Disrespectful: the two festival-goers relieving themselves on the memorial

Picture 'shows revellers relieving themselves on London's 7/7 memorial'

This picture appears to show two men relieving themselves on the 7/7 memorial just days after offensive graffiti was daubed on its pillars.

No place like it: The capital is forecast to receive a record 18.7 million visits this year

London top for tourists, survey reveals

London will attract more foreign visitors than any other city on earth this year sealing its status as the world’s favourite tourist destination, according to a major international survey.

Warning: firefighters are advising people to keep crystal furnishings away from sunlight

House fire in south London was started by a crystal doorknob

A crystal doorknob sparked a fire which damaged a house in south London.

Fire breaks out on roof of office block in London's Cavendish Square

Smoke: firefighters work to contain the flames on the roof (Picture: Twitter/@huwrelloyd)

A fire broke out on the roof of an office block in central London.

RAF Gulf War veteran robbed and left for dead as he lay wounded in the street after motorbike crash

Suspect: police want to trace this individual

A former RAF corporal robbed as he lay bleeding from a “horrific” motorbike accident has begged witnesses to help catch the callous thief who left him for dead.

Painting of woman showing pubic hair which was banned from central London exhibition set to be displayed in another London gallery

Removed: Portrait of Ms Ruby May, Standing (Picture: Facebook/Lena McCall)

Leena McCall's 'Portrait of Ms Ruby May, Standing' was taken down from the Mall Galleries last week, sparking an online furore.

Picture 'shows revellers relieving themselves on London's 7/7 memorial'

This picture appears to show two men relieving themselves on the 7/7 memorial just days after offensive graffiti was daubed on its pillars.

Wife of notorious crime boss and her clothing label ‘that's designed to hide illegal profits’

The electric-blue suit Terry Adams wore at the High Court will soon be available to buy — according to the clothing label owned by his wife. Prosecutors have said they believe it is “not a legitimate company” and was used to conceal Adams’s criminal profits.

Thief jailed after stealing blind man's iPhone 5 and demanding cash to 'buy it back'

Jailed: Zach Zeto (Picture: British Transport Police)

Zach Zeto, 24, snatched the smartphone from his partially-sighted 22-year-old victim, who is registered blind, before telling him to hand over money for it.

House fire in south London was started by a crystal doorknob

A crystal doorknob sparked a fire which damaged a house in south London.

George Michael, Gary Barlow, and Katie Melua allegedly used tax avoidance scheme

Revenue & Customs chiefs have came under fire over the time taken to launch action against an alleged tax avoidance scheme reportedly used by a string of celebrities.

New cycle routes to beat Vauxhall’s ‘nastiest’ gyratory

Safety first: an image of how the two-lane route across Vauxhall Bridge would look

Cyclists will no longer have to negotiate a notorious gyratory system at which a rider was killed.

TfL spent £1,000 on posters put up in tribute to Bob Crow

In memory: one of the pictures put up in Tube stations after RMT leader Bob Crow’s death in March this year Picture: Corbis

Transport for London spent more than £1,000 putting up pictures of the late trade union leader Bob Crow in Tube stations.

Mark Duggan's family fight 'lawful killing' inquest verdict

Lawyers for Mark Duggan's family have launched a High Court challenge to overturn an inquest ruling that he was lawfully killed by a police marksman.

Thieves forced to abandon lorry carrying shortbread after filling it with cleaning fluid in Scotland

Stolen: the lorry was carrying shortbread (File picture: REX)

Thieves who stole a lorry carrying £15,000 worth of shortbread had to abandon their loot after they filled the vehicle's diesel tank with cleaning fluid.

Justine Greening leads battle to end child marriage

Determined: Justine Greening called for countries to protect young girls (Picture: PA)

Justine Greening has launched a historic bid to end child marriage in a generation.

Boris launches curriculum for London to give pupils a grasp of the city

New curriculum: Mayor of London Boris Johnson (Picture: Glenn Copus)

A new school curriculum for London has been launched in a bid to help children understand the capital and its history “beyond their own postcode”.

Brothers who raped and stole from prostitutes in Lewisham are jailed for total of 50 years

Two brothers who raped and stole from prostitutes have been jailed for a total of 50 years.

Hand in your ivory heirlooms, say Met as they crack down on illegal trade

Police want ivory ornaments similar to this one in a Bangkok shop to be handed in

Scotland Yard is urging Londoners to hand in old souvenir collections of ivory and other endangered species to help stop the trade in elephant tusks.

Thames airport 'would be £2bn disaster for the environment'

Boris Johnson's dream of a Thames Estuary airport has been branded a “costly environmental disaster” in the wake of a major report into the plan.

Hogarth flyover closure means hat-trick of road chaos in west London

Closure: Hogarth roundabout (Picture: Google Streetview)

A major road in west London will close for six weeks this summer, potentially causing lengthy delays for motorists.

The Art of Dying, Royal Court Upstairs - theatre review

Touching: Nick Payne in The Art of Dying (Picture: Tristram Kenton)

Theatre review: Nick Payne stars in his own tenderly humorous play, which examines the way we behave around loss and mortality.

Ranting rapper Kanye’s on the wrong wavelength at Finsbury Park

Wrong wavelength: Kanye West performing at Wireless Festival (Picture: Joseph Okpako/Redferns via Getty)

Going Out: The weekend festival offered a double dose of Kanye West who, despite being the biggest rapper in the world, was far from feel-good.

Maria Stuarda, Royal Opera House - opera review

Axe to the max: Carmen Giannattasio as Elisabetta I ©Alastair Muir

Opera review: Donizetti's opera is essentially a vehicle for two cracking divas, and in Giannattasio and DiDonato this production has exactly that.

Where to see Edinburgh Festival Fringe theatre shows in London

Wingman: Richard Marsh's new play is a funny take on family and funerals

Comedy: Enjoy a miniature Edinburgh Festival right here in London with an early look at the theatre that'll head north come August.

The Turn of the Screw, Opera Holland Park - opera review

Child’s play: Dominic Lynch and Rosie Lomas as the long-suffering Miles and Flora © Alastair Muir

Opera review: Steuart Bedford brings a lifetime’s experience of Britten to his conducting of the exquisite score to Henry James’s tale of spooky goings-on in a country house.

The Libertines - review: 'Doherty and Barat's band is still a high-wire act'

High-wire act: Pete Doherty of The Libertines (Picture: Brian Rasic/Rex)

Music review: The Libertines offered a fistful of fantastic songs that got the crowd so excited, the band had to pause three times for fear they'd be crushed.

London homes for £250,000 or less

You may not be able to buy in prime central London for under £250,000 anymore, but cast your net a little wider and there are still affordable homes to be had in the capital.

Why Londoners are heading south to Brighton, the commuter-friendly city by the sea

Lifestyle matters most to the young Londoners who are leaving the capital for the coast and Brighton and Hove are topping their wish lists.

Tired of the Tube? Commute by river bus

Buy one of thousands of new waterfront flats and commute by river bus for a guaranteed seat and free wifi.

New homes give fresh life to ancient bones in EC1A

St Bartholomew's, one of Europe’s oldest hospitals, has made way for loft-style homes in a new neighbourhood that safeguards the area's rich medieval heritage.

Work in London, live in rural bliss: 6 commuter hotspots

For Londoners who want to commute but know they will miss the city’s buzz there is a solution - live near another city and be able to commute to either.