These men and women were operating a tunnel boring machine that broke through the southern end of a tunnel running under the river Thames, extending the Docklands Light Rail network to Woolwich. Here they are climbing out of the machine and congratulating each other.

James Andre Smartt-Ford, 17, was killed when he was shot twice at close range in front of his friends and hundreds of onlookers at a south London ice rink. Here, his casket is carried from his funeral by his father Trevor Ford (in sunglasses), who was let out of prison for the day to attend the service.

The 48-metre long painting Poured Lines, by Ian Davenport on the day of its unveiling underneath Blackfriars railway bridge, London.

Max Baer, Roy Wise, Michael Halliday, and Ken Raffergie taking refuge from 30-plus temperatures at south London's Tooting Bec Lido.

Boris Johnson, the mayor of London, at a visit to the queues on the approach to the Blackwall tunnel. The queues, which stretch for miles, have happened every weekday since a decision was made to close an extra lane of traffic in the direction of the rush.

Chinese State Circus performers Feng Fei and Zhu Kun just before and after the high-point of their act.

Maisy Griffiths Taylor, 9, with one of the world's largest tubas on the day of its unveiling at the Horniman Museum, London.

An inspection of the intake pipe in London's Honour Oak Reservoir. Once linked to London's water supply, the vast Edwardian chamber will provide an extra 1.3 billion litres of water a day, helping to alleviate droughts.

Alieu Kargbo and his son Idris visiting the scene of the murder of their wife and mother Zainab Kalokoh soon after her death. Ms Kalokoh was shot and killed as she cradled her six-month-old niece at a packed Peckham community centre.

Allessandro Pereira visiting the tube station where his cousin Jean Charles de Menezes was shot and killed by Metropolitan Police.

X-Factor contestants Mark and Noel Agyei the day after they were sent off of the singing contest television show.

Olga Savchuck at the 2006 Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships.

London bus enthusiasts mobbing the last Routemaster to do regular scheduled service in an attempt to prevent it from completing its final journey.