London news
- Confusion over next year's transport fares as Whitehall City Hall say different things about travelcards.
- Police and protesters clash at University of London Union.
- Cycle hire use is falling.
- London: a city of missed and fiddled targets, and our recycling's a bit rubbish too.
Must-read articles
- What are those buttons on the DLR for?
- A handy list of restaurants and cafes that open into the wee small hours. Plus, our favourite kebab shops, causing some controversy.
- And 10 sustainable restaurants in London that give a damn.
- London's biggest balls, and best bells.
- Climbing the trees of London.
- Where to have a hangover in London.
- Tell us where to find the most unusual pubs in London, and we'll organise a pub crawl round them.
Top reviews
- New exhibition shows photos of people looking at art.
- Jude Law as Henry V.
- Bernstein's Candide: the best of all possible stagings.
- Best for kids: The Snowman at Peacock Theatre, and Father Christmas at Lyric Hammersmith.
- The Night Before Christmas "Just when you think there’s nothing left to do with the hackneyed tropes of the Christmas story, along comes a sly little fable like this".
Things to do
- Visit Shuffle Festival in Mile End, blending science and art in a former hospital.
- Christmas shopping? How about these unusual maps of London?
- Plenty going on at the South Bank Winter festival.
- An architecture-themed river cruise from the people behind Open House.
- Pop-up Christmas cinema in Notting Hill.
- Browse our list of the best gigs this week.
- Listen to our podcast, Londonist Out Loud, this time behind the scenes at the Tower of London.
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