Discounts on tickets to The Snowman musical
This winter, the family-favourite tale of a boy and a snowman who comes to life is back to enchant audiences for its 26th year.

Tickets Alert: Blue Man Group are returning to London
For the first time in 15 years, the Blue Man Group will be returning to London, and tickets will go on sale next week.

Ten London exhibitions to visit in December 2023
A selection of ten exhibitions to visit in London while the Easter Eggs start appearing on the supermarket shelves next to the Santa Clauses.

Pedestrian road crossing lights now include wheelchair symbols
Several pedestrian road crossing signs across London have been updated to replace the walking man with a person using a wheelchair in recognition of the different needs of Londoners.

London’s weekly railway news
This is a weekly round-up of London's rail transport news...

Pay a winter visit to Spencer House
Next to Green Park are a lot of grand houses, and one of them, Spencer House, is open to the public to visit.

London Underground tops 4 million journeys in a single day
The London Underground carried over 4 million passenger journeys last Thursday - the first time daily passenger journeys exceeded 4 million since the pandemic hit.

Kensington’s Carmelite church, a bright interior within a fortress appearance
This is a church with august architects, as Sir Giles Gilbert Scott designed the current church to replace a war-damaged church designed by Edward, the eldest son of the Patron Saint of the Gothic Revival, Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin.

RMT members accept pay deal to suspend rail strikes
Railway workers who are members of the RMT union have voted to accept a provisional pay offer from the train companies.

Observances of the Elizabeth line problems this morning
A number of problems on the railways this morning caused severe delays for commuters in west London and on the Elizabeth line.

Ranjani Shettar’s floating sculptures grace London’s second-largest conservatory
In the heart of the City of London is a large heated conservatory that's occasionally open to the public, and at the moment, also home to an art exhibition.

Boosting smartphone signal strength around King’s Cross station
Smartphone signal quality has been boosted around Kings Cross station after the company that's rolling out phone signals in the London Underground boosted coverage around the mainline station as well.

Grant awarded to Alexandra Palace to help restore the building
North London's Ally Pally has been given just over £550,000 to help reopen the Palace's derelict East Wing and bring it back into use.

Recline and relax on Sigmund Freud’s consulting couch
For the next few months, there will be a chance to sit on Sigmund Freud's consulting couch -- or at least, a replica of it -- as the original is too important a relic to let people sit on for real.

Northern City Line starts using new signals in passenger service
Earlier this week, the trains on the Northern City Line started carrying passengers using a new signalling system, which should reduce delays on journeys between Finsbury Park and Moorgate.

London’s only public statue of King Henry VIII restored to remove decades of pollution
London's only public statue of King Henry VIII has recently been given a makeover, removing decades of pollution and cleaning up the building he stands in.

A week of rail strikes to start this Saturday
There will be a week of strikes across the railways starting this coming Saturday (2nd Dec 2023), as train drivers who are members of the ASLEF union walk out.

Revised plans shown off for London’s future tallest skyscraper
Revised plans have been shown for what will become London's tallest skyscraper, with a new 11th-floor public garden and retaining the top-floor viewing gallery.

First locations unveiled for electric car fast-charging hubs across London
The locations of the first five of up to 65 electric vehicle fast charging hubs across London have been revealed.

Reunion of pastels and oils: Two complementary paintings by Jean-Etienne Liotard reunited after 250 years apart
In 1754, an artist painted a family breakfast scene in pastels. Nearly two decades later, he painted it again in oils, but the two paintings have never been in the same room - until now.

London Pocket Parks: Mirabelle Gardens, E20
A decade ago, a new Stratford park was being enjoyed by athletes relaxing from the Olympics and a year later it opened to the less athletic public. A decade on, it's bedded in, but also showing signs of a decade of use in places.

More tickets released for the V&A’s sold-out Chanel exhibition
The V&A Museum's exhibition dedicated to Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel sold out in a snap as soon as tickets went on sale, but they've released more tickets for selected dates in December and January.

Saatchi Gallery’s retrospective showcases Christo’s monumental wrappings and architectural marvels
The Saatchi Gallery has opened an exhibition of art that is almost as good as an exhibition of architecture - as it's a retrospective look at the artist duo who made their name with monumental wrappings around large buildings.

Tickets Alert: Guided tours of the Old Bailey
It's not that well known, but earlier this year, regular tours of the exceptionally famous Old Bailey courthouse in the City of London started.

Kensington council rejects solution for Jewish sect’s tube travel ban
A Jewish religious sect that cannot travel on the London Underground because of something inside the Science Museum has had its application for a religious fudge that would solve the problem rejected

A large art exhibition is coming to Waterloo station
Eight weeks of art and events are coming to Waterloo railway station - hosted in The Sidings, the shopping centre built underneath the platforms.

London’s Alleys: Golden Yard, NW3
This is a very well hidden and pretty courtyard space that can be found off another alley just moments from Hampstead tube station.

Another attempt to put Concorde next to the London Eye?
Thirteen years ago, there was a plan to exhibit one of the Concorde planes next to the London Eye, which never happened, and now a nearly identical plan is making a second attempt.