Today’s London news round-up:

Driven to succeed: meet London’s youngest black-cab driver The Guardian

A pomegranate juice shop which a GB News presenter suggested was a tax scam has said they are ‘speaking to lawyers’. Metro

Moment London bus bursts into flames in Westbourne Park during record heatwave Standard

Skaters hopped the fences into a closed Watford skatepark to demonstrate support for their “valuable community asset”.  Watford Observer

A row has broken out after a warning by Hounslow Council over posters place around the area of Gunnersbury Park. Neighbournet

First look at the £17m transformation of Orpington leisure centre South London

The phantom closure of Bus Stop M has ended, to the relief of many Bow residents. Diamond Geezer

“Cherished by the people” – Brockwell Lido returns to public hands with £250,000 gym refit Brixton Buzz

BBC Sport will continue to broadcast Wimbledon until 2033 after signing a new deal with the All England Club. BBC News

Hawk helps keep Watford General Hospital clean and safe Watford Observer

A Hackney woman bidding for social housing was forced to wait over a year for the council to complete her medical assessment, a watchdog has found. Hackney Citizen

And from ianVisits:

Parliament spending £2m a week to stop crumbling palace falling down

Tickets Alert: Tours of the Aga Khan Centre in King’s Cross

Leighton House exhibition explores how its Arab Hall was designed

London Transport Museum reveals plans for £26 million refurbishment

London’s Pocket Parks: Victoria Gardens, Old Oak Common, NW10

Bees, butterflies and blooming roadsides as TfL expands wildflower verges

Things to do in London tomorrow

The London Territorial Force in Peace and War, 1908-21
Chelsea
Join Charles Fair, Richard Hendry and Tom Thorpe as they discuss the formation, composition and wartime contribution of the London Territorial Force.

Barnet Heritage Trail Launch
Colindale
Launch of Barnet Heritage Trail: guided walk, storytelling, shadow puppetry, and community celebration at Cultivate Colindale’s new circular economy hub.

Building A Sense of Belonging
Ealing
A historical talk and review of linked restoration projects on a site in Hammersmith

Henry Moore after hours
Richmond
Celebrate the arrival of summer with a night of art, music and performance, inspired by the landmark Henry Moore exhibition at Kew.

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