Huge crowds in London see in 2008
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An estimated 700,000 people gather in London as revellers across England see in the New Year.
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Thousands of activists from across Europe are arriving in London for a weekend of anti-globalisation events and protests.
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London's congestion charge zone, already  the world's biggest, nearly doubled in size on Monday, despite  objections from businesses and a national campaign against road  tolls.
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Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to gather in the streets of west London for the Notting Hill Carnival.
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Stock market listings hit a record $227bn worldwide this year as London reinforces its global position, a report says.
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BY THE TIME you read this, I will be in London, taking part in a global conference called &quot;Countdown 2015.&quot; The conference is being held 10 years after the International Conference on
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About two million people are expected to attend the 43rd Notting Hill Carnival.
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Munich has one of Germany's biggest markets, with a startling 2.8 million visitors expected this year.
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Arts & entertainment: Almost 1,500 people queue for hours to get into surprise performance in east London
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Tourists are flocking to British locations made famous as backdrops in films and TV shows.
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Britainâs Olympic heroes were saluted with a tickertape parade today as fans turned out to celebrate their success. Thousands descended on central London to make
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Live Earth beams 150 acts to an audience of 2bn ... burning more carbon than 3,000 Britons do in a year.
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The streets of west London were coming alive with the sound of the Caribbean at the Notting Hill Carnival, with more than a million revellers expected to turn out to celebrate the event's 40th year.
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This year's BBC Proms attract record numbers to concerts at London's Royal Albert and Cadogan Halls.
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A record number of rare large blue butterflies were counted at a key site in England during 2007.
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Europe's biggest street party burst into life on Sunday as thousands of revelers blowing whistles and hooters packed west London for the Notting Hill Carnival.
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London's 60,000-strong Chinese community have ushered in the Year of the Pig with a colourful Lunar New Year parade, dancing and fireworks in the heart of the British capital.