Here's what we've learned whilst you've been welcoming in the snake:
- Heathrow Airport is to get lots of money thrown at it.
- Iranians protest outside US embassy following attack on dissidents at Iraqi refugee camp.
- US storms delay flights to and from London.
- Cyclist killed, three arrested following hit and run in Leytonstone.
- The route of this year's Ride London has been announced.
- You will soon be able to nestle in the former Nestle HQ, which is being converted into flats.
- When they're not being scandalised by horse burgers, don't the press just love stories about vicious urban foxes?
- Dagenham thief caught with 44 mobile phones rammed down his cycle shorts. Beats ferrets, eh?
- Big overnight blaze in Erith.
- The London Eye sees its 5000th (known) marriage proposal.
Chinatown by clwn via the Londonist Flickr pool. Kung hei fat choi and all that.