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London News
- Call to trial gunfire detection systems at 'soft targets' in London
- A Second World War air raid shelter under Soho Square has been put on the market for £175,000
- The future of Bromley Museum is unclear
- 'Christian patrols' have been restarted in London by a far-right group
- Could we lose some of our night bus services when the tube goes 24 hours?
- Bounce off. The world's longest trampoline idea has fallen flat
- New bosses at National Theatre unveil plays for 2015
- London commuters face a series of walkouts on the Woolwich Ferry, DLR and tube. Joy
- Work to create a new nature reserve in Stoke Newington begins next month
- Sad news: Centre Point's Koreatown has been wiped out by Crossrail
Must-read articles
- A friendly reminder that the general election is coming. Please make sure you're registered to vote
- We revelled in Blue Monday with a series of gloomy London songs (how else to react to a bogus marketing stunt?)
- More Google Street View curiosities: faces on pub signs and adverts get blurred too
- On the hunt for odd, dead animals in London? Of course you are!
- Vicars, farmers and an ancestor of James Bond: people who got their names on the tube map
- Where to find, feed, enjoy and... eat squirrels in London
- Video: hear from the artists behind a new political exhibition in Westminster Hall
- We've been itching to tell you about the thousands of mosquitoes living underground in Bloomsbury
- Our guide to spoken word nights in London
- How to eat, drink and smoke like Churchill — if you are so inclined
- Watch our beginner's guide to attending an art fair
- In the first of a new series we present a short film that features London from up-and-coming filmmakers
Top reviews
- Yes, we play with stickers. Yes, we're adults. Yes, it's still fun
- Best new food shops: HG Walter in Barons Court
- New restaurant Pedler could be the best of the Peckham bunch ★★★★☆
- The Guildhall Art Gallery has reopened following its first major rehang in 15 years ★★★★☆
- Disorientating and atmospheric with a cyber-punk setup: Light at Barbican Centre ★★★☆☆
- Royal Academy successfully captures Peter Paul Rubens’s legacy in this blockbuster show ★★★★☆
- In our latest vegetarian review, we try the udon at Den ★★★☆☆
- Josie Long fans will enjoy her latest show, sceptics may not be persuaded ★★★☆☆
- The Changeling finds an ambient, thrilling home at Sam Wanamaker Playhouse ★★★☆☆
- Jews behaving badly at St James Theatre ★★★★☆
Things to do
- If you can get to St James's palace for 11am today, you'll catch a procession commemorating a royal execution
- Bars you shouldn't miss if you're up for a cocktail crawl around Brixton
- Is curling up with a good book your idea of a great thing to do? Here are our recommendations this month
- Videos illustrating important moments from Parliament's history are now playing on tube platforms
- On 30 January a river procession will mark the 50th anniversary of Churchill's funeral
- Renting in London is no fun, so get together with Generation Rent to talk about it
- Nothing says "I love you" like anatomical whisky tasting. Right?
- See a big band in a tiny venue and help change the world this February
- London Beer Week, it's a thing, and it's coming soon
- Tickets are now on sale to see Meghan Tailor at Shepherd’s Bush Empire in April. If you really want to
- Or snap up tickets to see Bradley Cooper in The Elephant Man, on stage from May
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