Depot upgrade at Cockfosters for the Piccadilly line’s new trains
As part of the preparations for the new Piccadilly line trains due to start carrying passengers from October 2024, several tube train depots need to be upgraded to handle the new trains.

Better than half-price tickets to The Snowman this winter
Perennial favourite, The Snowman returns to the Peacock Theatre, Holborn this winter for the 23nd year in a row, with a half-price offer on selected dates.

Take a trip along the “Illuminated River” Thames
What is said to be the longest art installation in the world can be found in London, and is the lighting up of the bridges across the Thames.

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A light display to celebrate the opening of the Northern line extension
Later this month there will be a light installation will project route of the Nothern line extension into the sky and illuminate the stations and buildings along the way with visual projections.

London Underground to resume the Night Tube next month – partially
London Underground has confirmed that the Night Tube will resume service from Saturday 27th November, but only on the Central and Victoria lines initially.

Going inside the Annunciation Marble Arch
Tucked away on a side street near Marble Arch is a solidly built brick church from the outside, that's a richly decorated church on the inside -- the Annunciation Marble Arch.

Hokusai – British Museum fills a room with rare Japanese drawings
For the first time since they were made around 200 years ago, a set of exceptionally rare drawings from the Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai have gone on public display.

Huge sale of Film and TV memorabilia
Next month, there's going to be a sale in London of over 1,000 movie and television memorabilia, with a lot of fantasy and science-fiction up for sale.

Floating aliens fills the Tate Modern
The Tate Modern's main turbine hall has been filled with large floating aliens, and it's an art installation.

London’s Pocket Parks: Argyle Square, WC1
This is a municipal garden square that offers a calm quiet patch of greenery just a few moments from King's Cross station.

Cheap train tickets on Greater Anglia services
Greater Anglia has a cheap train ticket sale at the moment, offering tickets at just £5 or £1 for children one way - or £10 return.

New London Underground map celebrates Black History in London
TfL has added to the roster of themed tube maps with one that marks both Black History Month and the 40th anniversary of Black Cultural Archives in Brixton

Photographs of 1970s Bethnal Green go on display
In the 1970s, a youth worker captured a rapidly changing East London in a series of photographs that have now gone on public display.

Code Name Mary – the little known story of a Nazi fighter
A woman had an education at a time when that was rare, went on to fight nazis, loved Muriel and set up a London museum - a woman code named Mary.

Osterley tube station gets step-free access with new lifts
Last week, Osterley station on the Piccadilly line became London's 89th tube station to offer step-free access from the ticket hall to the platform.

Plans for a Covid memorial for public transport staff unveiled
Transport for London (TfL) has released designs for a memorial to London’s transport workers who lost their lives to coronavirus.

Museum of the Home resuming its famous Christmas displays
A much loved Christmas tradition returns this year, as the refurbished Museum of the Home decorates rooms with Christmas displays from down the centuries.

500th anniversary of the Defender of the Faith
Today marks the 500th anniversary of the Pope granting the title of Defender of the Faith to King Henry VIII, and it is still claimed by British monarchs to this day.

London’s Alleys: Van Gogh Walk, SW9
This verdant walkway near Kennington was until a few years ago a rather non-descript residential road, but in 2013 it was pedestrianised and renamed.