- Grisly exhibits from the Met's secretive Black Museum — including death masks, nooses and possibly even the 'From Hell' letter supposedly written by Jack the Ripper — could go on display if talks between the Museum of London and the force are successful.
- Foreign investors are "increasing their grip on property in the capital", says the Guardian.
- Some very hardy souls got up yesterday to swim in the Serpentine at Hyde Park.
- The Kids Company charity dished up Christmas dinner to thousands at The Oval yesterday.
- People who hadn't spent enough money at Christmas queued up in Oxford Street from 7am today to dent their bank balances further.
- A Londoner who survived the Boxing Day Tsunami remembers that awful day 10 years ago.