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Giant Wallace & Gromit to appear on the Battersea Power Station chimneys For the rest of this year, there will be a giant Wallace & Gromit projected onto the side of Battersea Power Station.
Barking Riverside switches on its Cold-War replacement substation A large anonymous-looking brick building that was recently built next to Barking Riverside station has been "switched on," as it's a brand new electricity substation for the wider area.
The Wallace Collection unites five Boulle clocks from France’s Sun King era for the first time Five clocks in the Wallace Collection built during the reign of France's Louis XIV -- the Sun King -- have been brought together into a single room for the first time.
TfL abandons plans for driverless tube trains Transport for London (TfL) has dropped its investigation into how it could introduce driverless trains on the London Underground.
London’s weekly railway news This is a weekly round-up of London's rail transport news...
Goodbye Overground, hello Weaver and Suffragette: Why TfL’s revamp makes travel alerts smarter Just over 17 years ago, a former Mayor of London announced the launch of the London Overground, a railway that was to spread its orange tentacles across the tube map.
You can get a personalised blue bag from this IKEA exhibition A somewhat fun exhibition has opened on Oxford Street, which is all about IKEA's famous blue bags, and you can buy a personalised bag from them.
Why museum memberships make the perfect Christmas present If you want to give something this Christmas that your recipient can use all year round, rather than socks and fragrances… give them membership to a museum or gallery they love.
Tate Britain’s uneven but captivating look at the 1980s An exhibition about the 1980s starts in the 1970s and ends in the 1990s, such are the vagaries of trying to tell the story of a single decade that refuses to obey the rules of calendar boundaries.
Cycling rates in London rose by a quarter over the past five years Cycling in London continues to increase in popularity, having jumped by over a quarter in the past five years.
£2.8M project to transform Westbourne Green canalside path approved A section of canal walkway in Paddington is to get a makeover after Westminster Council approved funding for the works to start.
A second attempt to build homes around High Barnet tube station announced Around 300 new homes could be built around High Barnet tube station on the Northern line under plans being put forward by Barratt London and TfL's Places for London.
An end to tube strikes as RMT union accepts London Underground pay offer London Underground staff members of the RMT union have accepted a pay rise, which will end the ongoing series of tube strikes.
The historic Smithfields and Billingsgate markets expected to close in 2028 The City of London has made the decision to break away from centuries of direct control over several of its food markets.
London’s Pocket Parks: St Thomas’s Long Burial Ground, E9 This is a very long narrow pocket park in Hackney that seems at first glance to live up to its name -- a former burial ground that's now a public park.
TfL confirms a £4 peak hours charge to use the Silvertown and Blackwall tunnels The charges to use the Silvertown and Blackwall tunnels have been announced by Transport for London (TfL), ahead of the new Silvertown Tunnel opening in Spring 2025.
New sustainable drainage systems to reduce street flooding in Tulse Hill To help reduce flooding in the Tulse Hill and Herne Hill areas of south London, a network of new Sustainable Urban Drainage System (SuDS) to be constructed along the roads.
Tickets Alert: Discounted tickets to the Open Gardens Weekend Tickets for the annual weekend, when loads of London’s usually private gardens are open to the public, have gone on sale, with a Christmas discount for early buyers.
TfL to clampdown on dockless bikes blocking pavements Transport for London (TfL) is to start using carrots and sticks to deal with the scourge of dockless bikes blocking pavements in London.
Planning application reveals a surprise about Heathrow Airport’s runways Planning applications can reveal surprises, such as that planes weren't allowed to lift off from Heathrow Airport's northern runway when flying eastwards.
Look out for the Victoria line train with a unique moqette for a few weeks only For the next few weeks, one special carriage on the Victoria line will have a unique moquette on the seats -- specially designed for the Sony PlayStation.
Green mobility hubs could replace car parking space in Kentish Town Kentish Town could replace car parking spaces with "green mobility hubs" under plans being put forward by Camden Council.
Elizabeth line staff to strike on New Years Eve The Elizabeth line could be disrupted on New Year's Eve after the RMT union announced a strike by their Control Room grade members.
Mars descends on Greenwich: Luke Jerram’s Martian masterpiece fills the Painted Hall This winter, Mars, the god of war, has arrived at the Old Royal Naval College in the form of a 7-metre-wide floating replica of the Martian planet.
New tube map arrives with more changes than just the Overground renaming Over the weekend, more of the London Overground was split into its new names, with the new tube maps appearing in stations.
London’s Alleys: Chusan Place, E14 This is a very narrow slip of a passage leading off the busy Commercial Road in Limehouse.
London bus shelters equipped with CCTV in safety trial to support safer travel Bus shelters are to be fitted with CCTVs in a trial to see if they can improve safety for people waiting to catch their next bus.
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