Some of these facts may not be true...

Storified by London SE1 · Wed, Jul 04 2012 11:52:19

Only 12% of The Shard is above ground #ShardFacts

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The original Shard was destroyed in the Great Fire. It was four furlongs high and made of witches' fingernails. @TheShardLondon #ShardFacts

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The Shard's shadow points to Buckingham Palace at 10am daily, helping Olympic tourists locate the Changing of the Guard. #ShardFacts

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If placed in Hull and tipped on its side, The Shard would form a bridge reaching to Zeebrugge and back 84 times. #ShardFacts

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The name of the Shard comes from combining the words Shark and Lard #ShardFacts

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The Shard’a owners eventually hope to mate it with the Burj Khalifa and are coordinating with other breeding programmes #ShardFacts

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The Shard is a very wide, curvy building, but architects missed that the world’s largest hall of mirrors was across the street #ShardFacts

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Don't be fooled by the Shard's shiny outer surface - it is constructed entirely from rigid cardboard and will soon wash away. #shardfacts

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In the event of fire, inflatable slides on the sides of the Shard unfurl to allow for emergency evacuation. #ShardFacts

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Elastic scaling means clusters of Shards will appear spontaneously across south London as soon as the first instance fills up. #ShardFacts

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The Shard is retracted into the Earth at night to prevent the Moon from catching on the tip #ShardFacts

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The name "Shard" was chosen because the builders found it difficult to construct such a tall building. Hence "S'hard" #ShardFacts

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Try "pinching to zoom" on the windows to get a better view of the people on the streets below you, or of familiar landmarks! #ShardFacts

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The Shard is able to split open to launch Thunderbird 1 #Shardfacts

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When the wind blows, the Shard produces whale song that can be heard in the Atlantic #shardfacts

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The Shard has always been there. The builders merely removed its outer camouflage layer to make it visible to human eyes. #ShardFacts

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#Shardfacts. THERE IS NO SHARD.

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There is an identical Shard being built in Australia. Together the Shards will form new poles around which the Earth will spin. #ShardFacts

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The Shard was conceived by Derren Brown as a massive practice joke. It’s not really there. #ShardFacts

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SE1's correspondents didn't get to see much of the pageant itself, so we've curated a selection of the coverage to be found elsewhere on the web. The clips are presented in geographical order, starting at the upstream end of SE1 and ending at Tower Bridge.

Storified by London SE1 · Wed, Jun 06 2012 11:51:15

The crowds at the South Bank #jubilee http://pic.twitter.com/OKt6msmr · Andy Tennant

More boats seen from #ITV South Bank #jubilee http://pic.twitter.com/WlyhgcnT · Andy Tennant

#royal #jubilee #pageant #flotilla #queen #duke #princewilliam #princeharry #k @ Blackfriars Bridge, London http://instagr.am/p/LbKhvZHX8k/ · Lucinda Bassett

This. Is. Stunning! @ Bankside Pier http://instagr.am/p/LanFoJJBo0/ · Aidan Conway

Storified by London SE1 · Tue, Nov 29 2011 05:29:55

The gangway which leads visitors onto HMS Belfast has collapsed. Nobody was on the gangway at the time and no one has been hurt.

— I_W_M · Tue, Nov 29 2011 05:22:10

HMS Belfast will be closed until further notice.

— Imperial War Museums · Mon, Nov 28 2011 15:39:20

We're attending reports of a collasped gangway at HMS Belfast near Tower Bridge. We were called at 12.38pm.

— London Fire Brigade · Tue, Nov 29 2011 05:03:29

HMS Belfast update: No reports of anyone injured at this stage. Around 100 people are stuck on the warship.

— LondonFire · Mon, Nov 28 2011 15:39:20

Holy sh!t walkway to HMS Belfast has collapsed. No one hurt tho! http://pic.twitter.com/2Zgukt1C · Paul Hunt

Live pic from the scene of collapsed gangway at HMS Belfast. More info to follow. http://pic.twitter.com/lmFUQEfI · LondonFire

HMS Belfast gangway collapses outside my office window... http://pic.twitter.com/NXFS4poP · Cas Park

Hms Belfast gangway collapsed http://pic.twitter.com/F1gLzwF7 · kevinglew

Uh oh. Something's broken at HMS Belfast http://pic.twitter.com/EQbNXBEr · Simon Barrie

In May 2011 a number of established traders were evicted from Borough Market. Surprise and anger among traders and customers has opened up a wider debate about the future of the market after its transition over the last decade from wholesale to retail.This is a collection of links to press coverage and social media coverage of the issues facing the market.

Storified by London SE1 · Thu, Oct 27 2011 01:12:46

London Regional News | London Tonight - ITV Local

Police in Reading have launched an investigation after an eighty year old woman was bitten in her own home as she lay in… How the phone hacking scandal may jeapordise the future of young Olympic hopefuls. It was kept 'under wraps' for months...

Trouble at Borough Market - FT.com

Ten o'clock on a Saturday morning, and smiling assistants are offering morsels of fine farmhouse cheeses outside Neal's Yard Dairy on the edge of London's Borough Market. Queues are forming at the Monmouth Coffee Company a few doors down, and over the way the Ginger Pig butchers have laid out a tray of sausage rolls fresh from the oven.

Rogue traders: How Maltby Street took on Borough Market | ES Magazine

Saturday morning on Maltby Street, just off Tower Bridge Road: shoppers with straw baskets are picking over trays of mushrooms, berries and heritage tomatoes. Then a porter strides past, wearing a reflective vest emblazoned with 'Borough Market'. 'Oi!' shouts an outraged colleague. 'Take that crap off! What are you doing wearing it in here?

