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Watch a mainline train run along part of the London Underground
Late-night Northern line disruption as Bank branch to shut early for engineering works
Tickets Alert: Tours of Battersea Dogs & Cats Home
Sale on tickets to the Potted Panto at Wilton’s Music Hall
Barbican Arts Centre to close for a year for a £240m upgrade
Newham’s oldest secular building to be saved as Spotted Dog pub restoration begins
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Tube lifts learn to ‘tell on themselves’ in new TfL push for reliable step-free travel
Tickets Alert: Go on a tour of the Trinity House headquarters
Wellcome Collection cutting its opening hours as visitor habits change
Tube and Overground fares up in March, but bus and tram freeze extended until July 2026
Housing development at High Barnet tube station blocked by local council
Construction of St Paul’s new public square to start next year
See Wallace & Gromit on the big screen with live orchestra accompaniment
London’s Pocket Parks: Castlehaven Open Space, Camden, NW1
Aurora at Last: EMR’s delayed bi-mode trains finally arrive at St Pancras station
Highgate Cemetery will be open to visit between Christmas and New Year
New Overground concession aims for 18 trains per hour through core by 2027
Temporary theatre to be built on the former Marble Arch Mound site
Thamesmead’s ‘Road to Nowhere’ finally set for completion as a new bus route
Illuminated River boat ride tours add extra dates over Christmas
Unexpected repairs force TfL to shut Barons Court tube station’s platforms through 2026
Smithfield Market’s Christmas Eve meat auction is back for 2025
Southbank Centre lights up winter nights with a free illuminated art trail
LNR rolls out longer trains, delivering 20% more seats on Euston services
Red, White and Rails: The Great British Railways livery unveiled for 2026 rollout
SWR’s ‘Hotshot’ train fitted with real-time cameras to spot railway faults before they cause delays
Gunnersbury station’s step-free plans advance – but commuters still waiting for Godot
The 1.3-hour rule: Why quicker trains encourage longer-distance commutes
Royal Observatory to unveil a Mirror Moon sculpture in March
HELCH’s dropped Hs land in Dalston exhibition
Beavers and Storks returning to East London thanks to a rewilding project
London’’s Alleys: St Thomas’s Place, Hackney, E9
Tickets Alert: Discounted tickets to Open Gardens Weekend 2026
Elizabeth line to run every three minutes on Saturdays as service ramps up
Southeastern rufurbishing its 20-year old Class 376 trains
Christmas sale on tickets to see The Moustrap
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Auf Wiedersehen, Jet? Eurostar and DB revive plans for direct London–Germany trains
British Museum is promising ‘Good Vibrations’ for the Bayeux Tapestry’s trip to the London
Elizabeth line drives Liverpool Street station to nearly 100 million entries and exits
From BHS to Gothic revival: Oxford Street tower lined up for cathedral-inspired rebuild
Look on His Works: Ramesses the Great exhibition is coming to London
TfL bids to take over Moorgate mainline with plan to increase Great Northern services
Disused telephone box becomes solar-powered herb garden
TfL Go adds real-time line alerts and improved train info in latest update
Tickets Alert: Luxmuralis light and sound show to fill a central London church
Stansted Airport’s contactless train ticketing delayed as Greater Anglia hits software snag
Royal Docks chosen as future site for London’s Smithfield and Billingsgate markets
London’s Pocket Parks: Canalside Square, Islington, N1
The King grants the Mayor of London permission to use the GLC’s historic coat of arms
Strand townhouses saved as Courtauld unveils plans to reunite institute and gallery
Government to broaden railcard train travel access for disabled travellers
Mayor of London urged to restart Crossrail 2 – and seek new tax powers to fund it
Hyakkō reveals the art of imperfection in Japan House’s label-light exhibition
A little noticed statue of St George and the Dragon in the City of London
Carnaby Street set for heritage makeover
Borehamwood set for major new museum honouring EastEnders, Star Wars and Hitchcock
