Mayor weighs extending Night Tube to Thursdays, but unlikely soon
The weekend Night Tube could be expanded to run on Thursdays, and the Mayor of London has instructed Transport for London (TfL) to keep the matter under review, although significant hurdles would need to be overcome first.

Survey finds support for pedestrianising Oxford Street, but resistance grows in outer areas
There is strong support for the recently announced plans to pedestrianise Oxford Street and for similar schemes across London in general, but only if they happen elsewhere, according to a YouGov survey.

Big price rise for this year’s London NYE fireworks
Tickets for the New Year's Eve fireworks by the London Eye go on sale next Friday, but there has been another price hike, with some tickets costing as much as £50.

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British Museum to ditch depressing bag check “sheds” with an architect competition
The British Museum has shortlisted architects to to get rid of its depressing white plastic security sheds.

Christmas jumpers from London’s venues
Tis fast approaching the season to sit in front of your computer on a video call wearing nothing except a Christmas Jumper.

Watford Museum granted £2.5 million Lottery funding for new home
Watford Museum, which is currently closed as it prepares to move to a new location, has been granted just under £2.5 million from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to help fund the project.

Enfield Chase station’s new mural celebrates local history and heritage
An impressivly large mural recently appeared at a North London railway station, telling the story of the local area and its people.

London’s Pocket Parks: Wilmington Square Garden, WC1
This is a large public garden square near Islington's Spa Fields that has never been built on.

Tickets Alert: Tours of Shoreditch Town Hall
The impressively grand Shoreditch Town Hall is open for tours roughly once a month, letting people look around the nearly 160 year old building and see behind the scenes as well.

Peek beneath Liverpool Street: Building site displays intricate tunnel layouts
A building site next to Liverpool Street station is giving passersby a glimpse into what lies beneath their feet - with a large schematic of the tunnels.

Looks delicious, but you can’t eat it: The art of Japanese food replicas comes to London
A room has been filled with tasty food from all across Japan, but none of it will ever go stale, nor can it be eaten -- as it's all fake food.

Historic Tilbury Riverside station to be revived as cultural hub with £4.5 million Lottery boost
A project planning to reopen the disused Tilbury Riverside station as a new cultural and business centre has secured nearly £4.5 million from the National Lottery to support their plans.

Find the Limehouse Dragon’s Gate
It's surprisingly easy to miss as it's high up on a pole, but two dragons have been biting each other's tails in Limehouse for nearly 30 years.

A month of closures at Caledonian Road tube station starts next week
Caledonian Road tube station on the Piccadilly line will be partially closed over the next few weeks to allow for upgrades for the new tube trains that will call there later this year.

HS2’s Euston station set for revival: Transport Secretary hints at link to Old Oak Common
Although a formal decision about HS2's Euston station is not expected until the end of the month, the Transport Secretary, Louise Haigh, has suggested that the station will be built with a tunnel link to Old Oak Common.

No date yet to reopen the City of London’s historic Simpsons Tavern
The ongoing closure of the much loved Simpsons Tavern in the City of London still seems to have no end in sight, with an ongoing court case in the dispute still to be heard.

Victorian drinking fountain is back in action after heritage restoration
A Victorian drinking fountain on Kensington High Street that was installed over a century ago has been restored to working order.

Pedestrian-friendly vision for City of London includes new lighting, wider pavements, and cyclist improvements
Plans have been shown to pedestrianise some roads in the City of London and improve others for pedestrians and cyclists.

HS2 turns London clay into celebration dinner plates
Some of the London clay dug up by HS2 Railway at Old Oak Common has been turned into a dinner service that will be used at celebrations held by HS2 to mark landmark events.

The Great British Beer Festival won’t return to London
The annual beerfest, which has been held in London for the past 33 years, will not return for the foreseeable future as it's moving to Birmingham.

London’s Alleys: Smart’s Place, WC2
This is an alley of mixed appearance in Holborn that starts at one end with large modern offices, but at the other still retains a bit of its older Victorian hertiage.