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By Dean Nicholas

Abbey Road Crossing Given Listed Status

The crossing in St John's Wood, immortalised for posterity when four tousle-haired Liverpudlians walked across it one balmy day in 1969, has been granted Grade II listed status.
By Lindsey

Mayor Criticised For New Year's Eve Sponsorship Deal

Boris Johnson's getting flak for accepting sponsorship from Wonga.com to fund free travel on New Year's Eve.

By SallyB2

Extra Extra

Featuring the Kings of Leon, the 100 Club, Eurostar, MI5 and rough sleepers.
By Dean Nicholas

9/11 Memorial For Potters Field Park?

A group called the 9/11 London Project Foundation is hoping to build a memorial to honour the victims of the 2001 terrorist attacks, using steel girders taken from Ground Zero.

By Dean Nicholas

London Underground Plans To Re-Tunnel Bank Station

London Underground is planning to rebuild large parts of Bank, in an effort to reduce congestion on one of the Tube's busiest stations.

By SallyB2

Extra Extra

In which Sidcup and Thamesmead make a rare appearance, and there is dramatic news for 2012 geeks and Simply Red fans.
By BethPH

HS2 Route Announcement Due Today

The anxiously-awaited announcement of the route for the Birmingham-London high speed rail link will arrive later today, assuming that like many other rail services across the country, it isn’t delayed by snow.
By M@

River Wandle To Be Unearthed In Croydon

A buried section of the River Wandle will be reinstated in a Croydon Park, thanks to lottery money.
By Dean Nicholas

BT Tower Restaurant Won't Re-Open

Plans to re-open the revolving restaurant at the top of the BT Tower have been quietly dropped.

By SallyB2

Weekend Round-Up

Weekend news, if we can drag you away from the fireside for a moment.
By Dean Nicholas

Cutbacks Hit The British Film Institute

The British Film Institute is to make job cuts and close the art gallery at BFI Southbank in new cost-cutting plans.
By SallyB2

Extra Extra

News. In which you can learn about new surgery, new apps, new moves and new figures.
By Lindsey

Fixed Fares For Late Night Black Cabs This Weekend

Westminster Council trials fixed rate fares to get you home in a Black Cab this weekend.

By SallyB2

Nature-ist Owl Alert

Feathered news, especially for the owl fanciers amongst you.
By BethPH

Black Cabs To Be Electric By 2020 – Sort Of

In his latest bid to improve air quality in London, Boris Johnson has announced that all new black taxis should be electric by 2020. But how realistic is his plan?
By Lindsey

Extra, Extra

If you've had enough of X-Factor avoid Bayswater tomorrow. And other news.

By Lindsey

Two Police Officers Stabbed In Ealing

A Police Constable and a PCSO have been stabbed in Ealing after stopping a member of the public on the street. The officers have been taken to casualty and a 30 year old man has been arrested.

By Lindsey

Suburbia Week On Exploring 20th Century London

A retro audio slideshow tells you about 1930s suburban London.
By Dean Nicholas

Tube Passengers Let Off At Closed Station

For the second time during the industrial action of recent months, passengers were mistakenly let off at Canada Water station during November's Tube strike.
By M@

Cutty Sark Made From LEGO

The famous clipper, currently under restoration in Greenwich, has been recreated in LEGO.
By Cat Wiener

Wikileaks Founder Gets Bail But Remains In Jail

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange remains behind bars after Swedish authorities challenged yesterday's ruling by Westminster magistrates' court to grant him bail.
By Dean Nicholas

New Architect Appointed For Middlesex Hospital Site

The site of Fitzrovia's Middlesex hospital has been taken over by a new architect, which is planning an entirely new scheme for what is one of central London's largest projects.
By Dean Nicholas

Artist's Impression Shows New London Bridge Station Concourse

This ethereal sketch is an artist's impression of how the all-new concourse at London Bridge station will look.
By Dean Nicholas

London's Largest Cycle Hire Docking Station Opens

An all-new, 126-bay Cycle Hire docking station at Waterloo station was opened this morning.