- London's 10 recently closed fire stations are up for sale...
- ...and it's costing £68,786 to guard each empty station.
- Police search for woman who stamped on someone's face in attempt to steal a mobile phone.
- City Hall chief of staff claimed £24k in expenses last year, mainly for travel.
- A Queen's Guard pointed his rifle at a man outside Buckingham Palace on Friday.
- Did you visit the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on its opening weekend?
- If you've been 'stranger shamed' on public transport, TfL says you should contact the British Transport Police.
- Black cab fares have gone up 0.7%.
- The Boat Race sets off near Putney Bridge at 5.55pm. (At the time of publishing the Goat Race also hadn't taken place.)
- Bruce Forsyth thinks Boris Johnson should replace him on Strictly.
- Theory that the medieval St Leonard's church in Shoreditch inspired the tomb scene at the end of Romeo and Juliet.
- Why do train delays happen?
Wheelchair basketball at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, by Andrew Smith from the Londonist Flickr pool
