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While the National Gallery is trying to save the Titians, Westminster Cathedral wants to wrest The Baptism of Christ, painted by Piero della Francesca away from them for free.

New towers have been announced for the Hamlets More fine Thames bridges have been listed Croydon hits crime headlines again with a fatal drive-by shooting last night

And it's official - we have the best pedestrian crossings in Europe. If you get run over on one of them, it's "user" error.

Image courtesy of alexmuller via the Londonist flickr group.