- The opposite of glamping surely/thankfully? A tube train tent, yours for a penny shy of two grand
- Boris thinks the answer to our economic woes doesn’t lie in “over-regulating” the banking sector
- Amazon is moving into Barbican
- A double decker bus doing press-ups: in no way disturbing
- Should Bradley Wiggins, who grew up in Maida Vale, be given the freedom of the City of Westminster? HELL YES.
Olympicks
- Sunday trading laws are suspended until the end of the Paralympics
- The RMT on Games bonuses: South West Trains staff are working to rule over the Olympics, Serco cycle hire staff are striking Friday and some TfL information staff are striking for 24 hours from 0700 on Friday
- Get used to the different road markings around town, as cabbies protest again about Games Lanes
- Doreen Lawrence carried the torch to the Stephen Lawrence Centre earlier; Patrick Stewart also got his hands on the flame, and 50 dogs from Battersea made a guard of honour
African stage from the River of Sound festival by Chris Kench Photography, from the Londonist Flickr pool
