The damaged crane at Vauxhall.
- Vauxhall helicopter crash: BBC roundup of main points, and coverage from the Guardian. This is apparently the first fatal helicopter accident in London since at least 1976.
- London house prices up 5% on last year.
- And jobs in construction are up, bucking the national trend.
- MD of London Midland “embarrassed” about the disruption caused by a shortage of train drivers in the run-up to Christmas.
- City Hall accidentally reveals lots of personal email addresses.
- Sir Peter Hendy (Commissioner of Transport for London) spends a fair bit on taxis.
- More photos showing progress on Crossrail.
- Development plans for Heygate Estate approved at six-hour meeting.
- London is “an amazing place to shoot Indian films“.
- Why the City of London would be better off outside the EU.
- Snowmageddon approacheth.
Image by Olly Denton in the Londonist Flickr pool.
