🎄 Christmas Cringe in Britain: An AI-Generated Mural Sparks a Meme Frenzy
ℹ️ The plan was lovely: to adorn a restaurant's facade with a cozy Christmas mural. The task was entrusted to the renowned AI artist Mat Collishaw.
😁 After some time, he presented his "masterpiece" — and it was displayed on large screens above the entrance. The creator, apparently following the "good enough" principle, didn't even check the final result generated by the neural network.
😰 Everything unraveled when passersby started taking a closer look at the cheerful image. Instead of holiday idyll, they were met with a true Christmas horror: a man with antlers, a snowman with extra eyes and ears, dog-human hybrids, and other nightmare creatures.
😂 The result: the murals were promptly taken down, and social media exploded with memes. We had a good laugh too, by the way.
#AI #incidents #tech #holidays @LondonNews
ℹ️ The plan was lovely: to adorn a restaurant's facade with a cozy Christmas mural. The task was entrusted to the renowned AI artist Mat Collishaw.
😁 After some time, he presented his "masterpiece" — and it was displayed on large screens above the entrance. The creator, apparently following the "good enough" principle, didn't even check the final result generated by the neural network.
😰 Everything unraveled when passersby started taking a closer look at the cheerful image. Instead of holiday idyll, they were met with a true Christmas horror: a man with antlers, a snowman with extra eyes and ears, dog-human hybrids, and other nightmare creatures.
😂 The result: the murals were promptly taken down, and social media exploded with memes. We had a good laugh too, by the way.
#AI #incidents #tech #holidays @LondonNews
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📰 Tomorrow, central London will become the cutest place on the planet! Hundreds of corgis in festive jumpers will parade from Green Park past Buckingham Palace.
📅 December 6, 11:00 AM
📍 Start: Green Park station exit
🗺️ Route: Buckingham Palace, Hyde Park, Wellington Arch
#events #culture #pets #free @LondonNews
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✨ UCL is launching UCL Illuminated, a light show celebrating its 200th anniversary
📰 A 12-minute projection on the university’s historic façade will trace its story from 1826 to today. After the show, visitors can explore the Two Centuries Here exhibition featuring archives, photos, and interactive displays.
📆 The event runs on 11–13 February 2026, with all ticket proceeds supporting the UCL200 scholarship fund.
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📰 A 12-minute projection on the university’s historic façade will trace its story from 1826 to today. After the show, visitors can explore the Two Centuries Here exhibition featuring archives, photos, and interactive displays.
📆 The event runs on 11–13 February 2026, with all ticket proceeds supporting the UCL200 scholarship fund.
#events #culture #history @LondonNews
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🚌 London bus drivers to go on strike
📰 Londoners are facing major transport disruptions again: next weekend, 13 bus routes across the eastern and northeastern parts of the city will come to a halt. More than a hundred drivers from Lea Interchange Bus Company (a subsidiary of Stagecoach London) have announced a strike amid bullying allegations, which Stagecoach “strongly denies.”
📆 The first wave of industrial action will take place on 12–13 December, followed by another on 8–9 January. The Stratford area — a popular destination for Christmas shopping — will be particularly affected.
⚠️ TfL advises passengers to plan journeys in advance and seek alternative routes.
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📰 Londoners are facing major transport disruptions again: next weekend, 13 bus routes across the eastern and northeastern parts of the city will come to a halt. More than a hundred drivers from Lea Interchange Bus Company (a subsidiary of Stagecoach London) have announced a strike amid bullying allegations, which Stagecoach “strongly denies.”
📆 The first wave of industrial action will take place on 12–13 December, followed by another on 8–9 January. The Stratford area — a popular destination for Christmas shopping — will be particularly affected.
📍 The strike will impact the following routes:
97, 58, 86, 135, 236, 276, 308, 339, 488, D8, W13, W14 and 678.
⚠️ TfL advises passengers to plan journeys in advance and seek alternative routes.
#transport #strikes #TfL @LondonNews
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😰 AI-generated photo brought trains in Britain to a standstill
📰 Rail services across the north of England were paralysed after a viral fake. Following a real earthquake, social media users began sharing an image of a supposedly collapsed bridge in Lancaster.
🚨 Safety teams couldn’t take any chances and halted all traffic for an urgent inspection. Engineers were sent out in the middle of the night and confirmed the bridge was completely intact — the dramatic picture with fallen railings and a pile of rubble had been created by an AI model.
🐌 The “joke” caused delays to 32 services, including freight trains and overnight routes. The disruption affected logistics as far as Scotland.
ℹ️ The British Transport Police are aware of the incident, but no formal investigation has been launched yet.
#AI #transport #trains @LondonNews
📰 Rail services across the north of England were paralysed after a viral fake. Following a real earthquake, social media users began sharing an image of a supposedly collapsed bridge in Lancaster.
🚨 Safety teams couldn’t take any chances and halted all traffic for an urgent inspection. Engineers were sent out in the middle of the night and confirmed the bridge was completely intact — the dramatic picture with fallen railings and a pile of rubble had been created by an AI model.
ℹ️ The British Transport Police are aware of the incident, but no formal investigation has been launched yet.
#AI #transport #trains @LondonNews
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🎓 The Oxford Dictionary has announced the key word of 2025
😤 The winner is the term “rage bait.” It refers to content intentionally created to provoke anger or irritation in the audience.
