Government departments are being asked to switch from bottled to humble tap water for lubricating the endless meetings involved in running the Civil Service. Hot on the heels of Ken's campaign to get London's diners to insist on tap water in restaurants, this switch could save Whitehall more than £100,000 a year according to a Panorama investigation into council spend on bottled water. DEFRA, which has already made the switch, was draining a jolly......

Ken Livingstone's on a tap water crusade. Him and Thames Water have launched a campaign to encourage Londoners to be proud to ask for tap water, however many grannies it's been through. Not only are they extolling the quality of the water and the clear financial benefits, they're trying to make it sexy by running a competition to design a carafe worthy of holding our precious Eau de Londres. Asking for tap water in......

London Underground have banned love from the tracks: pictures of a naked Venus have been deemed too offensive. Gah! Prudes and philistines all. Holy Cow! The Hindu community is less than impressed. Of course it is pure coincidence that London council tax rises are minimal in election year. Bow’s inflatable sculptor is up in the docks for manslaughter. Antlers and swords - you heard it here first. Londonist is just so avant garde. Eau......

Chicagoist is gearing up for this weekend's annual Air & Water Show along the lakefront. In what's becoming an annual tradition around there, staff member Todd McClamroch even got to fly with one of the participants. Chicagoist's decidedly opinionated readership was also appalled that one of their staffers found a popular local brewpub to be a great place to bring a kid. They also think that an unlikely activist for immigration rights should just take......

When was the last time you had a nice refreshing glass of London tap water? If the answer was 'Ew, never because tap water is gross and unsafe', then you're lucky Londonist is here, because we can tell you that there's nothing wrong with London's water. In fact, according to a report from the Drinking Water Inspectorate, London's water is improving. Last year, 99.98% of tap water samples met industry standards, which improved on......

Isn't it about time there was a major backlash against buying bottled water? Surely, it's just plain nobbish. London tap water is essentially free, has zero carbon footprint, does not add to landfill, is supposedly better regulated than most bottled varieties and tastes better than other regional tap waters. So why aren't the eco-warriors getting their teeth into the issue in a big way? Selfridges have just upped the ante by selling a half......

Update: first sighting of snow on Oxford Street reported. Stock up on canned goods and bottled water now people - the end is nigh! Did you really think that just because we had the "warmest January for 15 years" that Spring was just around the corner? Did you really think nature was that kind? Well if you did you were wrong, because as you've probably already experienced on your way into work this morning......