The Chelsea Flower Show 2014. The Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London, UK. 19 May 2014.

Snowdon: A Life in View – a new exhibition (curated in consultation with his daughter - Frances von Hofmannsthal) at the National Portrait Gallery. It celebrates a major gift of photographs from Lord Snowdon (Antony Armstrong Jones) to the Gallery in 2013, and coincides with a new monograph published by Rizzoli. Highlight portraits on display include: studies of writers such as Nell Dunn and Graham Greene, actors such as Julie Christie and Laurence Olivier, and cultural figures such as newspaper editor Harold Evans and musician David Bowie; the opportunity to see new selections from book Private View (1965), an examination of the British art world created in collaboration with art critic John Russell and Bryan Robertson, then director of the Whitechapel Art Gallery; and a selection of portraits of the Royal Family from the 1950s. The exhibition runs from 26 September 2014 - 21 June 2015.

‘HippopoThames’ - a 21-metre-long hippo sculpture, by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman (best known for his Rubber Duck installation) is towed upriver to Nine Elms on the South Bank. It is his first UK commission Stepped access to the foreshore, near St George’s Tower, will be available for three hours a day at low tide throughout September. Its arrival marks the start of Totally Thames, a month long festival of events around the river.

Alibis a Sigmar Polke retrospective at the Tate Modern – he was viewed as one of the most experimental artists of recent times and the exhibition covers his full career, bringing together works from around the world in a huge variety of materials. Highlights include: Girlfriends – An iconic early Pop painting from 1965 of a bikini-clad girl; Potato House – Standing over 6 feet tall, this sculpture of a house is made from wooden lattices covered in real potatoes; Mao – A huge felt banner covered in scraps of cloth and painted with an image of Chairman Mao; Watchtowers – A series of neon-coloured paintings incorporating silver, resin, fabric and bubble-wrap; and other paintings made from such diverse materials as meteorite dust, soot, lead, coal, elastic bands and medical tape. The exhibition runs from 9 October 2014 – 8 February 2015. Tate Modern, Bankside, London, UK 07 Oct 2014.

The EY Exhibition: Late Turner – Painting Set Free - the first exhibition to survey Turner’s final period of work (1835-51). From the age of 60 until his death. Highlights include: his ‘radical’ square oil paintings in recently restored frames - at the time of their creation, these works were his most controversial and were famously subjected to a hail of abuse in the press; Bamborough Castle c.1837 – an important work from a private collection which has only been displayed in public once in 125 years (pictured); Ancient Rome and Modern Rome c.1839 – brought together for the first time in a generation; and Turner’s three final masterpieces shown in newly reconstructed frames: Mercury Sent to Admonish Aeneas, The Visit to the Tomb and The Departure of the Fleet c.1850. The show runs from 10 Sept to 25 January. Tate Britain, London, UK, 08 Sept 2014.

Turner Prize 2014 - Celebrating its 30th year, this year’s shortlisted artists and their installations are: Ciara Phillips, Things Shared 2014 - an immersive experience which feels like walking into a giant screenprint; Duncan Campbell, It for Others 2013 including a dance sequence by Michael Clark; James Richards, Rosebud 2013 - a poetic film that includes censored images found in a Tokyo library; and Tris Vonna-Michell: Postscript II (Berlin) 2013 – mixes autobiographical fact with fiction to tell fantastical stories. Tate Britain, Millbank, London, UK 29 Sep 2014. Guy Bell, guy@gbphotos.com, 07771 786236

Hillary Rodham Clinton signs copies of her book Hard Choices at Waterstones Piccadilly London

A collection of David Hockney's ipad based colour drawings - themed the Arrival of Spring in Woldgate - are for sale as prints at Annely Juda Fine Art. They are being exhibitied with charcoal drawings on the same theme and his innovative 9 video display of Woldgate Woods in winter. Dering Street, London, UK.

Outside the BBC a huge flag is unfurled and as the march heads off peace signs alternate with pointing and chanting - Shame on you. Stop the 'massacre' in Gaza protest. A demonstration called by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC). They assembled at the BBC offices in Regent Street and marched to The US Embassy and on to a rally in Hyde Park. They called for "Israel's bombing and killing to stop now and for David Cameron to stop supporting Israeli war crimes". London, 09 Aug 2014.

