"At the start of the year, hundreds of swimmers returned to south-west London for the Cold Water Swimming Championships at Tooting Bec Lido. Almost 100 races, including a best hat competition, were held in the 5.5C (41.9F) water, marking the first time the championships had been held at the venue since before the Covid pandemic."
"In February, a portrait was unveiled of Rizwan Javed, a worker on Transport for London's Elizabeth line who has saved 29 people from taking their own lives since 2015. Artist Jack Dickson said he captured Mr Javed's "humility and dignity" as part of BBC One's Extraordinary Portraits programme."
"Noel and Liam Gallagher marked the end of an almost 16-year split with their international Oasis Live '25 reunion tour in the summer. More than 90,000 people travelled to London's Wembley Stadium for each of the seven sold-out concert dates in July, August and September. The BBC's music correspondent Mark Savage noted how the band sounded the "best they've been since the '90s" on their return, which he wrote felt "like a reconciliation - or a sigh of relief - as the brothers buried the hatchet of a decades-long feud and reconnected with their fans"."
"In August the Met Police made its largest number of arrests on single day in a decade. Officers arrested 474 people at a demonstration at Westminster's Parliament Square in support of banned group Palestine Action."
The year in London saw major public events, large demonstrations, sporting celebrations and prominent cultural moments. Hundreds of swimmers returned to Tooting Bec Lido for the Cold Water Swimming Championships, racing in 5.5C water for the first time at the venue since before the Covid pandemic. A portrait of Transport for London worker Rizwan Javed highlighted that he has saved 29 people since 2015, with the artist saying the work captured Javed's "humility and dignity". Crystal Palace supporters held a victory parade after the club's first major trophy, the FA Cup, following a 1-0 win over Manchester City at Wembley. Noel and Liam Gallagher reunited for Oasis Live '25 with seven sold-out Wembley dates drawing over 90,000 attendees per show. In August the Met Police arrested 474 people at a Parliament Square demonstration supporting banned group Palestine Action, the largest single-day arrests total in a decade.
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