- Selwyn Baptiste, one of the pioneers of Notting Hill Carnival, has died
- Olympic ticketing resale suspended after website problems
- Two trauma surgeons have written to the ES demanding action on cycling deaths
- The Mayor was on site at Hammersmith Flyover today to hear that it will be fully repaired and open in time for the Olympics. The local paper has heard otherwise.
- The River Lea 'crocodile' is most probably a sturgeon
