Veteran polar explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes set sail for Antarctica on Thursday on board the SA Agulhas research vessel.
London will start 2013 with the now-customary fireworks display on the River Thames around the London Eye, the Mayor of London confirmed on Thursday.
A lasting tribute to Charles Dickens is to be revealed in Southwark at the climax of the author's bicentenary year.
Thursday recap: today's news, tweets and forum topics http://t.co/ODmoFHEA
Father Christmas is coming to the Waterloo Green Winter Fair http://t.co/DXCF4xFm
Tomorrow: Christmas Market in Lower Marsh featuring designer-makers from @MorleyCollege http://t.co/0lWWixO8 - part of the #portaspilot
The two-day @OasisWaterloo Christmas Fayre starts tomorrow http://t.co/2IAzNWHn opposite Lambeth North tube
Performance art in Bermondsey Square on Friday night: http://t.co/tpnWQc7v
RT @calumdavey: The #shard from St. Paul's http://t.co/hn4AGc2s
Don't forget - Waterloo Christmas tree lights will be switched on at 5.45pm http://t.co/iNw0f3bO
Shops at Gabriel's Wharf are open till 8 tonight for Christmas shopping
Just published - Sir Ranulph Fiennes leaves London for @coldestjourney Antarctic mission via @TowerBridge http://t.co/7mXoolks
Lots of snappers outside @BWChophouse to see @coldestjourney ship go through @towerbridge at 3.20
RT @markgettleson: 142 high explosive bombs and 1 parachute mine fell on Grange ward during Blitz http://t.co/tHB1WHJB
Watch @towerbridge lift at 3.20pm as the SA Agulhas sets off with @RanulphFiennes on @coldestjouney http://t.co/kZiRlHzl
The @wearewaterloouk Christmas lights will be switched on tonight 5.45 at Emma Cons Gardens opposite @oldvictheatre http://t.co/iNw0f3bO
Waterloo Foodbank is looking for volunteers http://t.co/eybw6Gxh via @oasiswaterloo
At @the_globe for #aconcertforwinter featuring local schools & @BlackfriarsSett @boroughmarket choirs
There was a thin layer of ice covering the old swimming pool at Elephant & Castle this morning: http://t.co/OLezd6Eh
Inside the old swimming pool at Elephant & Castle Leisure Centre (closed for c.15 years) http://t.co/lvpBfahW
Just published - Dog and pot sculpture to be installed in Southwark as #Dickens200 year draws to a close http://t.co/kdD0tztp
Just published - @mayoroflondon confirms 2013 New Year fireworks at @TheLondonEye http://t.co/JlLBZg43
Monday is closing date for comments on Boundary Commission plan for new Bermondsey & South Bank constituency http://t.co/leTF7fFO
Prince of Wales will come to Southwark today to visit ice breaker SA Agulhas (alongside HMS Belfast) before it sets off on @coldestjourney
Cllr @peterjohn6 at the demolition of the Elephant & Castle Leisure Centre http://t.co/Ejxkkw3C via @audioboo
Tonight: @cabrinicharity Christmas Carol Concert at St George's Cathedral http://t.co/UdFyRQkF
Video - @FT talks to businesses around Bankside & Borough Market re Autumn Statement #as2012 http://t.co/ZmLFlMMG via @ChaucerClaire
Imperial War Museum is shut today in preparation for The Sun Military Awards tonight to be attended by Prince of Wales & Duchess of Cornwall
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