MI6

Discovered in the Thames: something older and more wooden than Syd Little.

BBC News is currently reporting that a controlled explosion has taken place near the MI6 building at Vauxhall Cross.

There was a lot of walking this weekend in London… 10 people walked 20 miles in 8.5 hours and raised £2,106.00 for Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centres on Friday night. And on Saturday and Sunday, over 700 buildings opened up to the public for Open House …

Medieval & Renaissance gallery at the Victoria & Albert museum. Photo / Sinister Pictures After flirting with the idea, Tony Blair has decided to cancel his London book signing. Police are looking for two people in connection with the MI6 worker found dead in his …

Photo / Homemade Student art comes to Kennington Tube station. Plans for the 2012 triathlon and marathon swim released. Thought the banks were humbled? Think again: HSBC threatens to quit London if the Government breaks up big banks. MI6 worker sentenced for attempting to sell …

Food at Borough Market by Brandon Norris The pathologist who inspected Ian Tomlinson after his death at the G20 protest is found guilty of misconduct over previous examinations. The story behind that murdered MI6 worker might be too sensitive for the courts. Prospective Labour leader …

We have an unwritten rule here at Londonist that we never, ever jump on the viral marketing bandwagon. But this video, for Red Bull Cola, is just too delicious to resist. Cheers to whoever left the anonymous tip-off in our contribute section.

James Bond would be neither shaken nor stirred by the news today that MI5 is to launch a recruitment drive for gays and lesbians to join the government’s security service. The story was leaked to the Sun of all places (which we reckon isn’t particularly …

Londonist sent in good friend and Flemingophile, Chris Roberts (he of the Londonist walks and One Eye Grey fame), to spy on the new exhibition at the Imperial War Museum. As a kid I loved James Bond books, so much so that as an adult …