Charlotte Church launches her new EP 'Four' at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith.

Tate Modern’s new exhibition, of the avant-garde work of Russian Kazimir Malevich. Tate Modern, Bankside, London, UK.

Teenage Cancer Trust Runners in the 2014 Virgin London Marathon.

Drawing on Style: Four Decades of Elegance - an exhibition of original vintage fashion illustrations from Post War 1940s through to the 1970s organized by GRAY M.C.A, leading specialists in Fashion Illustration. It includes more than 40 original works by some of the leading illustrators of the time from Britain, Europe and America including René Bouché, René Gruau and Carl Erickson for publications including Vogue as well as advertising work for L'Oreal and other famous names in Haute Couture. There are also a selection of original designs by designers including Dior, Biba & Zandra Rhodes. Coinciding with London Fashion Week, the exhibition runs from Thursday 11th - Tuesday 16th September 2014 with prices from £300-£10,000. Gallery 8, St James’s, London. 10 Sept 2014. Guy Bell, 07771 786236, guy@gbphotos.com

An Aston Martin DB 2/4, which is understood to have been Ian Fleming's inspiration for James Bond’s Aston Martin in the original novel Goldfinger. It was recently discovered and refurbished by owners John and Daniel Walford. It is to be auctioned on 12 July at Blenheim Palace by international auctioneers Coys. The Old Admiralty Building, Whitehall London

‘Hope on the Horizon’ garden in aid of Help for Heroes: produced by building and landscaping firm Farr and Roberts’, making their debut; designed by Matthew Keightley (29), as a result of his brother Michael’s involvement with the armed forces, having served on four tours to Afghanistan and due for his fifth this year; and sponsored by the David Brownlow charitable foundation. The garden layout is based on the shape of the Military Cross, the medal awarded for extreme bravery. Granite blocks will represent the soldiers’ physical wellbeing and the planting represents their psychological wellbeing at various stages of their rehabilitation. Both evolve through the garden from a rough, unfinished, over-grown beginning through to a perfectly sawn, structured end. An avenue of hornbeams draws the attention through the entire garden to a sculpture resembling a hopeful horizon; a reminder to the soldiers that they all have a bright future ahead. As well as areas to recline and reflect, the garden offers focal points all the way through. Cool, calming colours are used throughout, helping to emphasise the fact that it will be a serene, contemplative space. After the Show, the garden will be moved and set within the grounds at Help for Heroes Recovery Centre at Chavasse VC House in Colchester, Essex. The garden will offer a serene, peaceful haven to contemplate and inspire a bright future and to support the challenging journey to recovery. The Chelsea Flower Show 2014. The Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London, UK

A newly discovered Fabergé Egg on display at jewellers Wartski, who arranged its sale to a private collector. By some sort of fluke the store happens to be next to the Faberge shop on the same street. It will be on public view for the first time in over 100 years until Thursday, 17th April (11am to 5pm). Grafton Street, London UK, 7th April 2014. Guy bell Photography, GBPhotos

Tate Modern’s new exhibition, Henri Matisse: The Cut-Outs, is devoted to the artist’s paper cut-outs made between 1943 and 1954. It brings together around 120 works, many seen together for the first time, in a “groundbreaking” reassessment of Matisse’s colourful and innovative final works. The exhibition opens at Tate Modern on 17 April 2014. They were collected together in Jazz 1947 (Pompidou, Paris), a book of 20 plates. And this will be the first time that the maquettes and the book have been shown together outside of France. Other major cut-outs in the exhibition include Tate’s The Snail 1953, its sister work Memory of Oceania 1953 and Large Composition with Masks 1953. The show also includes the largest number of Matisse’s Blue Nudes ever exhibited together, including the most significant of the group Blue Nude I 1952. Tate Britain, London, UK.

