London Travel News 11/22/2010

Hundreds of Tube workers are to be balloted for strikes in a row over the treatment of two union members.

Church of England bishop of Willesden, Reverend Pete Broadbent, apologized today for "deeply offensive" comments he made over the forthcoming wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. In comments posted on Facebook, the bishop warned that the marriage may last only seven years and reportedly referred to the Royal Family as "philanderers".

Deathly Hallows: Part 1 breaks five box office records in the UK, taking £18.3m in its first three days.

British architects and engineers have shaped calm, elegant and free-flowing spaces for the capital's east-west rail link. Set to debut in 2018 — 29 years after it was first proposed – Crossrail promises service from air-conditioned, 10-coach trains every two minutes.

…and in further news, the sky has apparently fallen. Run for your lives.

Major travel disruption that has hit millions of Tube passengers every weekend for more than three years will last until July 2012, the Evening Standard has revealed.

Oscar-winning actress Ellen Burstyn, who turns 78 next month, is to make her London stage debut in January 2011 at the Comedy Theatre. She'll play the grandmother of a pupil in The Children's Hour, opposite Keira Knightley, Carole Kane and Mad Men star Elisabeth Moss.

London City Airport has featured in a top 10 list for having one of the most scenic runway approaches in the world.

During London's recent World Travel Market conference, travel blogger Wild About Travel joined several high-profile European bloggers for a lovely weekend break in St. Albans and Hertfordshire, lovely historic towns less than a half-hour outside the city.

Turns out that the world's largest photo is of, what else? London!