Hacker News with Generative AI: London

NHS using drones to fly blood tests between Southwark hospitals (ianvisits.co.uk)
Cheaper to rent in Barcelona and commute to London (2013) (wordpress.com)
I think many people thought I was joking when I boldly declared it would be cheaper for me to rent a two bed flat in Barcelona and commute to London every day than get a one bed flat here. Turns out I was – I could in fact get a three bed flat.
Ask HN: Recommendations for London founder / startup meetups? (ycombinator.com)
Does anyone have recommendations for in-person founder / startup meetups within London which they have found worthwhile?
Inside the Transport for London cyberattack (londoncentric.media)
It’s almost two months since Transport for London’s systems were hacked and many Londoners are still experiencing major disruption to their lives as a result. Although operational systems were largely unaffected by the cyberattack, meaning tube and bus services have continued to run, one senior TfL executive told London Centric that behind the scenes it has been “an utter shitshow”.
A day and night running round a track (bbc.co.uk)
It is midnight in central London and the rain is bouncing off the ground.
Why the First Pet Cemetery Was Revolutionary (smithsonianmag.com)
In the late 19th century, bereaved and yard-less pet owners began showing up at Hyde Park in London, imploring the groundskeeper to allow them to lay their dog or cat to rest there.
The Architecture of London Pubs (1966) (thelondonmagazine.org)
What’s happened to the pub, that most personal piece of English belongings? The place where you stand up and drink, where there are scrubbed oak benches to sit on, partitions to conceal private conversations, men with pipes and caps, and there is sawdust and beer on wooden floors?
London saw a surprising benefit to ultra-low emissions zone: More active kids (grist.org)
Restricting the volume of high-emitting vehicles roaming city streets carries many benefits, from clearing the air to quieting the urban din and beyond.
Londoners will soon see drones ferrying blood between hospitals (techcrunch.com)
As part of a new, joint pilot program by U.K. startup Apian, Alphabet’s drone company Wing, and the U.K.’s National Health Service, drones will soon be used to fly urgent blood samples between two hospitals in London.
London NHS Drone Delivery (apian.aero)
Apian and Wing are working together with healthcare partner Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust to create a rapid pathology delivery service in London.
Transport for London: 5k users' bank data exposed, pulls infrastructure offline (theregister.com)
Transport for London's ongoing cyber incident has taken a dark turn as the organization confirmed that some data, including bank details, might have been accessed, and 30,000 employees' passwords will need to be reset via in-person appointments.
Transport for London Cyber security incident (tfl.gov.uk)
Dickens: The Map (londonist.com)
Sainsbury Wing contractors find 1990 letter from donor (theartnewspaper.com)
Fallen London TTRPG scheduled for 2025 (failbettergames.com)
Why London is 4-5 hrs ahead and LA is 3 hrs behind Boston though both are as far (reddit.com)
Vaults of ambition: shock find under London Museum enchants its builders (theguardian.com)
London Bridge tested tech to track individuals inside the station (jamesomalley.co.uk)
London Tube map redesigned by Essex lecturer goes viral (bbc.co.uk)
Google listed my restaurant's number as its British HQ (theguardian.com)
Ask HN: What's an appropriate compensation counter offer in London 2024? (ycombinator.com)
More delays for Euston's HS2 station (ianvisits.co.uk)
UK's Housing Crisis Needs a London-Sized City to Fix It (bloomberg.com)
The City of London which is not part of London (2016) (thevintagenews.com)
Feral pigeons and the London Pigeon String Foot and Rescue group (bbc.com)
Group of 17 London secondary schools join up to go smartphone-free (theguardian.com)
London Underground hosts tests for 'quantum compass' that could replace GPS (theguardian.com)
A new map of medieval London (londonist.substack.com)
London–Calcutta Bus Service (wikipedia.org)
How many High Streets are there in London? (blogspot.com)