Heatherwick’s London 2012 Cauldron goes on display in a purpose built Museum of London gallery - The Cauldron, designed by the Heatherwick Studio, for the London 2012 Olympic Games included 204 unique copper elements, each alight and representing every competing nation. They were arranged in a concentric formation at the tips of slender mechanised steel stems. Slowly pivoting sequentially, they converged to form the Cauldron. In the courtyard of the museum, a bespoke new pavilion has been specially built by Stage One - the creative engineers behind the London 2012 Cauldron. The exhibition has been designed by the creative consultants, Drinkall Dean. On show are two sections of the Cauldron – including the original steel stems and test versions of the copper elements. One section presents the Cauldron in an upright position, as it was for the majority of both Games. The other is the Cauldron in an open formation, as if frozen at that climactic defining moment of the opening Olympic ceremony. The room pens Friday 25 July 2014.

The London Design Festival at the V&A - led by the flagship gallery Double Space for BMW by Barber + Osgerby. Leading design duo, Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby worked with BMW to present a kinetic, silvered structure which is suspended from the ceiling of the Raphael Gallery at the V&A. The installation rotates to create a 'beguiling' reflection of the room, the art and the viewers on the ground. South Kensington, London 12 Sept 2014. Guy Bell, 07771 786236, guy@gbphotos.com

The 2014 Glastonbury Festival, Worthy Farm, Glastonbury. 26 June 2013. Guy Bell, 07771 786236, guy@gbphotos.com

Selfridges opens a Fragrence Lab which puts people through a series of visual and smell tests (with the help of technicians) to find out about their character and the fragrance that most suits them. Much of it is in the windows of the store and the final fragrance is revealed via 'horns' in a corner window of the store. Fragrences are then issued via the express check out. Selfridges, Oxford Street, London, UK

The Glastonbury, music and arts, Festival 2014 is another wet one, with a few sunny intervals! So... mud, fancy dress, partying and headlining bands/acts as wide ranging as Metallica, Dolly Parton, Arcade Fire and Kasabian. Also the usual big presence from charities/campaigners Greenpeace, Oxfam and WaterAid.

Veterans of the Parachute Regiment at the time of D Day, in the second world war, visit 16 Air Assault Brigade who will be carrying out a drop to commemorate the 70th anniversary next week. Colchester, UK.

An eye opening visit to the work of N4A (network4africa.org)in Patongo, Northern Uganda. As a result of war, a once self-sustaining farming community has been displaced and is now riven by social problems. Despite this, with the help of N4A, life goes on and progress is made.

The Kreutzer Stradivarius violin being played by Tamsin Waley-Cohen (violinist) ahead of it going on free public view in London from 10-14 May. The violin leads Christie’s New York sale of ‘An American Dynasty: The Clark Family Treasures’, on June 18th, and is estimated at between $7.5 and $10 million. The Stradivarius violin to be offered is a particularly fine example, which dates to circa 1731. Known as the Kreutzer, the instrument was named for Rodolphe Kreutzer (1766-1831), the great French violinist, who likely came into the possession of Kreutzer while he was conducting for the Theatre de Monsieur in Paris. It would be the one violin that Kreutzer held most special to him and would retain it throughout his life. Antonio Stradivari is recognized as the greatest violinmaker in history. He is believed to have produced close to a thousand instruments during his time, of which approximately 650 survive today.

Saturday at Glastonbury - another mix of sunshine and showers, bands, including a barnstorming Metallica, and staggering around late into the night.

Christies London unveils Open House 2014. A collection of over 100 'masterpieces' chosen by quality and not necessarily price. They will be offered for sale over the summer season of auctions and will be on display for free to the public until 17th June. Works include: An Egyptian painted limestone statue, ‘Sekhemka’, circa 2450-2300 (estimate: £4-6 million) is a star in a free, five-day curated exhibition. Christies, King St, London.

