It's a shame MEN no longer do their streaming webcam. They had one pointing towards Deansgate from their old offices that ran at maybe a dozen frames a second, which isn't bad really. I think they had one pointing towards Piccadilly Plaza too, didn't they?

I like the BBC's Oxford Road/Street one too. The Palace Hotel one, on the other hand, always looks a bit desolate to me, such is the angle of the camera. For some reason, it always reminds me of Tatooine in Star Wars, especially at sunset.