💬 Such posts are used to boost engagement: arguments and negative reactions in the comments prompt social media algorithms to show the post more often in recommendations.
Who else made the top list:
The shortlist also included “biohacking” and “aura farming” (the deliberate creation of a certain vibe around oneself).
🧠 Last year’s winner was “brain rot” (a state in which a person consumes too much meaningless content).
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😤 The winner is the term “rage bait.” It refers to content intentionally created to provoke anger or irritation in the audience.
💬 Such posts are used to boost engagement: arguments and negative reactions in the comments prompt social media algorithms to show the post more often in recommendations.
Who else made the top list:
The shortlist also included “biohacking” and “aura farming” (the deliberate creation of a certain vibe around oneself).
🧠 Last year’s winner was “brain rot” (a state in which a person consumes too much meaningless content).
#culture @LondonNews
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📰 The Christmas Retro Train returns to London
📰 The British private tourist company Steam Dreams is once again running its festive Santa Steam Express in London. The service will be operated by the “Mayflower” locomotive (61306 Mayflower), built in 1948.
📍 Passengers can enjoy a 90-minute circular tour of the city, starting and ending at Victoria Station.
#holidays #tourism #culture @LondonNews
📰 The British private tourist company Steam Dreams is once again running its festive Santa Steam Express in London. The service will be operated by the “Mayflower” locomotive (61306 Mayflower), built in 1948.
📍 Passengers can enjoy a 90-minute circular tour of the city, starting and ending at Victoria Station.
#holidays #tourism #culture @LondonNews
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🚘 Transport news: station closure and more weekend trains
🛠 Barons Court station (Piccadilly line) will be partially closed for most of 2026:
📰 Good news for Elizabeth line passengers:
#transport #Underground #TfL #closures @LondonNews
🛠 Barons Court station (Piccadilly line) will be partially closed for most of 2026:
• East platform (towards central London) — Jan 19 to early June
• Brief reopening for the Queen’s Club tennis tournament
• West platform (towards Heathrow, Ealing Broadway, Uxbridge) — mid-July to the end of the year
🚆 District and Piccadilly line trains will skip the station. Passengers are advised to use West Kensington or Hammersmith.
📰 Good news for Elizabeth line passengers:
From Dec 20 on Saturdays, up to 20 trains per hour (every 3 minutes) will run in central London between Whitechapel and Paddington, from 11:00 to 20:00.
Perfect for shopping, theatres, and museums — TfL is adjusting the schedule to meet growing weekend demand.
#transport #Underground #TfL #closures @LondonNews
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❄️ No snow expected in London for Christmas & New Year 2025
☁️ If you were hoping for a snowy Dickens-style holiday — it’s unlikely. London hasn’t seen snow on December 25 since 2001. The festive period will be mild, wet, and cloudy: rain, gray skies, and early sunsets.
🧥 Pack coats, umbrellas, and waterproof shoes — classic London holiday weather.
#holidays #weather @LondonNews
☁️ If you were hoping for a snowy Dickens-style holiday — it’s unlikely. London hasn’t seen snow on December 25 since 2001. The festive period will be mild, wet, and cloudy: rain, gray skies, and early sunsets.
🔹 Dec 24 (Christmas Eve): +5…+8 °C, rainy.
🔹 Dec 25 (Christmas Day): ~+7 °C, drizzle later.
🔹 Dec 26 (Boxing Day): ~+7 °C, rain morning/evening.
🔹 Dec 27–30: +7 °C, showers, rare sun.
🔹 Dec 31–Jan 1: drier but possible frost, fog, and icy patches.
🧥 Pack coats, umbrellas, and waterproof shoes — classic London holiday weather.
#holidays #weather @LondonNews
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👨🎨 Banksy dedicates new London murals to homeless children
📰 The artist has unveiled two new works in London. Festive imagery serves as a backdrop for sharp social critique.
📍 One mural appeared in Bayswater, the other near the Centre Point tower. Both depict children lying on the ground: in one case, among real piles of rubbish; in the other, against the backdrop of luxury apartments. The themes are no coincidence — in 2025, the number of children in the UK without permanent housing reached a record high of 170,000.
ℹ️ Making social statements around the New Year is a long-standing tradition for the artist. Previously, Banksy turned a homeless bench into Santa’s reindeer sleigh.
#art #places @LondonNews
📰 The artist has unveiled two new works in London. Festive imagery serves as a backdrop for sharp social critique.
📍 One mural appeared in Bayswater, the other near the Centre Point tower. Both depict children lying on the ground: in one case, among real piles of rubbish; in the other, against the backdrop of luxury apartments. The themes are no coincidence — in 2025, the number of children in the UK without permanent housing reached a record high of 170,000.
ℹ️ Making social statements around the New Year is a long-standing tradition for the artist. Previously, Banksy turned a homeless bench into Santa’s reindeer sleigh.
#art #places @LondonNews
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🎄 Christmas vibes in London
✨ London is fully wrapped in Christmas magic — from sparkling decorations to warm mulled wine and winter walks through the city.
#holidays #culture @LondonNews
✨ London is fully wrapped in Christmas magic — from sparkling decorations to warm mulled wine and winter walks through the city.
#holidays #culture @LondonNews
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