RMT announces more strikes on the national rail network
The RMT rail union has announced that some 20,000 members will walk out on strike on two more weekends as part of it ongoing dispute over working conditions, pay and job security.

Book Review: A guide to walking the hills of London
When living in central London it can be difficult to remember that it's quite a hilly city, and a new guidebook to the hills of London has been written showing off the best spots to get vistas of the London skyline.

Cheaper entry to Chiswick House and Gardens on Fridays
For the next few weeks, there's an offer on tickets to visit Chiswick House and Gardens on Fridays.

HS2 will bury two Tunnel Boring Machines at Old Oak Common
Two of HS2's large tunnel boring machines are to be buried into the site at Old Oak Common next year so they can wait there until a decision is taken about how to build Euston station.

London’s weekly railway news
A weekly round-up of London's rail transport news…

A 10-day closure of part of the DLR starts next Saturday
Part of the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) will be closed for just over a week later this month due to track replacement work.

Off-peak travel on London’s transport exceeding pre-pandemic levels
Transport for London (TfL) says that its off-peak travel has recovered to pre-pandemic levels and exceeded them at times, although commuter traffic is still down on pre-pandemic levels.

Japan’s graphic art exhibition opens in Kensington
The creative output of 60 of Japan’s most significant graphic artists working today has arrived in London, as an exhibition about the Japanese wave of graphic art opens.

Petition to reopen the disused Finsbury Park to Alexandra Palace railway
A petition has been started calling for a disused railway linking Finsbury Park to Alexandra Palace which is now a nature walk to be reopened as a railway.

London’s Pocket Parks: Holly Grove Shrubbery, SE15
This is a long strip of parkland that runs along a road close to Peckham Rye Station which was created by the local council nearly 130 years ago.

HS2’s two TBMs now three-quarters of the way under the Chilterns
The two tunnel boring machines that set off from just inside the M25 motorway are now three-quarters of their way under the Chilterns as they head north out of London.

Marble Arch’s unseen interior may be opened up again
Marble Arch, the large stone edifice rather than the tube station is undergoing restoration at the moment, and its rarely seen interior could be opened up again afterwards.

Kew Garden’s festive light trail returning from November
Kew Garden's annual festive light trail returns this November with a range of new lights and trails to mark ten years since the first winter lights festival in 2013.

Your face could be on the Piccadilly Circus lights
If you've ever fancied seeing your face blown up to a huge scale and shown on the Piccadilly Circus lights, then all you need to take a photo and send it to them.

Explore Baker Street station’s disused spaces in a new London Transport Museum tour
Next month, people will be able to see parts of Baker Street station that have rarely been seen before, as the station joins the Hidden London series of tours run by the London Transport Museum.

Digital Storytelling at the British Library
There's an exhibition about a new form of reading known as digital storytelling, and a more annoying way of telling a story has yet to be invented.

A cluster of new offices and homes planned for Blackfriars
A cluster of new buildings is being proposed to go on one of the last remaining brownfield sites close to Blackfriars bridge.

Outernet turns into Outer Space with NASA footage filling the video walls
The Outernet will go into Outer Space this month as the Tottenham Court Road corner video venue fills the space with images from outer space.

A visit to Carshalton Water Tower and Hermitage
Just over 300 years ago a very rich man on the verge of bankruptcy built a grand house and a water tower. Three hundred years later, both still exist, and you can go inside the water tower, but not the house.

HS2 funds conversion of Ruislip Lido Railway’s locomotive away from diesel fuel
The Ruislip Lido Railway has secured a grant from HS2 to convert its diesel locomotive to battery power, removing its reliance on diesel.

London could be about to get a new museum of modern art at Marble Arch
A new museum could be opening in Marble Arch, as the Amsterdam based Moco Museum (Modern Contemporary Museum) has taken a lease on three floors of an Oxford Street building.

Freddie Mercury: A spectacular exhibition of the rock legend’s possessions at Sotheby’s
What could arguably be the best exhibition in London at the moment has opened as Sotheby's has devoted its entire building to one man - Freddy Mercury.

London’s Alleys: Smiths’ Court, W1
This concealed alley and courtyard in Soho looks like a twee cottage courtyard that's been around for decades but is actually a fairly recent conversion because until 2010 most of the cafes that now fill the space were garages for cars.