The Gingerbread City returns with real architecture baked in icing and imagination
Empty trains to Euston highlight why scrapping HS2 to Manchester makes no sense
London’s Alleys: Victoria Place, Richmond, TW9
Christmas themed tours of Shakespeare’s Globe theatre
British Museum could gain a traffic-free entrance under new Holborn neighbourhood proposals
Honest Burgers to hand out 3,200 free meals across London this Wednesday
Saatchi Gallery marks 40 years with an oil lake, a spinning car and a riot of contemporary art
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Barbican to unveil giant plant-covered clay pavilion next spring
New DLR station back on track as long-delayed housing scheme finally moves forward
A Very Wes World: Design Museum’s pastel-hued dive into Anderson’s cinematic universe
JP Morgan revives £3 billion skyscraper plan for Canary Wharf after 20 years on ice
Oasis tour merchanise pop-up store opening in Piccadilly Circus
Taking a first look at the restored Banqueting House
There’s a Harry Potter themed Christmas Tree in King’s Cross station
Architects pitch alternative Liverpool Street station “Arch” to rival Network Rail’s “tower”
Government shuts VAT loophole that used by some taxi firms to lower their tax bill
Smoke and sirens at Fenchurch Street as c2c stages fire evacuation drill
Edwin Austin Abbey’s huge Pennsylvania Capitol mural makes a rare return to the UK
Photos of the new Colindale station ahead of its opening
Final design for the British Museum’s new security sheds submitted for approval
Buy your mince pies and Christmas hampers from Brixton prison
Step-free access at Mill Hill Broadway station moves forward after years of delays
Once hidden behind a curtain, Caravaggio’s Cupid goes on free display at the Wallace Collection
Cracking good fun: Wallace & Gromit are coming to Young V&A next year
The hidden chemical attack that forced the Northern line’s extraordinary repair
London’s cycling trips hit 1.5 million a day as ridership surges 43% since 2019
New mural unviled at Brixton tube station
14 gift ideas for Londonphilles this Christmas
Strawberries, Pimms and a side of tennis: Wimbledon’s tennis museum serves up a food-themed exhibition
London’s Alleys: Budds Alley, Twickenham
Chase replacing Google on Tube readers as TfL unveils new ‘Official Payment Partner’
England’s rail fares to be frozen in 2026 — well some of them will be
Could Batman encourage more people to offer their seats on trains?
Trafalgar Square’s Christmas tree chopped down earlier today in an Oslo forest
Pantos, musicals and plays go on sale as West End unveils early Black Friday deals
You can see a working Quantum Computer in IBM’s London office
Mayor shows plans to reroute buses and reclaim Oxford Street for pedestrians
Tickets Alert: UCL’s 200th anniversary light show in central London
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A Twin Peaks installation leads BFI’s month-long David Lynch celebration
Southeast London railway becomes UK’s first to use new low-carbon track
St Mary le Strand’s ‘shimmering’ art screen turns out to be painted fabric over scaffolding
More dates announced to visit Railway 200’s travelling exhibition train
DLR extension to Thamesmead set to be approved in the Budget statement
New Thames Tideway ‘bulges’ open as public spaces atop London’s super sewer
Tickets Alert: Winter canal trips through the Islington tunnel
Archaeologists find prehistoric tools and lost Medieval Hall under Houses of Parliament
Lost for Decades: Alice in Wonderland illustrator’s heritage plaque rediscovered
LT Museum’s new exhibition charts 100 years of Art Deco
London’s Pocket Parks: St Paul’s Churchyard, Covent Garden
£18m overhaul approved to rescue Highgate Cemetery from ‘romantic decay’
Design competition showcases four proposals to reinvent Clapham’s railway bridge
Replacement of 20-year-old gates gives glimpse inside drained Regent’s Canal lock
Swap socks for sculptures: The best Museum Memberships for Christmas gifts
Camden to lead major Euston area regeneration plan
Harrods to remove Al-Fayed’s Egyptian themed escalators
Stansted Airport to accept London’s contactless tickets as 50 more train stations upgraded
London’s Alleys: Argyle Passage, N17
