A rare chance to see Hokusai’s complete Mount Fuji series in London
A rare exhibition brings together all 46 prints in Hokusai’s Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, including three versions of his most famous image.
Tickets Alert: Tours of UCL’s maps collection
An opportunity is coming up to explore one of the UK's last surviving university map libraries and see its collection up close.
https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/tickets-alert-tours-of-ucls-maps-collection-93336/
City Hall calls on councils to help tackle London’s patchy mobile coverage
Offering public buildings and land for equipment could help improve services, but funding and delivering network upgrades remains the responsibility of mobile operators.
Prince Charles Cinema saved after long dispute with its landlord
Central London’s cult Prince Charles Cinema has survived a long battle with its landlord and signed a long-term lease that secures its future for at least the next quarter century.
Winnie-the-Pooh’s skull goes on display in central London
Winnie-the-Pooh's skull has gone on display in central London – or, more correctly, the skull of the real bear who inspired A.A. Milne's furry friend.
https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/winnie-the-poohs-skull-goes-on-display-in-central-london-93289/
I've never seen a military escort at 10 Downing Street before.
(for Volodymyr Zelenskyy's summit)
Turns out that Hilton London Bankside has a Moomin-themed brunch.
Sadly, it doesn't include large slices of Mozzarella cheese being offered up as Moomin flesh.
HMV to close its Oxford Street store citing soaring rental costs
HMV has announced it will close its flagship Oxford Street shop in March 2027, just over three years after returning to its historic home
London TravelWatch exposes ‘fundamental flaws’ in transport crime reporting
The watchdog says a complicated reporting process and poor responses to victims are undermining confidence and concealing the extent of hate crime on the network.
Future GBR trains expected to offer step-free access by default
All new Great British Railways (GBR) trains will be expected to try to offer step-free access without needing staff-assisted ramps, the government has confirmed.
Kew Gardens to offer rare visits inside its emptied Palm House
The nearly 180-year-old landmark will briefly reopen without its plants next summer, ahead of a renovation expected to take three to four years.
An ancient scroll created to protect Korea makes a rare visit to London
A Buddhist scroll created to seek protection from invasion is among nearly 200 treasures in a major exhibition of Korean artistic heritage.
No trains between Staines and Windsor during the October half-term
There will be no trains between Staines and Windsor & Eton Riverside via Wraysbury for a week during October half-term, while engineers carry out track and bridge maintenance.
It's Christmasween in Waitrose.
A man who deliberately blew up a ULEZ camera in south-east London has been jailed for 15 years after an investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing London.
It's October, which can mean one thing - time for the flu and covid booster jabs.
Yay for vaccines and science saving lives.
PS: My arms hurt.
Romance beneath the brollies: Renoir’s Paris comes to the National Gallery
Behind the dancing, drinking and dreamy Parisian scenes, the National Gallery’s new exhibition reveals a world of flirtation and social signals easily missed by modern eyes.
Shinto ceremony marks start of British Library extension and Crossrail 2 station
A Japanese Shinto ceremony has marked the start of construction on the British Library’s £1.1 billion extension, a development that will also reserve underground space for a future Crossrail 2 station.
Burnt Oak tube station closing for two weeks for step-free construction work
Burnt Oak tube station on the Northern line will be closed for a couple of weeks from late October for engineering works to add step-free access.
Today I learned that when the City of London's sheriffs are admitted to their roles and sign their oath, they still do so with a quill and ink, not a pen.
Apparently, it's quite a challenge.