Beachgoers were treated to quite a spectacle yesterday when a balloon vendor on Blackpool Beach became the latest victim of the Slowing’s weird and wonderful side effects. Bobby O’Rourke, 74, whose family have been selling helium balloons at the famous seaside town for three generations, found himself taking an unscheduled flight yesterday afternoon. ‘He wasn’t [...]
Police clashed with protestors yesterday in Parliament Square, London, after attempts to quell tensions between Clock-timers and Real-timers failed. Crowds have gathered in the shadow of the Palace of Westminster for three (clocktime) days running. “Big Ben has been a symbol of British time keeping since Britannia ruled the waves,” said Dave Carter, a taxi [...]
Continue reading …Sources at the Tower of London are refusing to comment amid speculation that the famous ravens of the tower are dead. “If the ravens leave the Tower, the Kingdom will fall” – or so says the legend. Visitors to London’s oldest and most famous tourist attraction have reported an absence of the castle’s feathered guardians. [...]
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