Merry Christmas! (Or, if you’re not so much into the whole Christmas thing, Happy Tuesday!) We hope you’re having a very lovely Christmas day. If you need a break from the family madness, here are a few things you might want to take a peek at. On TV, Londonist likes: Top of the Pops Christmas Special (BBC1, 13:30-4:30)) Fearne Cotton and Reggie Yates present this look at the year’s most popular acts – and......

And so West Ham finally decided to step off the Train to the Clouds and join the Polar Express instead. On Tuesday morning the club released a statement to the Stock Exchange "confirming acceptance from the major shareholders of an £85million offer" from an Icelandic consortium led by tabloid photographer's delight Eggert Magnusson and backed largely by funds emanating from his countryman Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson. Eggert is certainly saying all the right things: I am......