Transport for London has had a change of heart and cut the price of a platform ticket at Southwark Underground Station by 80 per cent.
A new memorial to much-loved Lower Marsh roadsweeper Dave Squires has been installed at Waterloo Action Centre.
Two hotels at either end of Westminster Bridge Road - the huge Park Plaza Westminster Bridge (1,021 rooms) and H10 London Waterloo (176 rooms) - both opened their doors to paying guests on Monday.
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