The London Buzz - 25th August 2025
Briefly

Three men were taken to hospital after a crash between a bus and a rickshaw in central London. Greenwich Council borrowed more than £900 for every resident in the last financial year, the second biggest per-head debt increase nationally. Missing £200k fuels suspicions of a hidden deal on a student tower. Seven more public toilets will be installed around Islington. Maps identify where wildfires could break out in central London parks. A riverside bar closed after nine years due to financial pressure. Urban trees are being repurposed. A firm linked to a millionaire Labour donor holds a City Hall contract worth over £3.5m. Repair work began on Battersea Park’s Albert Gate after a lorry struck it. Carnival recorded fewer serious violent incidents amid 528 arrests, and a range of cultural events and free exhibitions are scheduled across the city.
And from ianVisits: New cooling tech tested to reduce railway signal failures in heatwaves Tickets Alert: Dennis Potter season to show some of his early TV plays Excavations at Tower of London shed light on centuries of life and death Rare Charles Dickens rehearsal sketches go on display in London TfL urges passengers to stop playing music out loud on trains Thousands explore Ashford Depot at their Railway 200 open day Things to do in London tomorrow
Viking Longship to pass through Tower Bridge - Free to watch Weather (etc) permitting, a modern replica of a Viking longship will be in London for the day - and will pass through Tower Bridge. Late opening of Magna Carta 1225 exhibition - Free This free exhibition brings together rare and significant manuscripts, offering fresh insights into their impact on law, governance, land, and society.
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