London Travel News 12/27/2010

Conservationists express relief as insects, birds and other wildlife in the UK flourish because of cold winter and a decent summer.

CCTV cameras across London help solve almost six crimes a day, the Metropolitan Police (Met) has said.

Central London's retailers are already seeing their best Boxing Day/January sales in five years, possibly spurred by the coming rise in VAT taxes.

*Sigh.* On both sides of the pond this winter, travel has (sadly) equalled chaos.

Hundreds of musicians scheduled to perform at the 25th New Year's Day parade in London face a race against time to fly to the UK after they were grounded by blizzards in the northeastern US.

More than 1,000 people gathered today to watch members of the Royal Family attend a Christmas Day church service at Sandringham.

A roundup of London's best new holiday season plays for children and families.

An inquiry has been launched by BAA to look into "what went wrong" at Heathrow Airport as flights were grounded for days following snowfall.

Organizers steel themselves for a 'mind-blowing' sales task.

Forecasters predict sunny but dry outlook in most parts of country as stranded travellers wake up in European airports.