Dear Londoners — Happy Monday, and welcome to the capital’s 43rd consecutive day without rain (aside from the two minute downpour, over in the blink of an eye, that happened last Tuesday in some parts of central). Things in London are starting to get a little Rime of the Ancient Mariner — “Each throat / Was parched, and glazed each eye” indeed — with ponds and lakes drying up and cracking open. Take this photo from Reddit of a small lake in Leytonstone, for instance:
Let us know if you’re experiencing similar in your neighbourhood — and please do send us photos at editor@the-londoner.co.uk.
But if anything can parch your thirst, it might be today’s Monday briefing. Featuring Sadiq Khan wading into Soho’s “vertical drinking” debate, a Volkswagen badge crime spree and a recommendation for some of the capital’s actual best tacos, it might not be able to solve the hose-pipe ban, but it’ll wet your palette nevertheless.
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