London’s new Museum of Shakespeare delays its opening date to 2026
Lambeth’s Covid Memorial Wall to be preserved as a monument to the pandemic
Churchill Arms’ Christmas lights spark street-spilling crowds and a last-second bus dash
Westminster council issuing £100 fines for badly parked hire bikes and pedicabs
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The City’s historic Simpsons Tavern chophouse to reopen after long legal battle
Fulham Broadway Tube station’s glass canopy gets long-awaited repair
Dazzling light trail brings 3D projections to the Old Royal Naval College
Cycle-to-Work perks could shrink while TfL hire bikes remain a little-known option for commuters
Southwark tube station gains heritage protection for its striking late-20th-century design
Tiles, Training, and Taste: The Victorian vision behind the V&A’s ceramic staircase
Safety probe launched after new DLR train overshoots platform
Tickets Alert: Almshouse tours by candlelight
A reminder to visit the Post Building’s free public roof garden
Plans unveiled to reopen the London Fire Brigade’s museum
Amphibious bus tours to return to the Thames with new electric vehicles
Birds feast and boats rest as the Thames is lowered for the annual Richmond Draw-Off
Tickets Alert: See inside the Barts Pathology Museum
Free exhibition bringing Harland Miller’s typographic art to the Design Museum
Over 1,000 hire bikes removed by Kensington and Chelsea council
A ghostly horse haunts Fitzrovia Chapel in Ben Edge’s exhibition of folklore tradition
Tickets Alert: Christmas open day at Lambeth Palace
Clapham Junction’s grimy underpass gets a bright new look with first art panels installed
Elizabeth line shut through central London this weekend – no trains to Heathrow
The Disney Castle has landed at Selfridges
Ever Oslo wins Norway’s vote to light up Trafalgar Square this Christmas
Triple Trouble: When three art giants combine to create one giant yawn
London’s Alleys: British Grove, W4
Restoration of Burton’s Mausoleum starts with aim to reopen the tomb for visits
Tickets Alert: Banqueting House is reopening to the public
Tickets Alert: Tours of Westminster School
From bombsite to Backstage: Old Vic opens its £17 million extension building
TfL begins supplier search for £1.6bn DLR link to Thamesmead
Horizon 22 – London’s highest free viewing gallery switches to Monday ticket releases
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Save the date: Class 455 train farewell tour in December
Your artwork could light up Battersea Power Station this Christmas
Is that Silver Nemesis on St Pancras station’s rotating Christmas tree?
London’s Pocket Parks: Arlington Square, N1
More London landmarks saved – but over 600 still at risk, warns Historic England
Book Signing Alert – The Warlock of Firetop Mountain
Railfuture urges end of dedicated Gatwick Express to boost Brighton Mainline capacity
Tickets Alert: A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols from King’s College Cambridge
From the Shadows: Rare reunion of Wright of Derby masterpieces opens in London
The V&A’s new East Museum confirms opening date and debut exhibition
London’s Public Art: Father Thames by Stephen Duncan
SWR signs £66m support deal with Alstom for new Arterio trains
Tube strike threat fades as TfL agrees long-term pay deal with RMT union
Christmas jumpers from London’s venues
Tickets Alert: Early evening walks through the Mail Rail tunnels
HS2’s tunnel boring machines set to start Euston dig “fairly soon”, says Rail Minister
Deliveroo delayed? Don’t call 999, Met pleads after surge in trivial calls
Wandsworth Town station to gain step-free access and reopen long-lost north entrance
King’s Gallery to unveil the largest-ever exhibition of Queen Elizabeth II’s wardrobe
Southeastern rolls out thermal cameras on more trains to catch faults before they cause delays
Tickets Alert: The Messiah in St Paul’s Cathedral
London’s new Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration to open in May 2026
TfL snaps up block of land next to Brixton tube station
Metropolitan line to remain blocked at Baker Street all week due to track fault
London’s Alleys: Greystoke Place (redux), EC4
Your guide to London’s 2025 Christmas lights switch on events