Esther Rantzen opens the Chelsea Art Fair with a charity evening for one of her charities, Hearing Dogs for Deaf People. Fulham, London, UK. Guy Bell, 07771 786236, guy@gbphotos.com

The Art of the Brick (in LEGO) by Nathan Sawaya - over a million pieces of Lego® make up over 80 sculptures, including: replicas of artworks such as The Mona Lisa and Michelangelo’s David; personal works in dedicated to ‘The Human Condition’; a ‘British’ room full of exhibits created for London;‘Dinosaur’, the biggest of all the sculptures created from over 80,000 bricks; and ‘Yellow’ which Lady Gaga recently commissioned for her G.U.Y. video. The exhibition runs from 26 Sept 2014 to 04 Jan 2015. The Truman Brewery, Brick Lane, London, UK 24 Sept 2014

HRH The Duchess of Cornwall, on behalf of Her Majesty The Queen, is the main attendee at a Solemn Commemoration on the Centenary of the Outbreak of the First World War at Westminster Abbey. at the same time the London light installation, 'Spectra' by Ryoji Ikeda, for LIGHTS OUT is switched on and looms above Westminster - it was designed to be able to be seen across the city. It is part of a series of art commissions for 14-18 NOW, the official cultural programme for the WW1 centenary.

Biofuelwatch organise an early morning protest before the Green Investment Bank’s Annual Review event. They are pleased with the announcement on wind turbine investment but are still concerned about the money being put into biomass energy, such as that at Drax. the LSO St Luke’s, Old Street London, 25th June 2014. Guy Bell, 07771 786236, guy@gbphotos.com

The London Marathon starts in Greenwich on Blackheath passes through Canary Wharf and finishes in the Mall. London UK, 13 April 2014

DPAC organise a protest outside the Department of Work and Pensions to demand that they save the Independent Living Fund. There is a heavy police presence in the background, after the Abbey closure at the weekend, but the liaison officers are very friendly. Westminster, London, UK 04 July 2014. Guy Bell, 07771 786236, guy@gbphotos.com

The return and re-hanging of the nation’s Pre-Raphaelite works, including Millais’ Ophelia, to Tate Britain. They are going back on display from Thursday 7 August 2014 after being seen by over 1.1 million people worldwide. They include: John Everett Millais’ , Ophelia; Beata Beatrix by Dante Gabriel Rossett; The Lady of Shalott by John William Waterhouse; The Beloved by Rossetti; and Mariana by John Everett Millais. These works are being displayed in the 'grand' surroundings of the 1840 galleries as part of the BP Walk through British Art. Millbank, London, UK.

The Wandsworth Friends Garden Party in support of Trinity Hospice, Clapham, London, 12 June 2014. Guy Bell, 07771 786236, guy@gbphotos.com

Sotheby’s £250m Impressionist & Modern Art and Contemporary Art Summer Sales. Highlights include: Monet’s Water Lilies est £20-30m; a Mondrian, est £13-18m; a Peter Doig, est £9m; a Frances Bacon triptych of his lover George Dyer, est £15-20m; and works by Matisse, Picasso, Basquiat, Warhol and Richter. Sotheby’s, New Bond Street, London.

Phyllida Barlow's new work 'dock' is the new installation, which fills Tate Britain’s Duveen Galleries. It has been created as part of the annual Tate Britain Commission, in which a leading contemporary artist is invited to develop a work inspired by Tate’s Collection. Phyllida Barlow has worked for over four decades with inexpensive, everyday materials to create large sculptural installations and bold and colourful three-dimensional collages. Tate Britain, Millbank, London, UK 31 March 2014. Guy Bell Photography, 07771 786236, guy@gbphotos.com

The Royal Swan Uppers, who wear the scarlet uniform of Her Majesty The Queen, travel in traditional rowing skiffs together with Swan Uppers from the Vintners’ and Dyers’ livery companies. They are led by David Barber, the Queen's Swan Marker. Swan Upping plays an important role in the conservation of the mute swan and involves The Queen’s Swan Warden collecting data, assessing the health of young cygnets and examining them for any injuries. Cygnets are extremely vulnerable at this early stage in their development and Swan Upping affords an opportunity to help both adults and cygnets that might otherwise go untreated. The River Thames, London, UK.

