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We have already offered our two pennies on the BBC’s Song for London competition and have gathered enough London-themed songs to hum tunelessly on the bus and while doing the washing up. Still, among us are many who would rather throw their heads back and …

Londonist’s resident toddler draws the news. This week: the smoking ban. by David Le Fleming and Paul Ewen.

We considered saying it was ‘a sweet idea’ with reckless use of sugar-related terms like ‘raw’ and ‘unrefined’ – but then realised how inappropriate these terms are for new art work that is none of the above. Powerful, considered and carefully constructed are more apt …

Due to the distinct lack of genuine blue sky over the weekend and today, we thought we’d share with you 200 glimpses of cloudless, azure sky – though sadly, only available on canvas and not above our drizzled upon heads. It was Blue Sky Day …

“En 10 años de servicio nunca he visto una tontería igual.” – In ten years of service, never have I seen such foolishness. So said the local policeman last Sunday at Madrid’s Londonize event. Of course, every London market has Beefeaters in full costume guarding …

It’s not a bad photo by a hasty tourist – it’s a key London landmark in darkness. Finally, someone remembered to turn the lights off before they locked up for the night. Courtesy of the Lights Out London campaign organised by Capital 95.8, Londoners turned …

No one likes a thief. In particular, no one likes a thief who steals from someone already in the midst of an internationally recognised Bad Time. While there is probably no need to update readers on the Madeleine McCann situation because there is sadly no …

‘Flashing’ judge not quite swinging free just yet Sheddy Terringham denies lying to police about speeding A man claims he is ‘allergic’ to phone masts and wifi (he might be able to make use of our map!) After the rabbit who dialed 999, here’s a …

There are plenty of nice places to walk around in the posh Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC): Kensington Palace, Kings Road, Harvey Nichols… Streets, parks, palaces and shops are all a shade nicer than the rest of town but only a very select …

We could labour the much-loved line about running away to the circus but we’re not going to. We’re just going to say that this looks like an absolutely cracking season of international contemporary circus in the extraordinary Roundhouse space. Having already filled it several times …