Your Sunday morning best-of-Londonist weekly round-up
London news
- Designs by Gehry and Foster revealed for Battersea Power Station
- A cyclist and pedestrian died in separate collisions this week
- Newham Council to refund £347,000 worth of illegal parking fines
- New report shows one in four London households receive housing benefit
- Date confirmed: London buses will go cash free from 6 July
- Assembly Tories suggest giving rebates to commuters who walk or cycle
Must-read articles
- There's a tiny solar system hidden in a Mill Hill subway
- 10 independent coffee shops to visit in London
- Crowdfunding ideas this month, including a "two horse power" car and a short play festival
- Highlights and pictures from the opening of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
- Ever wanted a mini-me? Create your own with 3D printing in London
- Just in time for Songkran, we've rounded up the best Thai restaurants in London
- This week's Friday Photos casts the spotlight on London's cinemas
Top reviews
- Photographer Richard Mosse gives us a pink-hued take on war
- There's plenty to admire in an all-female version of Shakespeare's Richard III at Rose Theatre
- Style abounds at the V&A's Glamour of Italian Fashion and The Fashion World of Jean-Paul Gaultier at Barbican
- New restaurant review: Barnyard on Charlotte Street
- 1990s opera Powder Her Face reveals the rise and fall of a Duchess
- Best new food shops: Brindisa in Brixton
- Eye-catching photography of indoor clouds, by Berndnaut Smilde at Roncini Gallery
- Alan Ayckbourn's classic, A Small Family Business, returns to the National Theatre
- Ever wondered why we have a monarchy? King Charles III at Almeida Theatre is a must-see
Looking ahead
- A round up of paranormal events in London this month, including (probably) the first ever Walthamstow UFO Conference today
- Celebrate The Bard's birthday this week with a number of events in honour of Shakespeare's birth
- A tube 'eat in' protest against 'stranger shaming' is planned for Monday on the Circle Line
- Adam Ant performs his debut album, in full in Hammersmith next weekend
- Hello, hola and hej, here are some spots to watch Eurovision 2014 in company
- See new and established sketch acts over four days at Sketchfest in May
- In dire need of a civilised outdoor pursuit? Bash balls in Victoria Park this summer with Croquet East
- Add your voice to a crowd of 1,000 Londoners in June and help create a new piece of music
- Music composer David Arnold (of James Bond and Olympic fame) makes his live London debut this July
- Stewart Lee and Richard Herring (separately) top the bill at Stand Up For Shelter
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