Around 650 kayakers and canoeists arrive at Westminster after paddling 125 miles along the Thames from Devizes. Most covered the course over 4 days, leaving on Good Friday finishing on Easter Monday morning. Westminster Bridge, London, UK 21 April 2014. Guy Bell, 07771 786236, guy@gbphotos.com

Stop the 'massacre' in Gaza protest organised by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign. They assembled outside the Israeli Embassy. As before, they called for "Israel's bombing and killing to stop now and for the West to stop supporting the Israeli war effort". London, 01 August 2014. Guy Bell, 07771 786236, guy@gbphotos.com

The final day - Dolly (Parton) attracts a massive audience and is ably supported by the likes of Kasabian, Black Keys and White Lies. And although it only rains a little the mud prevails as people begin to head for home - leaving their rubbish behind them.

Collabro sing and add their poppies to the fountains. A remembrance event in Trafalgar Square included a two minute silence and poppies being placed in the fountains.

Tony Benn's funeral at 11.00am at St Margaret's Church, Westminster. His body was brought in a hearse from the main gates of New Palace Yard at 10.45am, and was followed by members of his family on foot. The rout was lined by admirers. On arrival at the gates it was carried into the church by members of the family. Thursday 27th March 2014, London, UK. Guy Bell, 07771 786236, guy@gbphotos.com

The Naked and the Nude - The first solo show in London by Venezuelan painter, Rodolfo Villaplana. Highlights include Ratzinger Revisited, Oil on Canvas, 300x170cm, £25,000. Supported by the Museum of Contemporary Art, the selling exhibition will take place at the 20th Century Theatre in Notting Hill, London, during Frieze Week from 16 - 19 October 2014. The young painter finished his MA studies at the Chelsea College of Art in 2013 and ‘has gone from strength to strength since’. He has been endorsed by the Young Masters 2013 panel and his debut solo show ‘Anarchivolto’ ran in Venice, throughout the Venice Architecture Biennale in Sant’Erasmo.

Enterprising Women - an event to mark the 40th anniversary of co-residence at St Catherine's College, Oxford (Catz). A discussion panel featured author, journalist and research Fellow Harriet Sergeant (1974, English), Chief Executive of NS&I Jane Platt (1975, Modern Languages), and presenter and hotelier Alex Polizzi (1990, English) of The Hotel Inspector. Each of these Catz alumnae has gone on to forge a successful career in their chosen profession - they discussed their achievements and their experiences along the way. RIBA, London 25 September 2014. Guy Bell, 07771 786236, guy@gbphotos.com

A rally and march organised by NAPO against the governments proposed cuts to legal aid and the justice system in general - including the privatisation of the probation service. They target Chris Grayling, the Justice Minister, by marching from Parliament to the Ministry of Justice to deliver a birthday card and cake for his birthday. Westminster, London, UK, 01 April 2014. Guy Bell, 07771 786236, guy@gbphotos.com

A floral dress made of 1,000 Orchida Vanda petals reflects the theme of M&G’s own garden at this year’s Show - a contemporary paradise garden. 2014 marks the fifth year M&G Investments have been the title sponsor of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. This year’s M&G garden is designed by award-winning landscape designer Cleve West. The model’s dress - created by Knightsbridge-based floral designer Judith Blacklock and showcased by model Nina Schubert - took over 50 hours to create. The Chelsea Flower Show 2014. The Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London, UK

Sotheby’s London Exhibition of Sale Highlights from the Forthcoming Major New York Auctions of Contemporary and Impressionist and Modern Art, including exceptional Diamonds from Geneva. The auctions will include: $25-35 million masterpiece by Gerhard Richter; Major works by Matisse and Léger never before offered at auction; a Claude Monet painting offered from the Metropolitan Museum, New York; a Giacometti sculpture; The “Graff Vivid Yellow” (pictured) - At 100.09 carats, one of the rarest yellow diamonds of its size (est. $15-25 million); The Victory Diamond - A 31.34-carat diamond named to commemorate the Allied Victory in World War II ($5-8 million); and one of the world’s largest known round brilliant-cut diamonds weighing 103.46 carats (est. $3.5-5 million). They will take place in New York and Geneva 11-15 April 2014. Sotheby’s, New Bond St, London, UK.

