RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch This Weekend

Take an hour to count the feathered friends in your backyard or local park for the RSPB this weekend.

London On The Cheap: 27 January - 2 February

Duck the "double dip" with our recommendations of cheap and champion things to do around town this week, including sun salutations, Nintendisco, late at the V&A and a brand new Art Saves Lives happening in New Cross.

Art Students To Design Elements Of 2012 Victory Ceremonies

LOCOG has announced that Royal College of Art postgraduate students will design the podia to be used in all 2012 Victory Ceremonies as well as the the costumes for the "Presenter Escorts, Athlete Escorts and Medal and Flower Bearers" with accompanying flower holders and trays.

Photo of the Day: Ready To Go Up

Chinatown's getting ready for Year of the Rabbit celebrations.

Happy Australia Day London!

Party Aussie style at the Shepherds Bush Walkabout all day.

English Heritage London Blue Plaques Mapped

Planning a blue plaque perambulation? That task just got easier thanks to a new map.

London Transport Museum Croydon Flickr Scavenger Hunt

The Croydon leg of the Overground Uncovered photo scavenger hunt is being rerun by London Transport Museum on Saturday 5th February.

What's On In London At The Weekend? 21-23 January

Cold water swimming, piñata smashing, quiet music and Burns Night knees ups.

London On The Cheap: 20-26 January

How to keep out of the red and in the pink this week.

Rock Against The Cuts In Barnet: Help Save Artsdepot

Local musicians stage a benefit gig to protest against local council cuts and help save Artsdepot on Sunday 30 January.

Ayuba Suleiman Diallo Portrait To Stay In London For Now

A culturally and historically significant portrait of freed slave, Ayuba Suleiman Diallo, goes on display today at the National Portrait Gallery, following a temporary export bar and international negotiations over its future.

GB Handball Team Confirmed To Compete In Olympics

The British Olympic Association have announced that Team GB will field Handball teams in the 2012 Olympics.

100 Days To Royal Wedding

Whether you think hoo-ray or pooh pooh, there's no escaping it's 100 days to the Royal Wedding.

2012 Beach Volleyball Venue Gets Planning Permission

Westminster City Council has given a thumbs up to the 2012 beach volleyball arena for Horse Guards Parade.

London Museums Urged To Get Collections Out Of Storage

The Museums Association is challenging its London members to be creative in the face of cuts and bring unseen artefacts out of storage.

Preview: Night Shift @ Queen Elizabeth Hall

If you still think classical music is stuffy, expensive and uninteresting, try Night Shift on Wednesday at Queen Elizabeth Hall for informal, "No-Rules" classical music.

Evacuee Week on Exploring 20th Century London

A bite sized nugget of modern history to absorb this weekend.

Smile For London Launches On Monday