July 7, 2005

Well, I’ve taken my life in my hands and gone out to our local Italian caff to get some lunch. The streetscape is surprisingly normal, perhaps rather quieter than usual but even that could be explained by the rain (the Policeman’s Friend in action). People are going about their business, traffic is moving; not very…

A succession of explosions has occurred at Underground stations in central London. The entire system has been shut down. A bus is reported to have blown up in Russell Square. The British Transport Police originally gave out that the Tube bangs were due to a “power surge”. Presumably, then, the bus was one of the…