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Royal drawing school unveils first in major new exhibition series

Frank Bowling: Driven to Draw, opens today at The Royal Drawing School

An elderly man in a wheelchair poses in an art gallery, surrounded by colourful abstract paintings on the walls.

Community • Events

Get creative at the Charles Dickens Museum

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News

More than one million homes in London need retrofitting due to increasing temperatures

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Comment • Features • Interviews

Meet the Founders Bringing Homemade Lunches Back to Clerkenwell

Two women wearing jumpers stand at the entrance of a shop, one holding a coffee cup, with a menu and shop hours visible on the door.

News

London Councils vows to continue funding Freedom Pass after pressure from campaigners

Group of protesters outside a building holding signs opposing cuts to the Freedom Pass in London.

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Community • History • News

St John Ambulance awarded grant by The National Lottery Heritage Fund to highlight 150 years of community first aid

23 June 2026

St John Ambulance has just announced a £240,026 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to deliver a project exploring 150 years of community first aid, as the...

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London Museum in Smithfield will open its doors on 28 November 2026

19 June 2026

London Museum announced this week that it will open the doors to its new permanent galleries in Smithfield’s General Market on 28 November 2026, marking a new chapter...

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Electric cars charging under solar-paneled canopies at a modern station. Yellow and red cars are in focus. A plane flies in the cloudy sky above.

News

City Hall vows to drive down EV costs for Londoners as TfL unveils first of 25 major charging hubs at stations

Two blue Wayve autonomous vehicles with roof sensors are parked inside a garage with people gathered around in the background.

News

Self-Driving Taxis could be “huge” opportunity for London transport

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Features

A new cultural home for Clerkenwell: Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration opens at New River Head

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News

Museum of the Order of St John launches new free digital guide

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News

London councils must acquire empty homes to help solve capital’s housing crisis

Islington town hall

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Islington Council shells out £2.7k for ‘injustice’ to vulnerable homeless woman

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Features • History • Interviews

Meet the Professor Who Found Shakespeare’s London Address

White Hyundai electric autonomous robotaxi with rooftop sensors displayed indoors at an exhibition.

News

Mayor and TfL must look to Oslo to prepare London for Robotaxi flood

Traffic signs for low emission zones and safer heavy goods vehicle zone under a clear blue sky on a city street.

News

Dutch-style zero emissions zone needed to clamp down on diesel van use in London

Woman in a white blazer holding a rugby ball and clicker, speaking at a Mayor of London #SportingCapital event.

News

City Hall must ensure women’s sporting boom benefits trickle down to Londoners

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News

Are data centres undermining London’s climate goals?

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News

New Green Assembly Member vows to hold Mayor of London to account on housing record

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