The British Museum reveals new findings relating to her cause of death of the Ancient Egyptian priestess ‘Tamut’ whose burial reveals the highest level of mummification at this time. Based on state-of-art scanning and visualisation technology of the mummy. The public will be able to see more mummies and new discoveries made about them at the forthcoming exhibition ‘Ancient lives, new discoveries’ (which opens May 22) at the British Museum. Sponsored by Julius Baer, Technology Partner: Samsung Other objects relating to Ancient Egyptian burial will also be shown including a Roman-period wooden toy horse, a bronze razor from the 18th Dynasty, a musical instrument (an arched sistrum), an amulet from the 26th Dynasty, and a basketry dish of woven palm leaf with two loaves of unleavened bread. British Museum, Great Russell Street, London, UK. Guy Bell Photography

Queen’s Park Union flag project - Eight leading designers have reinterpreted and redesigned the Union Jack for a project which imagines how the UK’s flag could look. Set in place on the day of the Scottish Referendum, when the Union flag could be forced to change. From Michiko Koshino’s exploding, flame-shaped flag to Tim Dixon’s shards, Georgina Goodman’s ‘heel’s and Ron Arad’s kinetic ‘spinning flag’, the flags represent a possible future look to the nation’s flag. The Flag Project has been coordinated by Bill Amberg, designer based in Lonsdale Rd. The imagined new designs have been made up in Kvadrat material and will be on display within Lonsdale Road from 18 – 21 September as part of the London Design Festival. Kilburn, London, UK 18 Sept 2014.

Christie's show off major pieces to be autioned in their Magnificent Jewels sale in Geneva. These include: the Blue - the largest flawless vivid blue diamond in the world, estimate $21-25m; the Rajah - a brilliant cut diamond of 26.14 carats, est $3-5m; and the Ocean Dream - the largest fancy vivid bluee-green diamond. King Street, London, UK.

The Circus Space becomes the National Centre for Circus Arts where courses, up to degree level, can be taken in a wide range of circus skills.

Opera Gallery London presents a selection of canvas works by the world renowned ‘Godfather of Graffiti’- Seen. The exhibition takes inspiration from the growing American comic book cultural phenomenon, paying homage to some of the world’s most iconic crime fighters and villains; including Batman, Wonder Woman, Superman and includes his ‘dazzling’ depiction of Captain America. Opera Gallery, New Bond Street, London.

Forensics: the anatomy of crime – announcement of Wellcome Collection’s major spring exhibition. Never-displayed items from historic figures of forensic medicine including the work of: Sir Bernard Spilsbury who was the first of the celebrity pathologists whose evidence, taken down on indexed note cards, turned cases - including that of Dr Crippen; Alphonse Bertillon who invented the mug shot and developed classifying techniques for identification (demonstrated in his 1893 book Identification anthropometrique: instructions signaletiques) - Sherlock Holmes is described as ‘the second highest expert in Europe’ after Bertillon in The Hound of the Baskervilles; and the Ortus Sanitus (Garden of Health) a book by Jacob Meydenbach, 1481, illustrating, amongst other things, the relationship of flies to carrion – contradicting existing medieval superstition.

London Film and Comic Con 2014, (LFCC), at Earls Court, London, UK.

The rains arrive forcing people to shelter inany available space and leading to mud and rainbows over a tent designed like an underground carriage. The bands are even halted for a while. The 2014 Glastonbury Festival, Worthy Farm, Glastonbury. 27 June 2013. Guy Bell, 07771 786236, guy@gbphotos.com

Environmental protestors lobby Drax plc shareholders as they arrive for its Annual General Meeting. They then picket the exit in an attempt to encourage investors to sell their shares because of risk added to the price as a result of reliance on subsidies. Grocers hall, Bank, London, UK 23 April 2014. Guy Bell, 07771 786236, guy@gbphotos.com

Dancers from the London Cabaret Club take a bus to the Southbank in an attempt to cheer up commuters who are suffering on a tube strike day. The Southbank, London, UK 29 April 2014.

