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Large military flypast over London for VE Day 80 A flypast of 23 military aircraft plus the Red Arrows will fly over central London on Monday 5th May as part of the VE Day 80 commemorations.
Rare crystallised gold dragon on loan to the Natural History Museum A rare example of crystallised gold has gone on display at the Natural History Museum, and for obvious reasons, it is nicknamed the Dragon.
From the Pompidou to the Millennium Dome: Richard Rogers retrospective at Sir John Soane’s Museum One of the UK's leading architects, Richard Rogers, will be the subject of the first retrospective survey of his life and work at Sir John Soane's Museum this summer.
Tickets Alert: Visit Railway 200’s exhibition train Bookings have opened for visits to Rail 200's bicentenary exhibition train, which will be visiting a couple of London stations as part of a nationwide tour.
SWR apologises for Arterio train delays, promises accelerated rollout ahead of Summer South Western Railway has apologised for the delayed introduction of its new Arterio trains and says that it is taking action to get them into service as soon as possible.
London’s weekly railway news This is a weekly round-up of London's rail transport news...
Berrylands station wood platform repairs to close the station for several months Berrylands station in southwest London will have to close for several months next year to repair its wooden platforms.
Newly found letter suggests William Shakespeare lived in London with his wife The common image of William Shakespeare moving to London and leaving his wife behind in Stratford-upon-Avon might need to be revised following the discovery of a letter in a cathedral archive.
Proposal to ban loud music on public transport Playing music out loud on buses and trains could be banned under a proposed LibDem rule, even though it is already banned, just rarely enforced.
Second entrance opened at Blackwall DLR station A second entrance recently opened at the Blackwall DLR station near Canary Wharf, as part of the wider DLR capacity upgrade project.
London’s Pocket Parks: St Thomas’s Recreation Ground, E9 Despite the huge gatehouse entrance, this well hidden pocket park in Hackney, was a former graveyard of the former St Thomas's Square Chapel.
Countdown begins: One year until opening of new garden to commemorate life of Queen Elizabeth II Work on a new garden inside Regent's Park to commemorate the late Queen Elizabeth II is progressing, and the Royal Parks says it is on target to open next spring.
Clever tube trivia in the Elizabeth line’s new station stickers The new ghostbusting stickers that recently appeared in some Elizabeth line stations have a little noticed feature in their pattern that's quite clever, once you spot it.
Exhibition tells the story of the slaves who fueled Britain’s postal empire A small photo of a woman carrying two lumps of coal is unlike any image of a woman carrying two lumps of coal you could imagine.
Natural History Museum film will compress 4-billion-years of earth’s history into one hour Sir David Attenborough is to narate a new film that will be shown at the Natural History Museum compressing the 4 billion years of Earth's history into just under one hour.
London’s Pocket Parks: The Red Lion Playhouse, E1 Just around the corner from Whitechapel station, the site of what could be London's oldest purpose built theatre stage has been opened up as a new pocket park.
Power upgrade to support 27 trains per hour on Piccadilly line by 2027 A contract to upgrade the London Underground's Piccadilly line's power supply has been awarded to prepare the line for the new trains due to arrive in service later this year.
Tickets Alert: Late opening at Westminster Abbey Westminster Abbey will be open late one night in June for one of its occasional late openings, which, apart from seeing the Abbey in a very different light from daytime visits, are also cheaper than a daytime visit.
Euston station’s loos get a makeover during the Easter closure Euston Station's toilets underwent a major refurbishment during its recent weekend closure and reopened to passengers this morning.
The Wimbledon mansion that’s also the Vatican’s Embassy to Great Britain A large mansion house in Wimbledon will be unusually busy over the next few weeks, as it's the Apostolic Nunciature to Great Britain, or what we might call the Vatican's Embassy.
A new moquette is appearing on the Elizabeth line A new moquette is starting to appear on the Elizabeth line, as some of the seat fabrics are given a refresh.
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