What we're reading:
- Sadiq Khan announces 100 new drinking fountains for London.
- London's first modern American restaurant.
- Military exercises on the Thames later this month.
- London's firefighters given new life-saving smoke hoods.
- Met police claim 'young people do not contribute to Lambeth Country Show'.
Things to do:
SLOW FASHION: Packed to the rafters with donations from celebs and influencers, this is a one stop shop to help fashionistas look good and do good. Everything is pre-loved and people can buy, donate and customise clothes, saving great threads heading to landfill. Method Slow Fashion store (Shoreditch), free, just turn up, 10am-7pm
#ARTISFREEDOM: Marking Anti-Slavery day, this exhibition features artworks created by those who have broken free, allowing them to share their story. Anise Gallery (Tower Bridge), free, just turn up, 11am-5pm
LUNCH LECTURE: Juicy gossip aside, Hillary Clinton's leaked emails provide a window into one of the world's most secretive workplaces. Now, linguists and communications scholars have delved deep to present what they really tell us about the White House and those who work there. UCL Darwin Lecture Theatre (Bloomsbury), free, book ahead, 1.10pm-2pm
ORBIUM GIN: Encounter out of this world gin by booking your passport and venturing through Hendrick's Tunnel of Transition. This taste experience melds adventure, surrealism and a healthy dash of mothers ruin. Book to explore. Harvey Nichols (Knightsbridge), £15, book ahead, 3pm-8pm
POETIC REVOLUTION: He wandered lonely as a cloud, and yet Wordsworth had some pretty intimate friendships. Expert Jonathan Bate examines famed poet Coleridge's influence on the man himself and argue their shared collection, Lyrical Ballads is the greatest volume of poetry ever written. Museum of London (Barbican), free, just turn up, 6pm-7pm
BLOOD BROTHERS: A night to tell the story of medicine men and compadres turned arch enemies, William and John Hunter. The folks from London's Hunterian Museum have teamed up with the Royal College of Physicians for a peek behind the curtain of a tumultuous relationship and the shocking realities of eighteenth-century anatomical study. Royal College of Physicians (Regent's Park), £8, book ahead, 6pm-9pm
PUB HISTORY: Eight slides, eight minutes and a whole lot of Londoner history. Head to The Sir Christopher Hatton for an after work pint and get a lot more than you bargained for, with speakers sharing the lives of world citizens who came to the city and made their mark, plus open mic, a prize draw and an inimitable MC — Londonist's own Matt Brown. The Sir Christopher Hatton (Farringdon), £5, book ahead, 6.30pm-9pm
ANOUSHKA LUCAS: Join musical talent Anoushka Lucas and her band for an evening of songs and storytelling ahead of her debut album release. She's one to watch. Servant Jazz Quarters (Dalston), £8, book ahead, 7pm-11pm
FOLK GIG: Award-winning folksters Imar descend on The Water Rats to bring you traditional sounds that whisk you away to the Emerald Isle. The five-piece hail from across the UK and certainly know their way around a fiddle. The Water Rats (King's Cross), £17, book ahead, 7.30pm-10.45pm
CAUTIONARY THEATRE: Gallows humour meets rom-com in a play that shows a weekend away can't save every couple, especially when one of them is hellbent on homicide. Old Red Lion Theatre (Angel), £10, book ahead, 9.30pm-10.30pm
Good cause of the day
Hot on the heels of the 2018 race, registration is now open to take part in next year's RBC Race for the Kids. You're in good time to dig out your running shoes and get training ahead of this massive fundraiser in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital.
