This Week In London’s History Monday – 28th January 1807: The gas lamps on Pall Mall are lit, making it the first street in the world to be illuminated in such a fashion. Tuesday – 29th January 1976: Twelve IRA bombs explode in the area around Oxford Street, injuring a taxi driver and starting several small fires. Wednesday – 30th January 1969: The Beatles perform live for the last time ever, on the roof......

Londonist asks that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break. Euro Coffee House 81 Duke Street W1K 5PF Map Expect to Pay: £4-7 Rating: 6.9 out of 10 About a month ago, when we reviewed Sfizio Café, one anonymous reader commented with the following request: Can someone please do a write-up of my favourite lunchtime haunt, Euro Coffee House … near Bond Street tube? It's a proper, old-fashioned greasy......

On Tuesday, Londonist's favourite comedian, the brilliant if.comeddie best newcomer 2006 and Londonist interviewee Josie Long is taking a break from her current UK tour of last year's show, 'Kindness and Exuberance' and doing her first ever preview for her next Edinburgh show on Tuesday at a night called Everyone Just Wants To Be Happy at The Old Coffee House in Soho. We imagine that it'll be pretty ramshackle at this stage, but we......