Every cloud has a silver lining, sure the Cutty Sark was destroyed by fire but at least Greenwich now gets a visit from the Duke of Edinburgh.
From today the Tate Britain displays a photographic exhibition of British life.
A London postman has been jailed after he was found to have amassed almost 3000 items of post in a shed having got behind on his deliveries.
London's swift population is dwindling as a result of drought in Africa and modern building design.
Image courtesy of stpiduko via the Londonist flickr group.