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As the weather heats up (finally) in London we’re bringing you the hottest highlights from the web this week.

As some of you may have been aware, the one and only Queen of our hearts, Beyonce, has been in town. To celebrate this, London Living favourite ‘London Grumblr’ dedicated a whole day of gifs to the diva, guaranteed to keep you entertained during your lunch break. If you missed out, catch up here.

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This week has been all about the Tube and this outrageously spring-like weather.

The heads over at Time Out London have taken a look at YouGov’s recent survey, which determines just which Tube stations Londoners love and loathe the most. The results are pretty interesting – would Canary Wharf, London Bridge, Baker Street or Charing Cross top your list?

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London’s top ten rivalries, pillow carnage and an autocomplete guide of the UK make up this week’s round-up of London-inspired articles, blogs, and conversations from around the web.

In the past we’ve showcased London’s rivalries with some of the world’s greatest metropolises. But what about the bitter contention happening right under our noses? Time Out have put together a list of the city’s top ten rivalries, including intercollegiate warfare, football nemeses and the most riveting clash of the titans of London: …

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A fried chicken showdown, a series of short films from the Underground and a compilation of fascinating Tube map alternatives make up this week’s round-up of London-inspired blog posts, tweets, articles and conversations from around the web.

Last week ‘s Super Mario invasion of the Tube sparked our interest- what kind of other variations of the Tube map are out there? We managed to stumble upon this collection of London Underground maps, offering a few gems such as the anagram Tube map, the morbid life expectancy map …

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A last glimpse at the BBC Television Centre, another win for London in the battle of the world’s metropolises and some lessons to be learnt from St. Paddy’s day make up this week’s round-up of blogs, articles, tweets and conversations.

When someone tells you to meet them for drinks in Hoxton, or that they happen to live in Bow, what exactly do they mean? Firstly, where does Bow begin, where does Bethnal Green end and where does Mile End fit into the equation? With so many undefined geographic …

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