This Week In London’s History Monday – 13th August 1977: Hundreds of protesters clash with police at a National Front march in Lewisham, south-east London. About 400 Socialist Worker Party members had gathered to try to prevent the National Front march, but had been prevented by police, leading to attacks on the police themselves and over 200 arrests. Tuesday – 14th August 1821: The funeral procession of Queen Caroline, wife of George IV, makes......

In this new late-licence era, it is no longer the final chime of midnight that signals clocking off time for magic and wonder: more often than not, it is 3am when the carriage turns into a pumpkin, the beautiful gown turns into a ragged velour tracksuit and the prince turns into a boorish squaddie on the lash. Yes, Clarence House, home to Prince Charles, his good lady wife Camilla and Princes William and Harry,......

A tribute to the capital’s alleys, ginnels and snickleways. 6. Crown Passage, SW1 Where? There can’t be many shortcuts that lead to a Royal Palace, but, by Jove, here’s one. The aptly named Crown Passage spills out onto Pall Mall, close to the redbrick St James Palace. Its other end reaches King Street. What? Narrow and crowded with ancient buildings and swinging signs - feels very ye olde worlde. A jumble of sandwich shops......

Four people in a crash between a car and a lorry near junction five of the M25. In case you hadn't heard already, yesterday three men including Clive Goodman, the News of the World's royal editor, were arrested over a plot to bug telephone conversations at Clarence House. Rauf Mohammed, the Iraqi man up in court yesterday on charges of making and possessing articles for terrorism, has been accused of filming video footage of......

The missing teenager and her 18-month-old cousin who went missing from Fulham last Thursday have been found safe and well in Harrow. The FA are apparently confident that next season's FA Cup will be held at Wembley and they have no plans to book the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff (might be all down the park then). Following the tat extravaganza that was last year's debut London International Tattoo Convention, the second one has just......

The press are currently having a field day with some comments that Prince Charles muttered under his breath at a photocall at Swiss ski resort with the Heir and the Spare today. When asked how Charles was feeling about his wedding he joked: "I'm glad you've heard of it anyway", then obviously forgetting there were quite a few microphones around he muttered: "These bloody people. I can't bear that man. I mean, he's so......