* Big prices rises on London Transport to start the New Year. A single journey paid in cash on the Tube now costs £4, ridiculous.(BBCNews)
* Richard Branson is to form the first ‘world budget airline’ along with Stelios from easyJet and Air Asia to supply knock down fares to China, India and Malaysia. £43 from Manchester to Kuala Lumpur sounds great but its a long trip without so much as a bag of peanuts.(Metro)
* Police will no longer be sent to proprety’s that have been burgled unless the burglar is still on the scene. No surprise there, its been common knowledge that its pointless calling the cops for years, the only thing they’re interested in is raising revenue through catching traffic offenders.(EveningStandard)
* London Mayor Ken Livingstone defends his decision to organise a 2009 festival celebrating the 50th aniversary of the Communist takeover of Cuba by Fidel Castro. No news yet on the festival he’s organising to celebrate Stalin’s fine work with the Soviet gulags.(DailyMail)
* ‘What Tube line runs to Edinburgh’ just one of the questions asked by tourists to staff at VisitBritain(ITVNews)
* London hits the snooze button and takes another day’s holiday.(EveningStandard)
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