Greenwich first; then the torch will travel through all 33 London boroughs
It's been 228 years since the last person was hanged at the Tyburn gallows.
An insight into their busiest night of the year. The busiest, it seems, mainly because of idiots.
A classic view of Kew.
Photographer Jason Hawkes has been spending time in the skies again
The official Olympic posters stir others into creativity.
Meet the Eastender who composed one of the world's great songs, traded slaves, then helped abolish slavery.
Your country. Your rules.
Our pick of the best comedy gigs next week.
Geeks to the left of us, freaks to the right...
And the rest of the day's news...
Tori Amos marks 20 years since she moved to London with a beautiful live performance at Hammersmith Apollo.
Eggy goodness, inspired by this week's breakfast podcast.
An acoustic session for a bargainous fiver! That's your Sunday night sorted.
Yours for £7 a pop, the Queen gets hers for free
This week's round up of gallery offerings around town (although it's especially East London-y this time round)
The low-down on the first night of this Notting Hill festival - in dialogue form.
A group of concerned residents have started a campaign to have an eastern cycling bypass of the Elephant and Castle roundabout system included in the planned regeneration scheme.
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