- Amid the Oxford Street sales bustle, a man's been stabbed
- Better off staying in and watching telly: tube and rail affected by strikes, shutdowns and engineering work
- Bad news for gigs: fire at the O2 Brixton Academy and Westminster Council is reviewing Hyde Park's events licence
- Look! The Olympic Park is 90% complete and greening up nicely (in more ways than one)
- The Met chief is dubious about using water cannon on rioters
- Sticking with the police, their #mpsXmas tweets revealed Christmas Day call outs for fires, fights and false teeth
Deserted Covent Garden market yesterday, by mikehellers from the Londonist Flickr pool
