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A fundraising themed illustration, selected by fiddling some crucial numbers… 11 Londonistas and readers are undertaking the Maggie’s Cancer Care Centres 20 mile night hike 20 miles, around London, overnight. 20 miles! 920 pounds raised so far which is… 37 per cent of our target …

Last week’s Londonist numbers and the corresponding picture that might be a Da Vinci Code-style clue to something: 5 shortlisted designs for the defunct gas holder in Kings Cross, of which the playground appeals to us the most 43 marathons completed in 52 days by …

This Week In London’s History Monday – 7th September 1978: Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov is stabbed in the thigh with an umbrella whilst walking across Waterloo Bridge. He soon develops a fever, is hospitalised, and dies three days later. A post-mortem reveals a metal pellet …

Londonist is one of thirteen in the worldwide Gothamist network. Once a week, the editors of each site – from SFist to Shanghaiist – compile some of their most interesting posts into a neat digest. Check out what’s been going on elsewhere in the ist-a-verse: …

This Week In London’s History Monday – 22nd September 1955: A new television channel, ITV, launches at a ceremony at the Guildhall. Its broadcasting initially only covers the London area, but would be spread to the other UK regions over the next seven years. Tuesday …

This Week In London’s History Monday – 8th September 1915: During the first bombing raid on London of the First World War, a Zeppelin drops incendiary bombs near Fenchurch Street. Tuesday – 9th September 1960: Hugh John Mungo Grant is born in Hammersmith. He would …

After the return of the great Led Zepp last year, their inflatable namesakes are making a comeback. Zeppelins are set to hove into view across the London skyline this summer, but thankfully their arrival isn’t a new wave of Kaiser-directed aerial assault: they will be …