Vintage military flypast over central London on Sunday
If you're in central London on Sunday lunchtime (15th Sept), keep an eye up on the skies, as a WWII-era flypast will take place.

See Luke Jerram’s huge floating earth in Southwark Cathedral
For a few weeks, Southwark Cathedral will have a huge floating planet Earth filling the nave as Luke Jerram’s Gaia takes up residence.

From Capes to Comfort: Exhibition highlights the changing styles of nurses’ uniforms
The golden interior of a former hospital chapel is to be filled with an exhibition looking at the history of the uniforms worn by nurses who worked in hospitals.

UK museums offering free access to over 3 million archived records
The widely scattered digital records of archives held by museums across the UK are to be unified into a single online platform that will also be open to the public for free.

London’s weekly railway news
This is a weekly round-up of London's rail transport news...

Arrest in TfL cyber hack attack as TfL warns of customer data leak
A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of a cyber attack on Transport for London (TfL) earlier this month, just as TfL had had to warn that customer details, including bank accounts, may have been leaked.

Natural History Museum reveals £550 million redevelopment plan
Hot on the heels of the British Museum's plans for a major upgrade, the Natural History Museum has revealed its own £550 million project.

1960s office block on Victoria Street set for demolition
One of the last of the 1960s office blocks that once dominated Victoria Street in Westminster could be demolished and replaced with a staggered design of a building covered in roof terraces.

GWR’s £10 million refurbishment project: Final train set to rejoin passenger service
After three years of work and £10 million of investment, the last of a fleet of refurbished GWR trains is preparing to rejoin the network to carry passengers again.

Crystal Palace Subway restored: First images revealed ahead of public Open Day
The first images of the restored Crystal Palace Subway have been revealed ahead of a public open day this weekend.

Eternal flame sculpture in Ealing honours victims of the Armenian Genocide
An eternal flame appeared in Ealing last year - as both a sculpture and a memorial to genocide.

English Heritage – Some of our Blue Plaques are Missing
English Heritage is asking the public for help locating Blue Plaques that have been lost to demolition or damage.

Grand Central promises more services and new trains for longer contract
Grand Central, the railway operator that runs services between London and the North-East has applied to expand its services and has offered to buy a fleet of new trains to support them.

Lambeth to pedestrianise the busy road behind the Southbank Centre
The busy road at the back of the Southbank Centre is about to be pedestrianised as part of a wider project to improve the area's appearance.

Blackheath station car park could be developed for housing
A property developer is proposing plans to turn Blackheath station's car park into housing.

TfL prepares for major Tram upgrade with improved accessible trams
Transport for London (TfL) is about to order a fleet of 24 new trams for use across South London, to replace the aging trams that started in service when the tram network first opened in May 2000.

London’s Pocket Parks: Virginia Gardens, E2
This small, neglected pocket park can be found just around the corner from the famous Columbia Road Flower Market in Tower Hamlets.

More rail freight for the North Kent Line with proposed Plumstead terminal
There could be an increase in rail freight along the North Kent Line railway through Charlton and Woolwich, if plans for a new freight terminal at Plumstead are approved.

Tim Burton’s fantastical world coming to the Design Museum in October
Some of the forthcoming Tim Burton exhibition at the Design Museum will also be featured in a department store window this winter, and everyone will be able to see it for free.

The Natural History Museum invites you to glimpse the future of planet earth
The Natural History Museum is using virtual reality to present a vision of the planet as it might be 100 years from now.

GWR trains diverting to Euston in rare route change during HS2 station build
Last week, something very odd was seen at Euston station -- a GWR train at a station that GWR never calls at, and it was there because of HS2.

Get your free pint! Young’s pubs marks 193rd birthday with a week-long giveaway
This week, Young’s pubs is offering a free pint to all visitors to mark their 193rd birthday.

A cooler London Underground: TfL eyes more stations for its new cooling technology
Trials of a new cooling system for the London Underground stations have proven sufficiently successful that Transport for London (TfL) is already considering where it could be deployed.

Women who shaped Freud: New exhibition unveils their influences in Freud’s life and work
A new exhibition opening next month at Sigmund Freud's former home is taking a look at the women who featured in Freud's work and life.

Stolen or Misplaced? Leighton’s lost painting returns to London after 100 years
A painting that went missing from a London museum in the early 20th century is returning to London to be displayed for the first time in over a century.

London’s Alleys: Green Dale, SE5
This is a long sloping passage in Denmark Hill that existed before the housing around it and was originally called Green Lane.

Solar Sail powered spacecraft visible over London – if weather permits
If the weather gods are favourable, you can see a novel new spacecraft flying over London several times this week.