- Nine people escaped from a fire in Wimpole Street overnight. 70 firefighters were on the scene.
- The rumour mill's next choice to succeed Boris Johnson as Mayor: Karren Brady.
- A 77 year old man has been found stabbed to death in his Newham home.
- Two teenagers are in hospital following a stabbing outside a Worcester Park KFC.
- Another stabbing: this time by police on a dog during a drugs raid, when it refused to take its jaws out of an officer's leg.
- Meanwhile, in Vilnius, seven London police officers have been arrested after a stag party fight.
- The Washington Post looks at Boris Johnson's unpaid US tax bill.
- House prices are driving 30something Londoners out to the provinces.
- Inspired by Indonesia, Boris suggests London could have car-free Sundays. Warning: accompanying photo contains crimes against fashion.
- An illegally converted house in Clapham has a tree growing through it. "Garden view"?
- Looks like Monday's Northern line tube strike is still on.