A cathedral of light: Soothing display illuminates the Painted Hall until January 2026
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Tickets Alert: A winter light trail returns to Chelsea
Contemporary art exhibition vanishes within Freud’s antique-filled museum
Tickets Alert: More dates for tours of the Royal Court Theatre
Jo Brand lends her voice to London Poppy Day across the Tube and rail network
Eurostar set for competition as Virgin Trains granted Temple Mills rail depot access rights
From Sheriff to Scandal: The remarkable life and tomb of Sir William Rawlins
Step-free access restored at Sutton station after all three lifts were replaced
Guinness confirms delayed December opening for its Covent Garden mega-pub
City of London’s state coach goes on display ahead of the Lady Mayor’s Show
Exhibition celebrates the women who shaped 150 years of Liberty’s textile designs
Government urged to back Bakerloo and DLR extensions unlocking 130,000 London homes
Plaques honour Thomas and Fanny Holcroft, the Georgian reformers once charged with treason
New Railway Atlas charts Oxford–Cambridge rebuild and Foynes Revival in 16th edition
A rare medieval scroll to protect mothers during chilldbirth has gone on display
First look inside the Derby factory building the Elizabeth line’s new trains
A field of glowing roses is coming to Chelsea
Liverpool Street station to close for 8-days over Christmas
From corner shops to demolition crews: Exhibition captures the vanishing East End of the 1970s
London’s Alleys: French Place, E1
Sundays with Dr Johnson: Historic house opens for weekend visitors
Warning: This exhibition contains classified maps. Also the word ‘Secret’ about 9,000 times
Tickets Alert: Behind the scenes tours of the Barbican’s theatre
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Audrey Hepburn’s former Mayfair home celebrated with new English Heritage Blue Plaque
Government targets 2030 for full 5G on railways, with satellite boost for rural routes
Greater Anglia offering cheap train travel tickets this autumn
V&A celebrates 125 years of women printmakers in free exhibition
Cheesy fashion show to take place in Charing Cross station’s disused Jubilee line platforms
Time Immemorial turns 750: The Medieval law that froze history at 1189
Brunel Museum lowers prices for single parents to visit
Restored, stripped, reimagined: Leighton House charts its turbulent past in centenary show
Tickets Alert: Tours of UCL’s north London telescope observatory
Eurostar is reintroducing double-decker trains to the UK
London’s Pocket Parks: Salutation Gardens, WC1
TfL Go app expands to show every London bus stop and live arrivals city-wide
Tickets Alert: Charles Dickens museum on Christmas Eve
Fabergé’s legendary Winter Egg to go on public display in London before £20 million auction
Poems on the Underground’s autumnal season of verse
Quantum Untangled? More Like art in a tangle at the Science Gallery
Search begins for engineering partner to reboot multi-billion-pound Euston station rebuild
Southeastern to roll out 3D station maps to boost accessibility across its network
Decision tonight could seal the fate of a second entrance at Woolwich’s Elizabeth line station
Original design for Hepworth’s John Lewis Winged Figure to be auctioned for the first time
Large cycle hub for 650 bikes opens at Richmond Station
New mural weaves tribute to Fitzrovia’s working women
Doof Doof at 40: EastEnders exhibition brings Walford to life in Elstree
London’s Alleys: Clipstone Mews, W1
Screaming Norwegians and brooding Swedes: Nordic art brings a chilly edge to the British Museum
London Overground restores station waiting room thats been closed for 40 years
London to get a second Dangleway as Olympic Park’s Orbit tower plans zip-wire ride
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Ealing’s most secretive neighbour: 1920s house next to the North Korean Embassy up for sale
A Yuletide of opulence: Chiswick House reimagines 18th-century Christmas revelry
New national railway clock unveiled – the first redesign since British Rail’s 1970s design manual
Old Piccadilly line trains to be cannibalised to keep Bakerloo line running
Not your average lampposts – Lee Broom’s chandelier of lights at the Royal Festival Hall
