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The siege of Sidney Street.

Extra, Extra

Thursday news clips, including a memorial plaque for three police officers killed in the Siege of Sidney Street 100 years ago.

Macaulay Culkin in Home Alone

Preview: Free Christmas Film Screenings @ Broadgate Circle

Bethnal Green’s Rich Mix is hosting a series of free Christmassy film screenings at Broadgate Circus next week.

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Santa’s Lap: RMT Christmas Cards

The RMT, those loveable rogues partly responsible for many of London’s Tube strikes, are offering special Christmas cards on their website. The perfect gift, perhaps?

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In Pictures: Skybar, A Pop-Up Rooftop Pavilion

Open for just a handful of days in December, the Skybar is a pop-up rooftop cocktail bar with enviable views of the Shard and south London.

Canada Water station

Tube Passengers Let Off At Closed Station

For the second time during the industrial action of recent months, passengers were mistakenly let off at Canada Water station during November’s Tube strike.

The chapel at Middlesex hospital, all that remains on the site. Photo / Frank Pickard.

New Architect Appointed For Middlesex Hospital Site

The site of Fitzrovia’s Middlesex hospital has been taken over by a new architect, which is planning an entirely new scheme for what is one of central London’s largest projects.

London Bridge station drawing

Artist’s Impression Shows New London Bridge Station Concourse

This ethereal sketch is an artist’s impression of how the all-new concourse at London Bridge station will look.

London black taxi cab

Extra, Extra

Today’s news round-up, including details of a new fleet of electric taxicabs scheduled to hit the streets of London in 2020.

Tacita Dean, Palast, 2004

Tacita Dean Takes Turbine Hall Commission

Young British Art alumnus Tacita Dean has been named as the next artist to fill the Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall, in the gallery’s annual Unilever Series.

Cycle Hire bikes at Waterloo station

London’s Largest Cycle Hire Docking Station Opens

An all-new, 126-bay Cycle Hire docking station at Waterloo station was opened this morning.