Jonathan Thomas

We’ve got another excellent clip from the ongoing BBC Series The Tube – this time they talk to people who work on the Underground and...

If you’re in the market for a new pad in London – we’ve got the perfect place for you! Battersea Power Station is on the...

The Cutty Sark – an old Tea Clipper that has long been on display in Greenwich – has set it’s reopening date. The famous ship...

1.     Clement Attlee Attlee is arguably Wandsworth’s most famous son – as the NHS was created during his reign as prime minister from 1945 to 1951...

There are a few rites of passage that every tourist has to experience on a trip to London. For example, it’s almost obligatory to join...

The Barbican Art Gallery in London is to hold the UK’s biggest exhibition of Bauhaus art and design in over 40 years. Bauhaus: Art as...

The Goldsmiths’ Company is to showcase some of the most exciting independent jewellery designer-makers in the UK at a selling exhibition this summer. Pavilion, a...

Big news from the major British budget hotel chain Travelodge – they plan to open 184 new budget hotels in London by 2025. They’re goal...

I know we post a lot of these types of videos but we just love them. The latest London Timelapse movie takes in some of...

This fun new video explore a day on the London Underground. From the video description: Day to Night on one of the world’s biggest Metro...

Unless you’re a regular on the New York Subway (the metro system, not the sandwich), the London Underground system can be confusing and at times...

Big news in London transport today – London’s new double-decker bus has gone into service after years of development. It’s officially called the New Bus...

The London Coffee Festival will celebrate London’s coffee culture during Britain’s National Coffee Week at the end of April. There will be artisanal Kimbo coffee and specialist...

The London Symphony Orchestra is going to hold a free concert in Trafalgar Square this May. From their website: BMW and the London Symphony Orchestra...

The Mall is usually the center of major events in London and this summer there’s two: The Diamond Jubilee and the London Olympics. This means...

Trafalgar Square’s fourth plinth is famous as the place where artists get to create a temporary sculpture to live in the square amongst Britain’s Kings...

[The Gherkin (aka Swiss Re Tower) building in London: it’s not edible but it is green. Picture by Vesna Middelkoop] A guest post by James...

This came through our inbox and we thought it was worth sharing. The Seven Dials/Covent Garden area has two cool pop-up shops during London Fashion...

Mayor of London Boris Johnson compares the redeveloped and newly reopened Blackfriars Station to a Scandinavian airport and a Swiss maternity ward. Check out this...

The most prestigious event in the UK’s theatrical calendar will take place at the Royal Opera House, London on Sunday 15 April. The Olivier Awards,...

Few people realise the extraordinary and fascinating history of the Underground. The Tube was the world’s very first underground train system, with the first section...

Thomson Hotels are opening their first UK hotel this month – Belgraves in west London, near Knightsbridge and Sloane Square. The hotel, in the area...

The V&A’s major autumn exhibition is Hollywood Costume, bringing together more than 100 iconic costumes designed for famous and unforgettable characters from Hollywood movies of...

In 2013, London Underground will be 150 years old. At London Transport Museum we’re in the process of collecting contemporary material related to the Underground,...

The always excellent photoblog Stuck in Customs has posted a great picture of London from the top of St Paul’s Cathedral. This is now my...

A crystal-encrusted, million-pound MINI Cooper has been airlifted out of the Trocadero in London, to make way for a knitted Ferrari. Report by Sophie Foster.

Guests of London’s Savoy hotel will soon be able to record themselves at Abbey Road, Britain’s most famous recording studios. Abbey Road Studios have signed...

Every year, Trafalgar Square’s fourth plinth sees a new statue set up, giving tourists taking in some of the top city break destinations in London the opportunity...

The Queen has made Greenwich in south-east London a royal borough to mark her Diamond Jubilee. It is the first borough to be granted royal...

Londoners and visitors will be able to explore more than 200 green spaces across 25 London boroughs during a weekend in June. London’s Open Squares...