A giant model of London coming to King’s Cross
A giant scale model of London covering most of Zones 1-3 will be on display in King's Cross this summer.

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

Borough Market to start opening on Sundays
Normally closed on Sundays, Borough Market is going to be open for a few hours each week, for the first time in modern times.

Harry Potter exhibition opens in London next month
An exhibition of photographs from the filming of the Harry Potter film series will open in Covent Garden next month.

Vodafone drops WiFi coverage from the London Underground
Customers on the Vodafone network are no longer able to use Wi-Fi in London Underground stations after the mobile network operator decided to stop offering the service.

A day trip from London – Chevening House gardens
Just inside the M25 and close to Sevenoaks is a large government mansion house, and it's open to the general public on one day of the year.

Oxford Circus is to be part-pedestrianised
Oxford Circus will no longer be a road junction, and the sides facing Oxford Street will be pedestrianised, under plans announced today.

Win £5,000 of holidays in Landmark Trust’s restored homes
A fundraiser for a heritage houses charity is offering up to £5,000 of free weekend breaks in its homes across the UK.

The real Noël Coward, the man beneath the dressing gown
Noël Coward, so often seen as an upper-class dandy in a dressing gown, but who was actually a middle-class workaholic, charity fundraiser, and even now, some of his work in WW2 remains classified.

Tickets Alert: Charlie Chaplin anniveray in the historic Wilton’s Music Hall
This year marks the 100th anniversary of Charlie Chaplin's first full-length film as a director, and there will be a special screening in the atmospheric Wilton's Music Hall.

Dr Johnson’s House museum reopens to the public
Hidden away in the city's alleys is a 300-year old house that was once home to the famous lexicographer, Dr Johnson.

Crossrail doubles trial running frequency
Crossrail has doubled the number of trains it is running per hour through the central core tunnels as it ramps up its testing regime.

The Museum of the Home – twice as big, twice as good
Three years after the much-loved Geffrye Museum closed to have a radical makeover, having more than doubled in size, the renamed Museum of the Home has reopened at last.

Outdoor art exhibition coming to East London
An affordable art fair is taking over a large number of commercial advertising displays across East London for a fortnight to create an outdoor art exhibition.

Dinner in a tube train
In Walthamstow, there's a tube train in a museum, and it's a restaurant, that's now able to reopen its sliding doors to passengers again.

London’s Alleys: Martlett Court, WC2
This is a pleasingly wide alley straddling commercial and residential in Covent Garden, but was once in a different place and much less visible.