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2 days ago | londonist.com | Matt Brown

By M@ Last Updated 25 June 2025 M@ Why Is There Suddenly So Much Graffiti On The Tube? A Central line train covered in graffiti Image: Matt Brown We've all noticed it. The past few months have seen a big uptick in graffiti on the Tube. What's causing the unsightly surge, and what are the authorities doing about it?

2 days ago | londonist.com | Matt Brown

By M@ Last Updated 23 June 2025 M@ A Time Traveller's Pub Crawl Round London's Old Boozers This feature first appeared in July 2024 on Londonist: Time Machine, our much-praised history newsletter. To be the first to read new history features like this, sign up for free here. A cosy corner of Ye Olde Mitre.

3 days ago | londonist.com | Matt Brown

M@ Sir Rod Stewart Gets A London Plaque Legendary rocker/crooner gets a station plaque on the eve of his Glastonbury set. Sir Rod Stewart has been honoured with a new plaque at Twickenham station. Why Twickenham? It was here in 1964 that the future Sir Rod's talent was first acknowledged, while he was busking on the platform. And not by any old music scout, either.

3 days ago | londonist.com | Will Noble

By Will Noble Last Updated 24 June 2025 Will Noble 150-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Skeleton Joins Natural History Museum's Permanent Collection What Enigmacursor mollyborthwickae lacks in style it makes up for in realness. Honestly, the skeleton is 150 million years old.

4 days ago | londonist.com | Matt Brown

By M@ Last Updated 24 June 2025 M@ Queen Elizabeth II Memorial: Winning Design Announced Image: Foster + Partners We now know what the official memorial to Queen Elizabeth II will look like. It's an equestrian statue. But also a bridge. And a golden sculpture. And another statue of the Queen. And also Prince Philip. And some gardens.