Discount tickets to see The Mousetrap
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.

One third off Railcards with Trainline this month
Rail tickets seller Trainline is offering a one-third discount on its railcards this month, which in turn gets you savings on rail journeys for the rest of the year.

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

New student accommodation approved for the Square Mile
A large student housing block with a public viewing roof terrace has been approved to be built next to the Holborn Viaduct, however, it's being built instead of the green wall wrapped hotel that had been planned on the site.

DLR extension to Thamesmead raised in Parliament
The issue of the extension of the DLR to Thamesmead was raised in the House of Commons, although no commitments were offered to it being built.

Visit the Royal College of Physicians museum
Next to Regent's Park is an imposing modernist building, and in its basement, is a large room full of medical instruments that is also open to the public.

South London train depot to be covered in solar panels
The roof of South London’s Streatham Hill train depot is being covered in solar panels and will generate a surplus of electricity that can be sold to local businesses.

Kennington’s 1970s skate park is to be restored
One of the UK's oldest skate bowls is to be restored after suffering years of decay and a failed repair a decade ago.

British Museum’s Stonehenge exhibition is eye-poppingly wonderful
The mysteries of Stonehenge have arrived in London, at an impressive new exhibition at the British Museum

Ex-London Underground trains to be tested on the Greenford branch line
A mainline rail line in West London will take part in a trial later this year, replacing its existing fleet of diesel trains with former London Underground trains that have been converted to run on batteries.

Sigmund Freud’s chinese collection goes on display
In 1938 a collection of Chinese Jade carvings was taken out of Nazi-occupied Austria and brought to the UK, and now they are on display at the Freud Museum.

Tickets Alert: Visit the Chatley Heath semaphore tower
A unique remnant from the Napoleonic era, the only surviving semaphore tower in Britain can be found next to the M25 and is having an open weekend in June.

Southwark’s dog on a pole with a bowl — and Charles Dickens
Opposite Southwark tube station is a tall pole, and on top of the pole is a dog and a bowl, and they are there in memory of Charles Dickens.

Tickets Alert: James Bond and Dune on IMAX at the Science Musem
Next month there will be a chance to see two current major movie hits at the Science Museum in their own IMAX cinema.

Passengers evacuated from an Elizabeth line train in test operation
Sunday afternoon saw an Elizabeth line train break down outside Custom House station, and 340 passengers evacuated along the railway tracks, and it was all on purpose.

TfL fares to rise by nearly 5% in two weeks time
Fares on Transport for London (TfL) services will rise by 4.8 per cent from 1st March 2022, the Mayor of London has announced.

London’s Alleys: Bear Gardens, SE1
This is an alley in Bankside that's charmingly cobbled, but has a bloody history.