downtrodden service droids and cybernetic house maids, but we're not far off. The rise of drones, the talk of self-driving cars, and other smart machines is gradually ushering in a mechanical revolution.

1 week ago | londonist.com | Matt Brown

By M@ Last Updated 25 May 2025 M@ How Many Tunnels Go Under The Thames? A Map The Greenwich Foot Tunnel. The section seen here features reinforcement, added following bomb damage in the Second World War. Image: Matt Brown Millions of people pass under the River Thames each day, by rail, road or foot. We take it for granted.

2 weeks ago | londonist.com | Matt Brown

By M@ Last Updated 22 May 2025 M@ Holborn's 'Secret' Tunnels Will House An Exhibition On Military Intelligence More details have been revealed on the plans to open the vast network of tunnels beneath Holborn. We've been intrigued, for a year now, about plans to open up the old Kingsway Exchange tunnels beneath Holborn.

2 weeks ago | londonist.com | Matt Brown

By M@ Last Updated 19 May 2025 M@ Flying Squad: 90 Years Since London's First Police 'Helicopters' This feature first appeared in June 2024 on Londonist: Time Machine, our much-praised history newsletter. To be the first to read new history features like this, sign up for free here.

2 weeks ago | londonist.com | Matt Brown

M@ London Has Its First Tulip Cycle Lane Sussex Gardens near Paddington has some playful new street furniture. "When it's spring again, I'll ride within,Tulips from Paddington..." OK, that'll never catch on. But maybe the wider idea will. A cycle lane in Sussex Gardens, south of Paddington station just got a row of 'tulip cycle wands' to protect cyclists.