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A whole heap of Nelson memorabilia is being auctioned off at Bonhams, including a box made of bits of wood from his original ‘coffin’.

As Ramadan is a time of hunger, young Muslims in London have been empathising with the homeless and helping to feed them.

Not sure if opera rocks your boat or not? From 5th October onwards you can watch whole operas on the ROH’s funky, upgraded website.

The credit crunch isn’t just affecting the already-hard-up: Holland Park has just witnessed the UK’s biggest ever repossession, as an £11m mansion is seized. Ouch.

Aww! Cliff was reunited with his Summer Holiday co-stars this weekend, who turned up in a London bus to surprise him at a plaque unveiling ceremony in Elstree.

One third of Lambeth’s traffic wardens mysteriously stopped working after immigration and visa checks were instigated in the borough’s traffic department. Hmm. We foresee a ticket refund free-for-all.

A young woman receptionist has been knifed to death at an East London college, apparently by her ex-boyfriend.

Tooting Bec lido from Ronald Hackston's Londonist flickr stream.