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The London Buzz – 2nd Nov 2026 (link to article in reply below) Today’s London news round-up:

Tickets Alert: A winter light trail returns to Chelsea (link to article in reply below) The Christopher Wren designed Royal Hospital Chelsea, famously home to the Chelsea Pensioners, is opening its grounds this winter for a nighttime light trail.

First spades in the ground at South Kensington tube station upgrade (link to article in reply below) Work to add step-free access to South Kensington station has tentatively begun, although there’s going to be a long wait for the first lifts to arrive.

Folklore meets digital memes in an exhibition upstaged by its guidebook (link to article in reply below) Dancing rats, giant corgis and 3D-printed sculptures fill Fromm Studio’s exhibition at the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration, but the accompanying booklet proves the m

First contracts awarded in DLR’s Thamesmead extension (link to article in reply below) The first contracts have been awarded to begin the DLR extension to Thamesmead

London’s Alleys: King Edward Walk, Lambeth, SE1 (link to article in reply below) This unassuming passageway is one of the oldest roads in Lambeth, dating back to a path through fields long before the area was developed.