Monuments around Britain, including many in London, which commemorate the abolition of slavery are to be given protected status. A man has died in police custody in Brixton. Still in Brixton – police found a man suffering from stab wounds early this morning. And another teenager has died by the knife, this time in Walthamstow. Charlton Athletic are getting involved in the fight against gun and knife crime. An Epping company has been fined......

No barking at the Windmill in Brixton by secretlondon123 Contribute your photos of words around town to this discussion in the Londonist Flickrpool.......

The dress code is a law unto itself: silky or slinky, floaty or flimsy, sensual or sparkling. Dress lightly because it will be hot. Come as your Fantasy Self. Set in Brixton, at Mass, the Night of the Senses is an annual celebration of sexual diversity for all genders and persuasions from across the world. Held in a safe, no pressure, respectful and joyful environment, guests are invited to explore their sexuality through the......

In Brixton, some community-minded souls are taking their movement to a natural extreme — they’re setting up a new currency. The Brixton Brick is modelled on similar schemes in Devon and elsewhere. The idea is that keeping money in a community increases its benefit to locals as it circulates round the houses, rather than going off to a multinational company or somebody’s offshore bank account. The plan has already attracted the attention of the......

In our ongoing attempt to catalogue the best of things in London, it would be remiss of us not to mention the Urban75 shindigs down in Brixton. They've been running for a fair while now. In fact much longer than we've spent wondering where the word shindig actually comes from, probably. First off, its free. Free, yet good things are always good. This is obvious we know, but it's a good indication that it's......

53. A Stone's Throw... Unexplained cases pertaining to the sudden appearance of mystery objects from seemingly nowhere have, most certainly in the past, been blamed on the eerie aspect of the poltergeist, or 'noisy ghost' – an unseen phantom energy said to throw objects and make others appear. On the 27th April 1872 the London Times reported on a strange incident in Bermondsey. From 4 o'clock, Thursday afternoon, until half past eleven, Thursday night,......

Time to get your placards out: Camden’s famous snooker hall is threatened with closure, as is Docklands' City Pride pub. The Old Bailey has learned some new tricks: all sorts of extra goodies and historical trials are now available on-line. The people at Moorfields really are very clever: now they’re playing with gene therapy. Sex in a different City: the film is to premiere in London. Coldplay are nice people. Well, they’re playing a......

A woman died in Brixton last night after being hit by a police van. The woman was reportedly blocking traffic near Brixton Town Hall and taunting the driver of the Serco van just before she was hit and dragged under the vehicle, which was then swarmed by passers by. The van was transporting 11 prisoners, all of whom were uninjured and accounted for. The as-yet unnamed victim, aged about 30, died at the scene.......

This Week In London’s History Monday – 7th April 1779: The Reverend James Hackman follows Martha Ray, a singer and the mistress of the 4th Earl of Sandwich, to the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden. When she leaves the theatre after the performance, Hackman shoots her dead, seemingly out of jealousy. Tuesday – 8th April 1908: Edward VII appoints Herbert Asquith as Prime Minister, following the resignation of his predecessor, Henry Cambell-Bannerman, due......

Anyone out and about near Brixton Tube station this grey and damp afternoon will have noticed general chaos as police cordoned off the busy high street whilst 15 fire engines and 75 firefighters tackled a blaze at a shop and flat on Brixton Road. Reader, Alistair, was on the scene and got this and other impressive photos. Traffic may have been totally up the creek but thankfully the Beeb say no-one was hurt in......