Borough Market: under threat of extinction | News

Borough Market is under threat of extinction, according to travel experts who have placed it alongside more exotic locations on a global list of "endangered destinations". Wanderlust magazine says the market suffers from the millions of tourists it attracts each year and ongoing railway development is eroding its heritage.

Trouble in paradise | Spectator Scoff

Visit Borough Market on a Saturday morning and it seems obvious why many consider it to be London's best food market. Vast crowds surge around stalls filled with unpasteurised cheese, sourdough breads and perfectly aged beef, while takeaway stands keep visitors nourished with posh venison burgers and paella served from wide open pans.

Topolski, one of the many traders recently evicted from Borough Market, are back: http://bit.ly/TopolskiDockKitchen

— TimeOutEatDrink · Wed, Jun 22 2011 09:51:46

Borough Market Trustees have cancelled their meeting with me today. Anxious to meet them to discuss what's happening at the Market.

— peterjohn6 · Tue, Jun 21 2011 00:51:49

Borough Market traders hit back after series of evictions | Life and style | The Observer

London's 'foodie heaven' and symbol of culinary revolution has been engulfed by row over commercialism and quality Organic raw milk and walnut levain bread, figs from Croatia, chilli sauce from Grenada and foie gras black truffle parfait at £7 for 100 grams: such delicacies are sampled every Saturday by the shoppers and tourists who descend on Borough Market in their thousands.

Why were we evicted from Borough Market? | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk

Along with other traders, I'm banned from Borough. Its changing values augur badly for London's once-great food market In recent years Borough Market in Southwark, London, has not always been attracting the right sort of press. Wrangles over leaseholds, rent increases and a climate of fear among traders have all had an airing in the national media.

Borough Market "at a crossroads" says chairman [16 June 2011]

Mention the words 'Borough Market' and what comes to mind? Fresh food sold by knowledgeable and enthusiastic producers? Overpriced hot food? Crowds of tourists taking photos? People munching burgers? As custodians of the market's name and reputation, the trustees face a number of unenviable challenges, including dealing with the aftermath of the Thameslink building works and shaping the long-term identity of the market as both a retail and wholesale centre.

Storified by London SE1 · Thu, Oct 27 2011 02:30:36

Royal Mail sorting office in SE1 is just an Amazon collection terminal.

— JameoGreig · Sat, Feb 05 2011 05:33:57

Second time this week I've got a @RoyalMail "Something for you card" WHILST I HAVE BEEN IN! Post in @SE1 is a joke right now!

— camers456 · Fri, Feb 04 2011 05:24:43

Graham Neale | Post delivery - getting better ?

Happy with your I’m not. Do you ever wait in for a parcel, then find a red card hanging through the letterbox, telling you to go to sorting office to collect a parcel? Solution:simply print this poster, and leave it pinned to your front door. This ’sorry I am in’ poster makes it easy! Add your comment

The Post – Rubbish Royal Mail gets a visit from local MP « Carmen Reichman's Blog

Posted by on Mail box - the equivalent to a rubbish bin? Simon Hughes and Ed Davey have united to tackle the problems at Mandela Way sorting office. Local MP Simon Hughes and Post Offices Minister Ed Davey are planning a trip to Mandela Way sorting office in March. They aim to speak with the management and staff about the depot’s ongoing issues with delivering mail on time, to the right addresses and undamaged. They will also talk about the government’s plans for the future of the post office. Simon Hughes said: “It is concerning that a number of my constituents are...

Just found some of @royalmail's post. On ground outside flats in SE1 no postie in sight. #massivefail | Flickr - Photo Sharing! · vaughan london

The Post – Troublesome services part one: Royal Mail « Carmen Reichman's Blog

Posted by on Post is chucked, often only metres away from the delivery address South-east Londoners are up in arms over a postal service they call ”shoddy” and ”ridiculous”. Barely 11 months after Dispatches exposed major flaws in the national postal service, south-east Londoners are up in arms over the ”atrocious” service provider that is the Royal Mail. SE1, a local community forum, has accumulated 200 entires since December of locals complaining about the Royal Mail, and in particular, the delivery office on Mandela Way. The comments range from ‘mail not being delivered’, or ‘being delivered months late’, to ‘letters...

Postal affairs minister Ed Davey to visit @RoyalMail Mandela Way sorting office with @LibDemSimon & @SwkLibDems http://se1.info/hRA09S

— se1 · Wed, Jan 26 2011 06:05:03

Spotted: lost postman wandering back streets of Southwark with bundle of mail asking passers-by for directions

— se1 · Sun, Jan 23 2011 06:34:05

Twitter / @Paul Coggle: @RoyalMail Any idea why t ... · paulcoggle

Thank you useless @RoyalMail in @se1 for delivering my invites to the Royal Academy a day late, making us miss the preview exhibit

— federilli · Sat, Jan 22 2011 11:08:57

@royalmail care to explain how a parcel sent from a post office in NW10 on the 4th of jan to my office in SE1 still isn't here.....

— tonymillion · Tue, Jan 11 2011 05:27:38

@se1 Received 9 Christmas cards today, all postmarked before 8 Dec. One had something inside & had clearly been opened. @RoyalMail #PoorJob.

— kandpreadme · Thu, Jan 13 2011 13:52:05