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Poor Tox just can’t help himself. New ‘work’ by the serial wall-spammer, in his regenerated Tox06 guise, has been sighted in Brixton and on the sidings outside St Pancras station. To recap, Tox is the capital’s most infamous tagger. During his nocturnal adventures, he’s sprayed …

This day in London’s History 1985: Conservative MP Ivan Lawrence made the longest parliamentary speech of the 20th Century. The filibusting backbencher had the house hanging on his every word for 4 hours and 23 minutes, as he argued the case against fluoridating tap water. …

We can’t claim that pun as our own. It’s the work of Berkeley Homes bloke Mark Dickinson. That’s his colourful description for a new glowing box that’s just been unveiled near Borough Tube. The brownfield beacon sits atop a tower block in Tabard Square, a …

Well, here we go again. The release of another instalment of video game ‘The Getaway’ has been announced by Sony. And this time, it’s portable The Getaway: Gangs of London is to be launched later this year on the PSP format. Flawed but fun, the …

Stretching from Euston Road to the Thames, the inscrutable red marking appeared a couple of months ago. Londonist was unable to get to the bottom of it, despite walking the entire route. BBC London TV also investigated, but were similarly baffled. Step up to the …

These listings appear every Wednesday. If you want to let us know about any upcoming science or technology events, you can contact us on LondonistSciTech@Gmail.com Event of the Week NODE.London, various events throughout March For one week only, allow us to stray away from our …

Like so many of our stalks, you may or may not have heard of the fellow, but you’ll certainly know his handiwork. Richard Seifert has made more of a mark, some would say stain, on London’s modern skyline than any other individual. His most famous …

The poor denizens of Norfolk. Just when those oh-so-funny Alan Partridge quips were beginning to die down a little comes a fresh source of dismay. National Express have decided to make cuts to their bus route into London, meaning no more day trips to the …

The railway hinterlands rearside of Kings Cross. It’s cold, it’s dark, and there are an inordinate number of people in stripy stockings here. In fact, there are an inordinate number of people here, period. Round a bend, by the canal, and the inordinate turn into …

The Baker Street Planetarium is to close. Then reopen as a history of celebrities. If ever there were a sign of the times… Space is not something the capital does well. This Londonista remembers, as a child, being enthralled by the Science Museum’s space gallery. …