The London Buzz - 18th June 2025
Today's London news round-up:
Today's London news round-up:
Heathrow Airport reduced flights for 12 minutes during King's Birthday flypast Forces News
London’s mayor does not plan to stand for a fourth term – who will follow him? New Statesman
As London's Air Ambulance Charity looks to the future, FORM Brands Studio delivers a bold new visual and verbal identity that blends urgency and optimism. Creative Boom
Mother’s deportation to Gambia halted by judge after she was rushed to Heathrow at 3am Independent
This is the moment a London fare dodger is confronted by ticket inspectors but escapes scot-free because they do not have any powers to detain passengers. Standard
Waltham Forest Council apologises after incorrectly billing social care users Waltham Forest Echo
Enfield kids raise hundreds selling lemonade to help cousin battle brain tumour Enfield Dispatch
The curious case of Sadiq Khan's new nightlife adviser London Centric
The Charity Commission is considering whether to intervene after an east London-based charity café closed recently. Civil Society
And from ianVisits:
London’s Marble Arch shines again after first major clean in nearly 20 years
Tickets Alert: Climb down into an Ice Well at the Canal Museum
Unsilenced: New exhibition exposes sexual violence as a weapon of war
iPhone designer, Sir Jony Ive becomes a trustee at the British Museum
HS2 railway now not expected to open until 2035 at the earliest
London’s Pocket Parks: Lismore Circus, NW5
Things to do in London tomorrow
Swiftonomics - the economic phenomenon of Taylor Swift - Free
Find out more about how Taylor Swift has redefined the economic influence of entertainment.
Cracking the Crab: Russian Espionage Against Japan - Free
Cracking the Crab tells the extraordinary full story of Russian intrigue targeting Japan, from first encounters in the eighteenth century to the Soviet declaration of war in August 1945.
Railton Road: Lifeline of Brixton and Beyond - Free
A talk by Lambeth Tour Guide Nikky Catto and The Brixton Society based on Nikky's research from working there, opening the family albums of those who live there and how its activist roots changed her life when homeless.
The Truth About Modern Slavery - A Talk by Emily Kenway - £5.28
A talk by Emily Kenway exposing the harsh reality of modern slavery.