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Solar-Powered Pop-Up-Shop for London Entrepreneurs

Creative entrepreneurs aren’t exactly having an easy go at things during this recession. It’s hard to find a good retail space that’s affordable and accessible to a wide range of consumers. But now, thanks to an innovative – and green – invention by designer Wayne Hemingway and London mayor Boris Johnson, they’ve got a portable [...]

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Polar Bears Float Past Houses of Parliament in London

Londoners got quite a shock yesterday as polar bears floated down the Thames River on icebergs, past the Tower Bridge and the Houses of Parliament. They didn’t make some kind of bizarre, epic journey down from the Arctic, though – they’re sculptures launched in the river to raise global warming awareness, as part of the [...]

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London to Start New Bicycle-Sharing Program

London is the latest city to get a bike-sharing program, with mayor Boris Johnson announcing that city residents will be able to pick up and drop off one of 6,000 bikes at 400 locations across the city. Before the plan is final, however, Johnson will have to get the “political buy-in” of all 9 London [...]

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