Your weekly roundup of Londonist news and features.
The 'Bakerloop' Line Bus Service Is Coming This Autumn
BL1 will stand in for Bakerloo Tube extension.

West End Live 2025: Free Musical Theatre Festival Returns To Trafalgar Square This June
Giant singalongs, and changes to the viewing area this year.

Eurostar To Run Direct Services From London To Frankfurt And Geneva
From the early 2030s.

Things To Do In London In The Summer Holidays 2025
Family-friendly shows, exhibitions and events for all ages.

Karaoke Bars In London: Where To Let Loose With K-Pop And Kylie
Swap that hairbrush for a mic.

Five Of London's Biggest Mistakes
Forehead-slapping eff-ups.

Surround Yourself With Fabulous Flowers At This Glorious Garden Festival
A floral marquee, a festival of roses... and Alan Partridge? (sponsor)

What's Happening With The Earl's Court Development?
A development so big, it'll link up three Tube stations!

Living At The Barbican Wasn't Always That Great, Suggests Video From 1972
No laundrette, no supermarket, no nothing.

The Best Things To Do In London In Summer 2025
Your June-September events calendar, sorted.

Self-Driving Ubers Coming To London's Streets In 2026
"Complex driving environments" will help improve tech.

The Micro-History of A Traffic Island
Everything has a history, and everything is connected.

Review: Watercolours Never Looked So Raunchy - Edward Burra And Ithell Colquhoun At Tate Britain
Anything but still life.

The Millennium Bridge Turns 25... After Being Conceived In A Wine Bar
How the 'wobbly bridge' started life on the back of a napkin.

The Cleveland Street Scandal: A Victorian Tale Of Forbidden Sex And Establishment Cover-Up
"London's Vile Scandal".

Mapped: London's Best Independent Bookshops
Where to find everything from graphic novels to 17th century tomes.

What Is London Becoming?
According to old newspaper editorials.

A Free Lido Opens In East London's Docks This Summer
Feat. deckchairs and a sauna.

Looking Ahead: Things To Do This Week In London: 16-22 June 2025
A clown festival, the Summer Exhibition and a huge food festival.
