- At a bruising Mayor's Question Time, Boris Johnson vowed to press ahead with fire station closures.
- Julian Assange really doesn't want to leave the Ecuadorian embassy.
- A proposed tower at Waterloo has been called in for judicial review.
- Palace vs. Spurs is the opening day London derby as the football fixtures are announced.
- David Wall, former male principle at the Royal Ballet, has died. His statue stands on Millbank.
