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Services on the Hammersmith and City tube line has been partly suspended due to a gas leak.

Hammersmith underground station, which is on the Hammersmith and City line, has been closed since 1540 GMT.

The line is shut between Hammersmith and Edgware Road stations. Shepherd's Bush Road has also been closed between Brook Green and Hammersmith Broadway.

London Underground (LU) said the leak was near the Hammersmith Palais and an investigation is under way.

Happy New Year to all! I hope 2006 was successful to all of you and I wish you even more success in 2007. Since it is 4th of January already, and the New Year's parade is all over now, I will post the worth paying attention events for the next days until the end of January.

Event: London Boat Show
Date: 5th - 14th January

Event: Alegria - Cirque du Soleil
Date: 5th - 28th January

British Airways is to cancel all UK domestic services from London Heathrow on Thursday following severe fog.

The firm said a significant number of European flights, including routes to Paris and Brussels served by the Eurostar, will also be grounded.

BA and other airlines cancelled more than 180 flights to and from Heathrow on Wednesday.

Some 18 Gatwick flights were affected as were services from Liverpool John Lennon and Cardiff International.

Passenger numbers on some of Britain's busiest rail services could double in the next 10 years, it has been claimed.

The predicted rise suggested by South West Trains (SWT) is more than double previous industry estimates.

Some 440,000 passengers use SWT trains every day, mainly into and out of London's Waterloo station.

The firm is increasing capacity on some of its most crowded routes, including the London to Portsmouth line, with measures including longer trains.

December is maybe one of my favourit montsh. Why is that? It is easy to guess - because I love Christmas. Actually, who doesn't? But what is Christmas without the colourful strings of angels, bells, holly and other yuletide symbols
sparkling charmingly over our heads. Each Christmas London’s streets are festooned with a glittering assortment
of lights to illuminate our path during the festive period.

Six people were injured and up to 150 houses were damaged when a tornado swept through several London streets leaving a trail of destruction.

Rooftops were ripped off and cars were badly damaged as the twister hit the Kensal Rise area of north-west London.

One man suffered a serious head injury and five have been treated for minor injuries and shock.

Fire services have sealed six roads in a zone covering a quarter of a square mile and searched 100 properties.

The London 2012 Olympics aquatics centre will be smaller than originally planned in order to save costs.

Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell sent the designer "back to the drawing board" last December as the original £75m budget looked set to double.

The wave-shaped roof will now be 14,000 square feet, which is just over a third of the original 35,000 square feet.

The original capacity of 20,000 seats will remain with 15,000 for the main pool and 5,000 for the diving pool.

A woolly mammoth has been placed in Trafalgar Square to highlight the effects of climate change.

The 11.5ft (3.5m) replica was unveiled by the Natural History Museum to warn how life in Britain could undergo radical change in the next 50 years.

The museum's researchers believe we may have to adapt to "baking summers" as well as "mortally freezing winters".

"The British way of life and Homo Britanicus could go the same way as the woolly mammoth," the museum warned.

New rules permitting small amounts of liquids in hand luggage on European and UK flights have come into effect.

Liquids are limited to 100ml per container and no more containers than would fit in a one-litre plastic bag.

The new EU-wide rules represent a relaxation of the anti-terror measures in the UK, but will represent a clampdown for many European countries.

The UK imposed curbs in August after police said they had foiled a plot to bring down as many as 10 planes.

Six members of a brothel gang, that made about £2m in less than 17 months have been jailed.

Scores of young women were recruited in Malaysia and smuggled into the UK posing as tourists.

Southwark Crown Court was told at least one was tricked into leaving her family after being offered an all expenses paid sightseeing trip.

The six men from London, Birmingham and Hertfordshire, were sentenced to up to five years each.

People who let off fireworks after 2300 GMT may face an £80 fine, a north London council has warned.

Enfield Council has launched a poster campaign - with the slogan, "It's not rocket science" - to warn people about the penalty which applies all year.

This year one person has already been fined for breaking the curfew. Those involved in anti-social behaviour will also be penalised, officials said.

Families and tourists in a London park were left shocked when a pelican picked up and swallowed a pigeon.

The unusual wildlife spectacle in St James's Park was caught on camera by photographer Cathal McNaughton.

He said the Eastern White pelican had the unfortunate pigeon in its beak for more than 20 minutes before swallowing it whole.

An RSPB spokesman said: "It is almost unheard of for a pelican to eat a bird. Their diet should be strictly fish."

Every year in London take place massive celebrations to commemorate the failure of the 1605 Gunpowder Plot. Catholic Guy Fawkes attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament and the King, James I, along with it. He was executed for treason, but he’s remembered by children the length and breadth of the country as they burn effigies of the infamous traitor on large bonfires, as fireworks are fired off into the night’s sky. These celebrations are a great chance for you to go out, stare London's sky and see thousands of pyrotechnics go up in smoke. Also there are some good musical events to see such as the London Jazz Festival which will go from 10th to 19th November.

Which wil be the greatest events in London in April, 2006? Well, personally, I think that the main event this month will be the Notting Hill Carnival. This is Europe's greatest party that started as a small local party by a homesick Carribean community in West London. Today over a million people come to the party. Here are the other important events that will take place in London this month:

Event: Notting Hill Carnival

Like a scene from science fiction movie Blade Runner set in Victorian England, giant advertisement films are to be beamed on to London Underground platform walls.

Replacing posters on the walls opposite the platforms from the start of next year, the advertisements will be shot across from projectors installed above passengers' heads.

Full colour and even high-definition, the "cross-track projection" system will be installed at an initial 24 stations in Zone One.

If the capacity of airports and the number of hotel rooms were increased, more people would visit the United Kingdom, a leading tourism expert has said.

