Populist: July 5 - 11

A round-up of our most popular posts from the past seven days, and what made the news in London this week:

A huge fire gutted a buildling on Dean Street in Soho...

... days after a deluge of rainfall swept the capital. Couldn't they have timed it better?

Gormley's 'One And Other' launched in Trafalgar Square; we saw the first no-show, and one local has already thrown his toys out of the pram

The Met released confusing and contradictory advice to photographers

TfL talked refunds to Oyster pre-pay users affected by strikes

A report burst the long-standing myth about immigrants taking council homes

Sydenham showed that it had talent An improbable re-design for London Bridge was unveiled Could kitty cats return to theatres? Speaking of the boards, Arcola Theatre's A Lament For Medea came highly recommended

Al fresco ideas for summer: roof terraces, waterside hostelries, beer gardens, or watching The Ashes