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National Portrait Gallery buys rare photographs of Ada Lovelace for the nation

London’s Alleys: Ransom Walk, Charlton, SE7

Christmas and New Year rail travel in London: Day-by-day guide to closures and reduced services

Winter sale on tickets to Starlight Express

Where does Black Tom toll the Devil’s Knell? Welcome to the King William College quiz

The ancient Trial of the Pyx is moving to Mansion House in 2026

Santander Cycles to get self-charging e-bikes and new smartphone app

The Union flag that led Nelson’s fleet at Trafalgar may be saved for UK museum

January bargain: Heath Robinson Museum drops £8 ticket for pay-what-you-can Fridays

Step-free access work at Wandsworth Town station to start in February 2026

Discounted tickets to Pinocchio at Shakespeare’s Globe

Plans unveiled for a covered Soho alley through former Twentieth Century Fox HQ

From 1925 onwards: the Tidal Thames News archive is now online

From pigeon droppings to public art: Clapham Junction underpass gets a dramatic makeover

Tickets Alert: Tours of Buckingham Palace’s private east wing