One quarter of all London Boroughs have ‘ham’ in their name. Hammersmith & Fulham has two, one at the start and one at the end, arguably creating a ham sandwich.

🧱 Happy 350th birthday to the Royal Observatory! The foundation stone was laid by the first Astronomer Royal John Flamsteed on 10 August 1675. 🧱 This was Britain’s first purpose-built scientific institution, established to help find a method of determining longitude at sea.

Officers are also at the Britannia hotel in Canary Wharf to ensure protests take place lawfully and without causing serious disruption to the local community. A small group is in the road blocking traffic. We’ve imposed conditions requiring them to move to the pavement.

Some extremely sad news. Ray has gone to the fancy dress shop in the sky... RIP Sir. Thank you for the magic. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Tube passengers face arrest over ‘assault’ of naked man in east London standard.co.uk/news/crime/btp…

Dec 1918 - the captured German U Boat, the U-155 in St Katharine Docks alongside the 'mystery ship' HMS Suffolk Coast. Mystery ships were often scruffy little colliers, and fishing boats, but these facades hid 12-pounders and Maxim guns the-east-end.co.uk #History #eastend

London set for sweltering 34C heatwave today as experts warn of a water shortage standard.co.uk/news/london/lo…

⚒ West Ham season preview ⚽️ Potter’s first full campaign, Bowen as captain, Füllkrug looking sharp - but a thin, slow squad – and reality 😱 – keeps fans' expectations modest. Can they rise above last year’s dull 14th? Full preview 👉 open.substack.com/pub/canarywhar…

‘Do not buy these flats’: residents warn about unbearable heat inside London new-builds - from The Guardian🌞 theguardian.com/australia-news…

This weekend we received reports that four teenage boys were attempting to rob a man of his phone at Canary Wharf DLR station. Officers quickly attended, immediately arrested the boys, and brought them into custody. Robbery will not be tolerated. Need us? Text 61016 📲

Idea store Canary Wharf is still open during our major refurbishment but we are also taking the opportunity to reach out to the locals by holding some of our story times in the Crossrail roof garden. One more left next Monday at 10.30 #storytime

know it's not to everyone's taste but I love capturing the suns starburst through corridors of buildings or trees.  Employed the amazing stability of the Mavic 4 Pro's gimbal to capture many, many shots to create a long exposure effect on the water. Canary Wharf News DJI

Reflections of the past 10,207. Cheers! The Charrington depot in Silvertown in the 80s. Picture: Newham Archives.

Woman dies after falling from tower block near migrant hotel mol.im/a/14996713 via Daily Mail

Woman in her 20s plunges to death from building in Canary Wharf standard.co.uk/news/london/wo…

Woman arrested after ‘assault on security and emergency worker’ in Canary WharF ift.tt/TZlwiE8

☀️ Heat’s back next week. If you’re in Canary Wharf, don’t melt into the pavements. I’ve rounded up 7 ways to keep cool inc: 🚤 breezy boat rides 🍦 gelato fixes 🎬shaded park escapes 🌶️ the hottest curry at Dishoom Full guide in my latest newsletter ⬇️ canarywharfnews.substack.com/p/cwn-3-hot-sp…

Used the amazing stability of the DJI Mavic 4 Pro to capture 140 1.3sec images, which I have then blended in PS so capture the light trails from the Aspen Way and smooth out the water on the Thames. This thing continues to amaze me - I LOVE IT!!!! Canary Wharf News

Man arrested after woman, 73, found dead in Bethnal Green ift.tt/Vgva9Ix