Cycle for freedom entrants pass over Albert Bridge, London, 20 Oct 2014. Guy Bell, 07771 786236, guy@gbphotos.com

Mammoths: Ice Age Giants at the Natural History Museum (opens 23 May 2014) It includes huge fossils and life-size models of mammoths and their relatives tower above you and meet Lyuba, the world’s most complete mammoth, as she takes centre stage in the exhibition for her first appearance in western Europe. She is the star of the show, a baby woolly mammoth discovered in Russia’s Yamal Peninsula of Siberia in May 2007. She died around 42,000 years ago at just one month old. Her body was buried in wet clay and mud which then froze, preserving it until she was found by reindeer herder Yuri Khudi and his sons, as they were searching for wood along the frozen Yuribei River thousands of years later. The exhibition also includes some of the best-known species, from the infamous woolly mammoth and the spiral-tusked Columbian mammoth to their island-dwelling relative the dwarf mammoth. South Kensington, London.

Cycle for Freedom launch event at Condor Cycles. Guy Bell, 07771 786236, guy@gbphotos.com

Catz drinks party at the Stationers Hall, London, 09 June 2014.

Tracey Emin - The Last Great Adventure is You - a new exhibition at the White Cube gallery. It is her first at the London gallery in five years and features: bronze sculptures - including In Grotto (2014), Bird (2014) and a series of bronze bas relief plaques that portray figures; gouaches; paintings; large-scale embroideries; and neon works - including one of the exhibition title. The exhibition 'chronicles the contemplative nature of work'.

The Launch of Julia Immonens book, Row For Freedom, supported by MP Fiona Mactaggart and published by Harper Collins. Thames Rowing Club, Putney, London, UK 09 Oct 2014. Guy Bell, 07771 786236, guy@gbphotos.com

Christie’s Modern British and Irish Art Sale which will take place on 19 November 2014. Featuring 35 lots, the auction includes examples of 20th century British sculpture and painting, such as: John Duncan Fergusson’s Poise (estimate: £80,000-120,000); six paintings by L.S. Lowry, led by Coal Barge (estimate: £700,000-1,000,000); Euan Uglow’s masterpiece entitled Three In One (estimate: £500,000-800,000; Figure (Sunion) by Dame Barbara Hepworth (estimate: £600,000-800,000); and sculpture by leading artists of the genre including Henry Moore, Lynn Chadwick, Dame Elisabeth Frink, and Naum Gabo.

No TTIP European Day of Action – as part of a day of protest across the EU. The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is supposed to be ‘free trade’ deal and is currently being negotiated by the EU and US. Protestors are concerned that the “deal will give big business more power over society, the environment, public services and democracy”. Parliament Square, London 11 Oct 2014.

the filters by Christina Mackie - a three-part installation for the annual Tate Britain Commission. This invites artists to make new work in response to the grand spaces of the Duveen Galleries. These have been transformed by a composition of 12-metre-high dipped silk nets suspended over pans of semi-crystallised dye, anchored to the floor by hand cast weights. Alongside this aerial network of ropes and colourful dyed silk is a vibrant yellow sculpture and a plinth displaying chunks of raw glass.

Bianca Jagger, Chair of the Bianca Jagger Human Rights Foundation, joined mothers and children at a Mothers Against Fracking rally on Mother’s Day. In a statement, Bianca Jagger said: “As a mother, a grandmother and soon to be a great grandmother, I am deeply concerned about the impact fracking will have on our way of life. Our environment, our water sources, the air and the land are precious resources which we must conserve if we are to leave a habitable world to future generations. Prime Minister Cameron, I urge you to stop endorsing this hazardous technology. It will be a betrayal of our children, our grandchildren and great grandchildren.” (On Monday 31st March at 3pm, Mothers Against Fracking will form the 17th group to hand deliver a letter of protest to David Cameron at 10 Downing Street as part of the Walk the Walk campaign). Old Palace Yard near the House of Lords in Westminster, London, UK, 30th March 2014. Guy Bell, 07771 786236, guy@gbphotos.com

Life in the Greenpeace area at Glastonbury, including visits from Warpaint and Vivienne Westwood

Stop the 'massacre' in Gaza protest. A demonstration called by: Stop the War Coalition, Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, Friends of Al Aqsa, British Muslim Initiative, Muslim Association of Britain, Palestinian Forum in Britain. They assembled at the Israeli Embassy and marched to Parliament. They called for "Israel's bombing and killing to stop now and for David Cameron to stop supporting Israeli war crimes". London, 26 July 2014.

