Britain's capital has undergone some dramatic changes over the centuries. Before structures like the Gherkin, the London Eye, and even Big Ben loomed over the city, it was home to bear-baiting pits ...

Google has added a wealth of 3D imagery to Google Maps of London -- and it's even done the trees! Richard Trenholm Former Movie and TV Senior Editor Richard Trenholm was CNET's film and TV editor, ...

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You won’t find Harry Beck’s face on any coins or postage stamps, but his fingerprints are all over London. Born in 1902, Beck was an English engineering draftsman who sparked a small revolution in the ...

Some people are finding the new Tube map very confusing (Picture: Samsung/TfL) A new unusually shaped map of the London Underground has emerged – but people are divided over it. The map is a circular ...