A French stunt climber who calls himself 'Spiderman' is forced to stop his climb up the  Canary Wharf Tower in London's Docklands.

An exhibition opens in the Tower of London today of some of the most precious exhibits from the Kremlin museum in Moscow.

The  Natural History Museum is the latest high-profile London museum to announce it is to scrap admission charges.

Rowers in dragon boats are competing in a day of races on the River Thames to raise money for charity.

About 30 teams will be competing in the Abingdon Dragon Boat Races on Sunday.

The event is organised by the Rotary Club of Abingdon Vesper and since 2002 more than £88,000 has been raised for numerous charitable causes.

Each boat has its own drummer and spectators on the river bank can also enjoy the fun fair, food and craft stalls and refreshment marquee.

A new conference centre will be built in central London as part of a new investment deal unveiled by Mayor Ken Livingstone.

The second of two new pedestrian walkways has opened across the Thames in central London, linking the South Bank arts complex with the attractions of the West End.

The two Hungerford Bridges, constructed alongside the main rail bridge into  Charing Cross station, are expected to carry seven million people a year.

They cost £60m and took two years to build.

The builders had to overcome the difficulties of building around an existing structure, maintaining a crossing for the public at all times and sinking piles near two London Underground tunnels.

Carl Powell of  Westminster Council said: “We now have a clean, safe environment for visitors, residents and business in London to link the West End with the emerging entertainment district of the South Bank.”