The London Buzz - 3rd July 2025
Today's London news round-up:
Today's London news round-up:
School buries 200-year-old human skeleton used in biology classroom Camden New Journal
Why are so few Lambeth councillors declaring their personal interests and gifts received? Brixton Buzz
The former head producter of the Chiswick Playhouse theatre has been jailed after his original two-year suspended sentence was ruled to be insufficient. Chiswick W4
Kemi Badenoch has been told to “show some backbone”and expel their London Assembly leader Susan Hall, after she joined the advisory board of a far-right group demanding the mass deportation of millions of people living legally in the UK. Byline Times
Ealing Council has recommended to users of the borough’s parking payment system to review their settings after concerns were raised about privacy. Neighbournet
A barrister and climate campaigner has accused City of London Police of wasting resources after he was issued a ticket for cycling without hands on the handlebars Road CC
Fairer results and real representation: 25 years of PR on the London Assembly Electoral Reform Society
Two Catholic schools in Lambeth, south London, are the latest schools in London to merge due to a drop in pupil numbers and falling birth rates. BBC News
And from ianVisits:
Pigeons beware – a Harris Hawk is making weekly visits to Euston station
Major pedestrianisation scheme for Piccadilly Circus to St James’s Park
A Triptych of art exhibitions at Tate Britain
Network Rail warning: No trains between Gatwick and London on Sunday 13th July
Berrylands station to close from May 2026 for rebuilding work
London Museum seeking tenants for its new museum shops
Lambeth Palace having two more public open days this summer
Things to do in London tomorrow
Myth and Reality: The Victorian Solider in Art - Free
Join Susan Ward, the lead curator of their exhibition on Victorian military art, as she discusses the representation of soldiers in the late 19th century.
Discourse: Celebrating 200 years of benzene - From whale oil to aromaticity - £21.44
Chemist Judy Wu explores the ongoing significance of a chemical compound first isolated at the Ri 200 years ago: Benzene.