http://www.blimey.com Last 20 items on Blimey! London Hotels, Travel Guide and London News Blimey London News http://www.blimey.com/story.php?id=295 London Fashion Week has begun and judging by the sponsors – Lavazza, Red Bull, Moet and Chandon, and Chambord, a black raspberry liqueur from France - the fashion crowd will be buzzing. http://www.blimey.com/story.php?id=294 The perfect place to exercise your credit card, London has a number of world-class department stores. It's worth enduring the crowds to visit Harrods (87-135 Brompton Road, Knightsbridge), a name synonymous with luxury. The prices can be hair raising but the ornate food halls are a great place to pick up a Harrods-branded souvenir. http://www.blimey.com/story.php?id=293 The last seams are being neatened and seating plans finalised – London Fashion Week opens tomorrow for another season of hype and delight. Next year’s event will be the 25th since it started as a few exhibition stands in a London hotel. http://www.blimey.com/story.php?id=292 A double-decker bus will begin its return journey to London as part of the Paralympic Games Closing Ceremony as the British capital prepares to take the mantle of host city from Beijing. http://www.blimey.com/story.php?id=291 London's Southwark Bridge is closed to traffic this weekend for the mayor's Thames Festival. http://www.blimey.com/story.php?id=290 London has overtaken Paris as the culinary capital of Europe, according to a new guide. http://www.blimey.com/story.php?id=282 A safety campaign has been launched to stop cyclists being crushed by lorries. http://www.blimey.com/story.php?id=281 Restaurant-goers in London are eating out as much if not more than they were two years ago despite the increasing cost of meals, a survey has found. http://www.blimey.com/story.php?id=283 Motorists in London and the South-East will be hardest hit by Gordon Brown's road tax rises, according to analysis by the Conservatives. http://www.blimey.com/story.php?id=284 Five leading West End theatres are in darkness amid fears that traditional plays are being squeezed out of theatreland by the economic downturn and an excess of musicals. http://www.blimey.com/story.php?id=285 Triple Beijing gold medal-winning cyclist Chris Hoy has helped unveil plans for the VeloPark for London's 2012 Olympic Games. http://www.blimey.com/story.php?id=287 London Taxis are as British as bowler hats and Big Ben. But the latest models coming off this new assembly line are unlikely to ever touch an English road. http://www.blimey.com/story.php?id=286 London may have a deserved reputation for being royally expensive, but by taking advantage of the free museums and sights in the historic capital, tourists won't necessarily leave town feeling like paupers. http://www.blimey.com/story.php?id=288 Most people would not consider a shipping container to be a comfortable place to spend the night, but a new Travelodge hotel in England thinks it has found a way to make it appealing. http://www.blimey.com/story.php?id=289 If you're struggling to sell your modestly priced suburban flat it may be some consolation to know that the owners of expensive Central London pads are doing no better. http://www.blimey.com/story.php?id=280 A strong rise in London hotel business continued throughout September, according to the preliminary figures released by PKF hotel consultancy services. http://www.blimey.com/story.php?id=279 Virgin Trains successfully broke the Glasgow to London rail speed record today by completing the journey in under four hours. http://www.blimey.com/story.php?id=278 London's famous Nelson's Column is set to be unveiled this summer after three long months of dedicated repairs. Lord Horatio Nelson was built in 1843 and thanks to stonemasons able to find the super-rare Craigleith sandstone they say it looks almost as good as it did over a hundred and fifty years ago. http://www.blimey.com/story.php?id=277 Controversial pop star Michael Jackson could be moving to England's capital city after falling in love with the UK. http://www.blimey.com/story.php?id=276 The unpopular London congestion charge has finally met its match in the US Embassy who refuse to pay the tax - on principle.