Jungle was hardcore rave remade by London's sound systems
Lennie De Ice, the Amen break and the Rage club all fed jungle in early-90s London. How it grew, where drum and bass took over, and eight records.
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Dubstep, from a Croydon record shop to America's arenas
Big Apple Records, DMZ in Brixton and Burial's Untrue shaped dubstep before the wobble conquered the US. Its history, and nine records to hear first.
A London cabbie learns 25,000 streets to earn a green badge
London's black cab licence rests on the Knowledge: three or four years learning every street near Charing Cross, then oral tests until examiners approve.
Learning London's streets grows a cabbie's hippocampus
Trainee London cabbies who pass The Knowledge grow a larger posterior hippocampus. Those who fail do not, a UCL study of 79 trainees found.
City of London approves twin towers to replace Fountain House
The City of London Corporation approved two new towers on Fenchurch Street, joining a pipeline of new skyscrapers due by 2030.
London's driverless taxis still carry a human safety driver
Waymo and Wayve are testing driverless cars in London, but a trained safety driver still rides along until regulators sign off.
Henry Cole sold the first printed Christmas card in 1843
In 1843, a busy London civil servant had no time to write to family and friends, so he commissioned an artist to design a card instead.
Some skyscrapers wear their frame on the outside
A diagrid carries a tower's load on diagonals on its skin. In London it let Newfoundland stand light over an Underground tunnel, and 30 per cent taller.