bizarre competitions Wolfing down scalding hot biscuits and other weird contests from 1897 Mark Frauenfelder

crimes Long-missing, this cane's handle is carved with Jack the Ripper's creepy face David Pescovitz

late stage capitalism There's an 820-foot-long fatberg clogging an east London sewer Cory Doctorow

Business London luxury property prices plummet after Brexit vote Cory Doctorow

class war Private funding of public services is bankrupting the UK Cory Doctorow