Just over 17 years ago, a former Mayor of London announced the launch of the London Overground, a railway that was to spread its orange tentacles across the tube map. Today, the current Mayor of ...

A somewhat fun exhibition has opened on Oxford Street, which is all about IKEA’s famous blue bags, and you can buy a personalised bag from them. As an exhibition, it’s fairly small, and where I had ...

The City of London has made the decision to break away from centuries of direct control over several of its food markets. The decision taken in a closed meeting of the Court of Common Council ...

The Elizabeth line is suffering its second day of a major signalling outage which has shut down the core section of the railway. There is no service between Abbey Wood and Paddington through the new ...

A section of canal walkway in Paddington is to get a makeover after Westminster Council approved funding for the works to start. At the moment, there’s a length of canal path in Westbourne Green that ...

Under plans being put forward by Barratt London and TfL’s Places for London, approximately 300 new homes could be built around High Barnet tube station on the Northern line. High Barnet is a northern ...

If you want to give something this Christmas that your recipient can use all year round, rather than socks and fragrances… give them membership to a museum or gallery they love. Most museums have some ...

London Underground staff members of the RMT union have accepted a pay rise, which will end the ongoing series of tube strikes. Under the terms of the pay deal, lower-paid staff will receive raises ...

The council says that the hubs would be places that offer a mix of sustainable and active shared travel options, which can include shared bikes, car clubs, electric vehicle charging points, cargo ...

The charges to use the Silvertown and Blackwall tunnels have been announced by Transport for London (TfL), ahead of the new Silvertown Tunnel opening in Spring 2025. Although the Silvertown Tunnel is ...

Tickets for the annual weekend, when loads of London’s usually private gardens are open to the public, have gone on sale, with a Christmas discount for early buyers. The event began with volunteers’ ...

Over the weekend, more of the London Overground was split into its new names, with the new tube maps appearing in stations. Apart from the obvious name changes, there have been some other tweaks that ...