Monument

A group called the 9/11 London Project Foundation is hoping to build a memorial to honour the victims of the 2001 terrorist attacks, using steel girders taken from Ground Zero.

London Underground is planning to rebuild large parts of Bank, in an effort to reduce congestion on one of the Tube’s busiest stations.

And we were first up. Well, almost. One over-keen journalist stormed up the 311 steps faster than you could say ‘world’s tallest freestanding column’, leaving us to a huffing, puffing second place. We didn’t get a silver medal, but did acquire a certificate of stair-climbing …

A giant erection, yesterday. As noted by the BBC, the recently restored Monument is effectively crowded out of the skyline by office blocks. Fortunately, excavation beneath the column foundations uncovered a clockwork jacking mechanism installed by Robert Hooke. The column now stands proudly over the …

The Met’s racial diversity manager has withdrawn her discrimination claim against the force. And resigned. Mr. Obama has been inaugurated in situ…at Madame Tussauds. Kids bugging you? Why not shut them in a swimming pool locker? Four people were injured this morning when a bus …

Here’s what we’ve learned whilst you’ve been out enjoying this glorious sunshine: The Artful Dodger won’t be happy: fare evaders are to be fined a couple of ponies from now on. A rather wonderful playground just for disabled kids has opened in Hillingdon. Frieze in …