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Roads & Driving · LondonTaxi driver convicted of drink-driving in 1897
On September 10, 1897, George Smith, a London taxi driver, became possibly the world's first person convicted of drink-driving. He crashed an electric Bersey cab on New Bond Street and was fined after admitting to drinking beer.
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Projects · LondonBayeux Tapestry Exhibition Tickets Released October 21
The Bayeux Tapestry exhibition at the British Museum opens on Thursday. Tickets sold out rapidly, with a new batch scheduled for release on October 21st. The 70-metre-long artefact depicts events of the Norman Conquest.
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