The Courtauld gallery receives the largest donation in its history
London’s Public Art: Twiggy on Bourdon Place W1
Tickets Alert: Visit the Fan Museum while it’s lit by candles
National Army Museum plans new underground expansion with new gallery and auditorium
Look, no hands! Waymo’s driverless cars set to hit London roads within weeks
Inside Selhurst: How engineers rebuilt 300 Electrostar trains without sending a single one off-site
London’s Pocket Parks, Latchmere Recreation Ground, SW11
From snails to street signs: Soho’s history revealed on a new digital map
Chiltern Railways unveils first refurbished Mark 5A trains ahead of 2026 rollout
Graveyard chills: Watch classic horror films inside a Victorian mortuary chapel
Mapping Earthsea: Ursula K. Le Guin’s maps go on display at the Architectural Association
Tudor treasure: Henry VIII’s gold love pendant goes on display at the British Museum
The Elizabeth line that never was: The Watford Junction extension from Old Oak Common
Tickets Alert: Visit the West India Docks Impounding Station
Bitch, Camera, Action! Cecil Beaton’s glittering vicious world at the National Portrait Gallery
Tickets Alert: Evening opening of Severndroog Castle
London’s Alleys: Leverton Place, NW5
Tickets Alert: Ballot opens for free visits to Battersea’s Sky Garden
Tickets for London’s New Year’s Eve fireworks go on sale next Friday
Arty bums for sale! National Gallery auctions off its famously well-sat sofas
Historic Bretons Manor set for restoration ahead of its 300th anniversary
Public ownership expands as Greater Anglia is nationalised on Sunday
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Tickets Alert: Free tours of a Round the World racing yacht
Suited, booted, and unmuted: Gilbert & George fill the Hayward with glossy chaos and self-portraits
Arts Council awards £1.43 million lifeline to six of London’s smaller museums
Les Misérables to return to Royal Albert Hall for a 40th anniversary concert
Hammersmith Flyover could be buried in new road tunnel under council plans
The Star Wars model that got away: A forty-year quest for a childhood dream
Pick your own pumpkin: Farms around London ready for Halloween
Grease, Grime and Wet Wipes: 125-metre “fatberg” hauled from London’s sewers
Tickets go on sale for the atmospheric Dennis Severs’ House Christmas experience
World’s largest vaccine maker to fund Science Museum gallery refurbishment
Whale buses, rocket ships and flying cars: The Cartoon Museum looks at yesterday’s tomorrow
£10m heritage grant to improve access at the Royal Observatory Greenwich
London’s public art: Norman Ackroyd’s etched landscape on a Wells Street door
England Expects: Turner’s monumental tribute to Trafalgar returns to public display
Tickets Alert: Tours of the Middle Temple Library
Beyond Florence Nightingale: Exhibition challenges the changing face of nursing
TfL’s pavement ducts helping to improve mobile phone signals
Up in Smoke: Battersea’s Lift109 viewing gallery rebranding as The Chimney Lift
Bart’s nearly 300 year old Great Hall opens to the public for free visits
Halloween-themed late night tours of Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Battersea’s tube station’s second entrance officially opened this morning
Hieroglyphs and Homeware: Sir John Soane’s Museum explores Britain’s Egyptian obsession
For the first time in 800 years, the Lord Mayor’s Show is changing its name
London’s Alleys: Bateman’s Buildings, W1
Oxford Street’s car-free day delivers mixed results – shoppers up, but for how long
Golden Hinde to celebrate 30 years in Southwark with restoration plans
Your guide to London’s 2025 fireworks and bonfire displays
Try Opera for £15: Fairy dust, Glass slippers and a fresh take on Rossini’s Cinderella
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Exclusive: GWR’s battery-powered ex-Tube train could soon carry passengers
See Hairy Styles with the Three Testicles at the Linnean Society
Southwark Cathedral will be filled with a light and sound spectacle this November
London’s Pocket Parks: Natural Dye and Wellbeing Garden, SE1
All Aboard! Free tickets for the Railway 200 exhibition train’s London return visit
Jewelled brooches brought together at Wartski for an exceptional free exhibition