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Transport themed socks from the London Sock Exchange A new range of transport themed socks has been released, in collaboration with TfL, each based on a specific aspect of London's transport.
Discount sale on The Mousetrap tickets Famously the world’s longest consistently running play – pandemic excepted – Agatha Christie’s Mousetrap has now been running for 68 years, and is one of those plays that everyone is presumed to see once in their lives.
The Goodyear Blimp will be flying over London next month There'll be good reasons to look to the skies next month as the Goodyear Blimp makes a return to the UK to spend a few days floating around the southeast of England.
London’s weekly railway news A weekly round-up of London's rail transport news…
Jubilee line extension gets permanent mobile phone coverage The trial of mobile phone coverage on the Jubilee line extension has come to an end, but it's been replaced with a permanent network, as part of plans to expand coverage across the London Underground.
Tickets Alert: Take a trip through the Islington tunnel Under the streets of Islington runs a tunnel - linking two parts of the Regents Canal, and next month tours of the tunnels will take place.
Liverpool Street’s Edwardian Arcade is to become a Boxpark An Edwardian shopping arcade opened in 1912 above the London Underground has been taken over by the operator of shops in metal boxes, Boxpark.
By law, Easter was supposed to be last weekend This weekend is Easter, but it was supposed to have happened last weekend if a law from 1928 -- that fixed the date of Easter -- were to be enforced.
Leicester Square to get the world’s largest LEGO store The long queues outside the LEGO store in Leicester Square have sent their message, and that message is that they need a bigger shop. So later this summer, that's what's arriving - the world's largest LEGO store.
Bank of England Museum reopens with improved opening hours The museum inside the Bank of England has reopened and is launching its first-ever regular late evening openings.
Science Museum’s computer games festival gets extended Power Up, the Science Museum's sold-out festival of vintage gaming has been extended thanks to the demand for tickets to attend.
Big savings on British Rail train tickets England's train companies have joined together to offer up to 1 million journeys at up to half-price on selected Advance and off-peak train tickets
You really should pay a visit to Watford’s 1940s experience Once a month, if you head down a quiet residential street in Watford, you'll stumble upon a surprisingly large heritage centre devoted to life in 1940s Britain.
Restoration of the Crystal Palace Subway has started After long years of planning and fundraising, the restoration of the remarkable Crystal Palace subway has started this week.
London Underground adds African inspired tube roundel to Westminster station Visitors to Westminster tube station will now be greeted by a brand new permanent work of art by Larry Achiampong, a reimagined tube roundel.
From Royals to Paul McCartney – 150 years of needlework on display An exhibition that celebrates the 150 years of the Royal School of Needlework (RSN) has opened in Bermondsey, looking at the wide variety of work they've created, from miliary wear to works for pop stars, and royalty.
British Library extension to include Crossrail 2 tunnels The British Library has shown off its final designs for a large expansion of the library to the north of the current building, including early works for Crossrail 2.
Superheroes come to the Foundling museum A museum that owes its origins to supporting orphans is taking a look at how orphans are represented in comic strips.
Campaign to let the public see the Thames Tunnel watercolours A series of fascinating watercolours of Brunel's tunnel under the Thames could go on public display for the first time, but only if funding can be secured.
Canary Wharf to open up its docks for leisure One of the defining images of Canary Wharf, towers aside, is the former docks, and they could be more accessible under plans outlined by the estate.
London’s Alleys: Bennett’s Yard, SW1 This is a short well-used alley to the south of Westminster Abbey that has been home to spies and politicians in its long life.
London Underground is cutting Met line trains on Monday due to faults London Underground has announced an urgent cut in services on the Metropolitan line after it found faults on the wheels of some of its trains.