Softball is fast becoming the biggest small sport in the UK. With over 6 leagues and 48 teams in central London alone and tournaments almost every weekend, the sport is set to become one of the most popular and simultaneously least well known recreational summer sports.

Think ’Zandra Rhodes’ and ‘fashion show’ and you might, like me, reject all that ‘fashion’ nonsense, preferring your Primark to Prada any day. So I was pleasantly surprised to experience a taste of affordable fashion at the Pure London Festival, Kensington Olympia, in a new range of exquisite, quality handbags, designed by none other than iconic fashion designer Zandra Rhodes.

Are your belonging safe in your home? Moneysupermarket did an analysis of claim figures and came up with the top 20 postcodes in the UK that had the highest burglary rates, and London postcodes made up half of them!

As someone who didn’t grow up in London or even the UK, this whole obsession with house prices seem to be bordering on the schizophrenic, with the constant media frenzy about whether prices are going up or down, or stuck in sideways limbo. As someone renting at the moment and never having bought before, I have been considering purchasing a property of my own, and so still have both sides of the renting vs house-ownership argument in my head.

Squirrels seem to be the next big thing. Omnipresent in London’s parks, the endearing rodent is quickly expanding its territory, albeit in a somewhat involuntary fashion. For years it has been served by gourmet chefs, sold by specialised butchers and soon it might become a regular feature on the shelves of your local supermarket. But as a North London Budgens regularly sells out its supply of squirrel meat, squirrel stew is not the only thing to rave about…

When I last went on holiday to Belgium over the Easter break, I found myself struggling to find any useful iPhone apps for free. Most of the apps were not free, and when you are only in a place for a few days, its a waste of money to buy an iPhone app when it becomes redundant when you leave.

Its curtains swinging open for the summer months only, Mayfair’s vintage bar and kitchen Salon D’Été must vacate their premises on September 5th. It’s a true pop-up venue! Up and down in London like a jack-in-the-box.

You might have seen more work than usual on the sidewalks of London the past few weeks, or mysterious docking stations with blue bikes pop up on the streets. London is finally going green (or blue, depending on how you look at it!) with its own bike hire scheme!

There is a neighborhood in London that only spoof games fans and nightlife aficionados know well, called Mornington Crescent. Wedged between London landmarks such as Camden Town and Euston Road, its function as a distinct neighborhood can be seriously questioned. It is only the tube station and the namesake radio game that make it a bit more familiar for Londoners. But what really saves Mornington Crescent’s reputation as a hotspot is Koko, one of the most famous live music clubs in London.

Sketchbook, the online illustrative fashion, culture and design magazine, have moved into a 400sq/m space in Kingly Court on Carnaby Street and are offering the public the chance to see how a magazine is created, an insight into how artists go from idea to masterpiece and observe fashion shoots. Oh, and the opportunity to get involved in compiling their third issue too. So the only question I have for you is what are you waiting for?