Populist: July 26 - August 1

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Last Updated 01 August 2009

Dean Nicholas Populist: July 26 - August 1

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Clockwise from top left: Vietnamese bánh mì, Rotherhithe Picture Research Library, inside the new Victoria line train, view from rooftop of Peckham Multiplex

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
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