Plans for a Hammersmith Bridge replacement ferry wharf submitted
Plans to open up a disused wharf on the south side of the Thames could provide space for a passenger ferry until the Hammersmith bridge is repaired.

London Underground gets approval for Walthamstow Central tube station upgrade
A new entrance to the Victoria line at Walthamstow Central tube station has been approved by the local council, as part of plans for a major rebuild of the nearby shopping centre.

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

Spring flower photography competition
While out on your daily allowance of exercise, why not stop for a short, socially distanced moment to take a photo of some spring flowers?

HS2 starts construction of the North London crossover box
A massive cavern that will allow HS2 trains to switch lines is to be built next to Old Oak Common, and works are about to start on constructing it.

Changes to South Kensigton tube station upgrades proposed
The plans to upgrade South Kensington tube station have been refined following feedback from the local community.

London’s ceremonial gun salutes during 2021
Ceremonial military guns will go bang bang several times in London during 2021, at the Tower of London and in the Royal Parks.

St James’s Palace – from lepers to royalty
A nearly 500-year-old Tudor palace in the heart of London, built on the site of a leper hospital, and today the senior royal palace in the UK.

Consultation opens on extending the Elizabeth line into Kent
A consultation has opened on proposals for improving public transport services connecting Ebbsfleet, Dartford, Slade Green, Erith and Belvedere with Abbey Wood.

More moquette masks from the London Transport Museum
The London Transport Museum has released two more face mask collections. They're proving popular with even the Mayor of London often spotted out and about wearing one of the museum's masks at times.

An update on the Crossrail project progress
The minutes ahead of a Crossrail board meeting have been published and give an overview of where the project is at the moment.

The campaign to save a modernist housing block in South London
A pioneering housing estate in Lambeth is under threat of demolition by the local council.

British Museum’s Becket exhibition will include entire stained glass window from Canterbury Cathedral
For the first time since it was made 800 years ago, an entire stained glass window dedicated to Thomas Becket will leave Canterbury Cathedral to go on display in the British Museum.

Unbuilt London: The Eurostar terminus at White City
Eurostar trains are based at the wonderfully restored St Pancras station close to central London, but they nearly ended up in West London, at White City.

Tickets Alerts: 50th anniversary concert of Tubular Bells
This autumn marks the 50th anniversary of the conception of Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells, and the SouthBank Centre will be having an anniversary live concert.

A brief history of Brutalist architecture as a Barbican map
A variant if you like of the tube map genre is a new map of the history of Brutalist architecture laid out on a diagram of the Barbican estate.

The campaign to save the India Club from eviction
Saved from developers, the venerable India Club in central London is now facing eviction after the landlord has decided to hike the rent in order to get rid of the troublesome tenant.

London’s Alleys: Rolls Passage, EC4
This alley off Chancery Lane is a mix of Victorian and 1990s offices, and a modern pub curving around a large office block.