World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) president, Jean-Claude Baumgarten, also said the 2012 Olympic Games in London offered a "huge" opportunity. He also warned that value for money was vital for tourists who saw London as an expensive destination. Mr Baumgarten was speaking as a WTTC report on UK tourism was published.

Well, here are the most important events that will take place in London, UK within June, 2006. Maybe one of the most interesting events will be the Bon Jovi concert at rebuilded Wembley Stadium on 10th of June. Here are the other events and dates which would possibly be of interest to a considerable amount of tourists.

Event: The Epsom Derby
Date: 2nd - 3rd June
Place: Epsom Down Racecourse

Mayor Ken Livingstone has announced that London is going to get its 100th night bus.

Bus line 281 will run a 24-hour service from Hounslow to Tolworth in West London from Saturday. There were 57 night bus routes with about 15 million passengers in 2000. They are now much safer with the new service of a dedicated police unit which patrols buses and taxis. All of the buses also have CCTV. Ken Livingstone, mayor of London, noted how much the bus service is overhauled in the last six years and the 100th night bus proves it.

A mystery letter posted to a Cambridge University college 56 years ago has finally been delivered.

Trinity College porters were surprised when the faded letter, posted in London on 3 March 1950, turned up.

The faded handwritten letter, addressed to George Green, reads: "George, will meet at Monty's next weekend. Is 2pm acceptable? Love Gwen."

Trinity College said staff were checking their records to find out whether Mr Green was a student.

The timetable for London to be ready for the 2012 Olympics is "extremely tight", an inquiry has heard.

Olympic chief David Higgins said no building work could begin on the East London Olympic Park until all the land needed is in public control.

He was speaking at a public inquiry into compulsory purchase orders on 306 hectares (756 acres) in Stratford.

About 90% is in public ownership, but many firms and residents are fighting eviction from the Lower Lea Valley.

One of London's top hotels has been voted the best place to indulge in afternoon tea in the city.

Claridge's in Mayfair scooped first place in the UK Tea Council awards after being scrutinised on 17 criteria by mystery diners.

Staff at the central London hotel impressed judges with their "excellent tea knowledge and attentive manner".

Afternoon tea, comprising tea, cakes, pastries and finger sandwiches is served daily and costs £28.50 each.

Hundreds of Christians have marched through London in a procession led by a man dressed to resemble Christ.

Marcel Croome wore a long white tunic and sandals, and carried a wooden cross from the Methodist Central Hall in Victoria Street to Westminster Abbey.

En route, it stopped off at Catholic Westminster Cathedral, signifying the unity between the different churches.

Archbishop of Westminster Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor asked people to remember innocent victims of our times.

Millions of British holidaymakers have taken to the roads, rail and air at the start of the great Easter getaway.

Airports are expecting record numbers to pass through terminals, with 2.3 million heading to destinations such as Spain, New York, Dubai and Dublin.

On the roads, long queues were reported on major routes across the UK from Thursday afternoon.

In England, the Highways Agency has lifted road works at 27 major locations on motorways and major A-roads.

Developers of the Millennium Dome are confidant its legacy will be a help and not a hindrance to its future.

The venue in Greenwich, south-east London, is undergoing a £600m revamp to become an entertainment complex.

Renamed The O2, it is due to open in July 2007 and will house 11 cinema screens and a 23,000-seater arena.

David Campbell, AEG Europe president, said: "The fact that people start with such low expectations means there's only one way to go.. and that's up".

Pigeon-proofing is one of the measures under way as restorers begin a £420,000 facelift on Nelson's Column in London.

It is the first major restoration on the Trafalgar Square Grade 1 listed monument in 20 years.

Repairs will include stonework, removing pigeon droppings, and pigeon-proofing some minor areas.

It is due to finish in July ahead of the square's annual summer events. The column stands more than 185ft high, and was completed in 1843.

Here are the major events in London for April, 2006. There are some interesting events and concerts including the performance of Depeche Mode at Wembley Arena, which actually took place three-four days ago. And are some sport events, which will take place this month: The Boat Race, which will be the 151st competition between the world's most famous universities, The London Marathon and The London Golf Show. April is a month which includes two of the most significant christian feasts - Easter and St. George's Day Celebrations. Here is the list with all the events:

Animal activists are using a legal loophole to flout a ban on feeding pigeons in Trafalgar Square.
The Pigeon Action Group discovered the mayor of London's 2003 by-law only applied to land within the Greater London Authority's boundaries.

They have begun daily feeds from the north terrace - recently pedestrianised at a cost of £25m - which is under Westminster Council's control.

The council has asked for powers to ban feeding in its part of the square.

Posters with the phrase "America's latest hero is a Muslim straight out of jail" has been banned from the Tube by London Underground (LU).

LU said it will not show the posters from a £1m advertising campaign for new TV series Sleeper Cell until creators remove the word Muslim from the text.

It claims it will offend people and it is trying to be sensationalist.

A spokesman for the digital channel FX series said it had consulted with the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).

A survey suggest that cheap travel abroad will be preferred than fear of terrorism. This is threatening London's tourist industry.

Last year visits by foreign tourists to London rose 6.9%, while those by UK residents dropped by 6.3%.

Overall visits are believed to be picking up again after a sharp dip in the aftermath of the July bomb attacks.

But Visit London said low-cost airlines and confusion about what London had to offer were the main "barriers to domestic visits".

Homeless charity Crisis is launching a new centre aimed at getting people off the streets and into education.
The new Crisis Learning Zone, at its offices in Shoreditch, east London, offers homeless people free courses.
Crisis says there is an appalling lack of services for homeless people, who can find mainstream education services inflexible and difficult to use.
Courses offered range from "life skills" to IT skills in hi-tech and interactive "learning labs".