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Museum of the Order of St John recognised in 2026 Family Learning Awards

The winners of this year's Family Learning Awards have been announced, with the Museum of the Order of St John being Highly Commended in the Early...

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How TfL and City Hall are using cable cars to fight loneliness and social media ‘fear’

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Why is the City charging dockless bike operators only £31,860 a year?

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Update on new location of Smithfield and Billingsgate markets

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Upper Street basement nightclub shut down after stabbing

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Events • News

Royal drawing school unveils first in major new exhibition series

25 June 2026

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

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Community • Events

Get creative at the Charles Dickens Museum

25 June 2026

Sign up for a free creative writing workshop at the Charles Dickens Museum!

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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

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

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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

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

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Features • News

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

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

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

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

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Meet the Professor Who Found Shakespeare’s London Address

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The Remarkable Life of Anthony Martin Fernando

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TfL must utilise new powers to crack down on e-bike “nuisance” parking, Labour say

11 June 2026

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59 PSCOs to remain within Met Police after union pressure

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Sadiq Khan to stay silent on political future until 2027

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