No Laughing Matter

Scattered balloons and gas canisters litter a children's playground in East London after another Saturday night of party people hit Shoreditch.

More than 1,200 canisters of the “legal high” chemical nitrous oxide were taken off nine unauthorised street sellers in the joint police and council operation held recently in the area, but it still is the new legal high of choice for some who leave behind their mess in children's areas off Brick Lane.