After yesterday's news about Eurostar settling well into its new home, here's another cheery account of a London landmark that has us thinking we might not be as bad at this construction thing as T5 would suggest. Though it may have opened years late and countless gajillions over budget, Wembley Stadium has been selected as one of the New Seven Wonders Of The World by the discerning critics at Condé Nast Traveler. Sitting among......

Honestly, did you really ever expect to see that headline? This is what London does better than anybody: ballsing up big civic projects. Think of the Dome, or the Millennium Bridge. It wouldn't be a proper London opening if chaos and confusion weren't part of the mix. Despite all the test runs, T5's first day of operational use quickly turned into a farce. Early teething troubles with the baggage system meant the entire system......

At first glance, this looks like a rather pleasant alternative to the Millennium Bridge - a verdant, undulating span like nothing else in London. But look at what's written along the side and you may feel your gorge begin to rise. The Diana Memorial Bridge is one of dozens of abandoned London schemes in a long-running thread on skyscrapercity forums. These include an X-rated erotic gherkin, a bulbous colander for Trafalgar Square and, our......

What were we saying? What were we saying? The Guinness Book of Records, or whatever it calls itself these days, seems to be degenerating into a compendium of stunts and antics. Dedication's what you need? No. What you need is a product to sell and a proactive marketing department. (The virtual lawyers tell us to add the phrase 'in our flippant opinion' here.) To strengthen our case, uktv GOLD are staging a world-record attempt on......

King's Cross train station has been closed and evacuated, the National Rail Enquiries woman tells us - due to bits falling off the roof. All mainline rail services from King's Cross have been cancelled. London Bridge is partially closed. Apparently - according to a forwarded email from a friend who works nearby - bits of the roof there have fallen off too. Update: Thanks to commenter Caspar who says London Bridge is still sort-of......

See listings here for today and here for ongoing events. Wednesday Architectural History of the Albert Hall: Pretty self-explanatory. Take a guided tour round the old, red beehive for £7.50. Tours from 11am, requires booking. Pub and Church Crawl: From holy spirits to those of the distilled kind, this tour of Clerkenwell’s historic boozers and churches is led by former RIBA president Maxwell Hutchinson. £7, booking required. Building the Gherkin: Documentary on the construction......

Following on from yesterday’s post, which listed ongoing events, here are the ones to catch this weekend only. Friday Renzo Piano ‘Sermon’: The man behind the Shard will deliver a ‘sermon’ from Southwark Cathedral. £15, booking required. Saturday Sheep Drive: You won’t want to miss this one. ‘60 Herdwick sheep will be driven from Borough Market over the Millennium Bridge to Smithfield Market.’ Lambs to the slaughter? St Bartholomew Fair: After counting sheep, stick......

The London Architectural Biennale and Architecture Week kick off proper tomorrow. Don’t be put off by the user-unfriendly names. Most of the events are aimed squarely at us everyday Londoners, and you’ll need no architectural knowledge to enjoy the activities. However, you will need very good organisational skills if you don’t want to miss out. There are such a staggering number and variety of events to consider that you might want to hire a......

What’s the UK’s favourite modern building? EASY! It’s the Gherkin. Everybody knows that. And poll after poll has confirmed it. But no, wait, what’s this? A new survey shows that the ‘Eden Project in Cornwall is the UK's best-loved modern building’? But that’s not London? That’s not even in a big city? Sorry. Sometimes we get carried away and forget there’s a wider UK out there. The survey was conducted for Constructionskills, the cumbersomely......

We don't mention Smoke Magazine enough on Londonist. Maybe we just take it for granted that everyone who reads this website will be picking it up anyway, or maybe because it's a quarterly it slips under our radar sometimes. But it shouldn't do because it's a great little publication and if you haven't read it before then now's the time to start because issue number 6 just came out and it's a doozy. Take......

Here we go again then with London Fashion Week. Don't get us wrong, we have nothing against fashion (although it may have a few questions to ask us one day, but that's a different matter). It's just LFW brings up the same tired old debates every year. For example: fur. Yes, we've already had our first London Fashion Week Disrupted by Protestors headline, and things only kicked off yesterday. PETA members were escorted out......

The Millennium Bridge (the swingingest bridge in town!) will close next month so the wobble inspectors can come in to test for any unwanted wobble (can you tell we just like the word 'wobble'?). According to the Standard, engineering firm Arup will descend on the bridge on 15 March for two days between the hours of 10am and 4pm, to assess whether or not the wobble has returned. What's strange in the Standard's report......