Earlier this June, Daphne Todd won the BP Portrait Award 2010 for the best portrait, beating over 2,177 applicants around the world. Since then, a longlist of portraits have been available to view by the public at the National Portrait Gallery.

In just a little under 24 hours, the whole London Tube system will be grinding to a halt as Tube union workers walk off the job, protesting over the proposed redundancy of station staff. We’re not going to go into detail about the reasons and motivations of the union and TFL, nor debate the legality or morality of the strike. But we are going to list 5 ways & tips in which you can make your journey across London much less painful than it should be.

Working London professionals would have at one point or another had one of Itsu’s ubiquitous take-away sushi boxes. However, this Japanese takeaway chain have in the recent past opened up proper sit-down restaurants, where much of the same food – and a few new dishes – are served.