Skystation, a "new concept in public seating", has opened outside the Hayward Gallery.

Felt a distinct lack of tweed in your life recently? Fret not, gentle readers, for the Chap Olympiad is almost upon us, bringing period costume, 'sporting' events and other genteel silliness to Bedford Square Gardens this Saturday.

This revised and reissued book by Warren Grynberg presents old photos of the City, each complemented with a short caption. Hardly an original formula. Head into the Museum of London bookshop and you'll find any number of similar volumes. Grynberg's book, however, offers something a little bit meatier than the competition.

Between the weather, the plinth and the Ashes, we're wondering if you have room for any more excitement in your London lives this week. Ahh, there's always room for just a little bit more...

Isn't it great when you hear a song and love it straight away? A band we'd never heard of wandered into our inbox this morning, and this afternoon sees us scouring the net for more about them. Cymbals Eat Guitars have got a fresh sound: it kind of blended with today's smell of wet pavements and got into our head. If that makes sense. Great lyrics too.

The Wellcome Collection throws open its doors on Friday for an evening of "diagnoses and cures" with all manner of delightful (and not so delightful) talks and curiosities to divert you.

Tucked away in the high-end designer Village in Westfield you'll find the final exhibit in a trilogy from British photographer Terry O'Neill in association with Getty Images. Entitled 'Behind The Scenes', these intimate photos of iconic celebrities are a far cry from the pap-trash we're more accustomed to, instead harking back to a golden era when true celebrities were few and far between, not mass produced from countless reality tv shows.

On Monday it was beer gardens and yesterday, roof terraces. Today we bring you a top ten list of waterside pubs where you can chill out drinking by the water this summer.

More and more Londoners are taking to scooters in an attempt to beat the congestion charge and crowded public transport, according to Motorcycle News.

       

It could have been yesterday’s gloomy, drizzly weather or maybe just the cold feet that accompanies the thought of bopping about the City of London in your underwear. Whatever the case, those that donned less than usual for the Pants Amnesty at the Royal Exchange numbered in the dozens and not the thousands. Still, what they may have lacked in numbers they more than made up for in sheer enthusiasm. Their commitment to the anti-Endosulfan cause (which according to a comment left on our preview post is misguided) is impressive. Pants off to you!

The first Ashes test begins today, but what with television rights to the series now gobbled up entirely by Sky, those without a subscription to Murdoch's empire are sh*t out of luck when it comes to watching at home. Fortunately, this being a summer event and all, there are screens around the city where you can catch all the action.

Remember the story about the fire attack on publishers Gibson Square (confusingly based in Lonsdale Square)? The company were due to publish the novel Jewel of Medina, which concerns a wife of the Prophet Muhammad, when a trio of Muslims took umbrage and decided to pour diesel through the letterbox of the publisher's home and office.