- 21-year-old woman raped at a bus stop in Charlton.
- Woken up by last night's storm? Probably not as urgently as the occupants of this Streatham house, whose roof got toasted.
- A fatal fire in Catford last night.
- Powers to punish developers who leave homes empty are not being used.
- Boris's bollocks make it into the Guardian.
- Hong Kong firm MTR wins Crossrail franchise.
- The rest of this week's London rail news.
- Retired Routemaster bus becomes a New Orleans pool house.
- Can you name London's third busiest station, or the UK train stop with only eight visitors last year? Diamond Geezer has some geeky figures for you.
- A post office in a church? That's how they roll in West Hampstead.
- The BFI's sci-fi season cometh.
- Watson tomorrow? A world record attempt for the most Sherlock Holmeses in one place.
- Beekeeping on the Isle of Dogs.
- A Wellcome dose of sex, in November.
Image of last night's lightning in Surbiton by Emma Marie in the Londonist Flickr pool.