The glamour of the Tour should remind us of how far cycling still has to go in London

Dave Eggers’s latest novella is a compelling read, though not up to his last two novels

Fear of crime and the urge to obsess about it have become constants of British political life in a way they rarely were before

Londoners, like most English people, seem to retain a strangely idealised view of small-town and village life

With one punch Ben Fogle saved his briefcase from the clutches of a mugger — so who better to set our writers a Manathon? Joshi Herrmann and Andrew Neather take his challenge

The success of London’s Olympics legacy highlights the importance of central planning and transport links

This row isn’t really about animal suffering. Instead, it’s a new way of bashing Muslims and immigrants

Even one Tory friend admitted to feeling nauseous at the blingy display of wealth at one launch party

We have a Mayor who generates more speculation over his future career than his present policies

Will big data win the next election? As Miliband hires President Obama’s top cyber-strategist David Axelrod, Andrew Neather analyses the number-crunchers who are chasing your vote

Ahead of next week's London Coffee Festival, Andrew Neather joins a workshop at Caravan King’s Cross, and finds one of the best cups of coffee he's ever had

- AA president slams hateful drivers after BBC documentary

- He wants more safe cycle paths in London

- Mr King adamant that cycling issues are now being taken more seriously