Populist: July 26 - August 1

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

As London marked three years before the Olympics, we got a tour of the stadium, while the same-sex hand holding relay went without a hitch

He's been in the job over a year, but has Boris Johnson actually done anything?

A train strike by Aslef and RMT members turned Liverpool Street into a ghost town

An intrepid urbanaut explored the troublesome route between Ebbsfleet Station and Northfleet, while Nature-ist delved into the Regent's Canal path Neil Boorman spoke about his branded good bonfire Some unusual travel advice was left at King's Cross

Rave reviews for the Wellcome Collection's new show, Exquisite Bodies, and the NPG's Gay Icons

Tom Norrington-Davies, chef at original gastropub The Eagle, answered our questions The dogging hotspots of Epping were discovered