Chairman, Derek Wyatt, throws a drinks party to thank supporters and staff of the Trinity Hospice, Clapham, London, UK, 02 July 2014. Guy Bell, 07771 786236, guy@gbphotos.com

The PCS union shows the government the red card as part of a protest campaign to point out that Britain Needs a Pay Rise. (These images are free to use in news stories about this campaign). Westminster, London, UK, 01 April 2014. Guy Bell, 07771 786236, guy@gbphotos.com

Freemen of the City of London exercise their right to drive sheep across London Bridge – organised by the Worshipful Company of Woolmen, it is one of London’s ancient traditions, dating back more than 800 years. This year it was attended by Shaun the Sheep, ahead of the ‘Shaun in the City’ arts trail coming to London in spring 2015. The event aims not only to put the spotlight on British lamb and wool but also to raise funds for the Lord Mayor’s Appeal. Last year’s event raised more than £40,000, part of the £43 million raised for charity by the 110 City of London Livery Companies last year. This year’s event involved more than 600 freemen drawn from the City’s 110 Livery Companies and twenty sheep, provided for the event by a farmer from Bedfordshire, with only ten at a time driven across the bridge. 05 Oct 2014.

Richard Tuttle sculpture, ' I Don’t Know . The Weave of Textile Language', Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall, London - A newly commissioned work, principally constructed of fabric, is the largest ever created by the artist. Measuring over twelve metres in height, the installation brings together a group of specially made colourful fabrics suspended from the ceiling as a sculptural form. Richard Tuttle’s project also includes a major exhibition at the Whitechapel Gallery surveying five decades of the artists’ career, on show from 14 Oct. – 14 Dec. 2014.

Anti-Fracking protesters target HSBC in global day of action. Mock Drill Rig, ‘fracked water’, hazard tape and speakers from affected communities turn two Central London HSBCs are turned into ‘live fracking sites’ in protest about funding to fracking. ‘Global Frackdown’ day of action sees 100s of actions against fracking in over 30 countries. Regent Street, London. 11 Oct 2014.Guy Bell, 07771 786236, guy@gbphotos.com

Conflict, Time, Photography, a new exhibition at the Tate Modern - showcasing the unique ways photographers look back at moments of conflict, from the seconds after a bomb is detonated to 100 years after a war has ended. It includes: renowned photographers Don McCullin, Kikuji Kawada and Taryn Simon; Luc Delahaye’s large-scale image of the US bombing of Taliban positions in Afghanistan, showing a cloud of smoke rising from the battlefield; Hiromi Tsuchida’s large-scale photograph of a watch stopped at the moment the atomic bomb fell on Hiroshima in 1945; The Archive of Modern Conflict’s colourful and chaotic new installation, bringing together war-related images and objects from around the world and across the past 100 years; and Chloe Dewe Mathews’s haunting landscapes photographed at dawn, showing the places where British soldiers were executed for desertion and cowardice in the First World War. The show runs from 26 November 2014 – 15 March 2015. Tate Modern, London, UK 25 Nov 2014.

The Affordable Art Fair opens in Battersea and runs until 26 October. Here viewing the work of . This is the15th anniversary fair and includes a Recent Graduates' Exhibition and a specially commissioned comedy, The Complete History of Art (abridged) courtesy of the Reduced Shakespeare Company. The fair offers visitors a chance to purchase work from over 100 galleries at prices between £40 and £4,000. Battersea Park, London UK 22 Oct 2014. Guy Bell, 07771 786236, guy@gbphotos.com

A remembrance event organised by the Royal British Legion, as part of their Live On campaign, in Trafalgar Square included a two minute silence and poppies being placed in the fountains. There were performances and readings by Collabro, Sol3 Mio, Robert Glenister and Kellie Shirley.

Fashion designer Zandra Rhodes recreates Portrait of Catrina Hooghsaet in front of the original painting - This is the portrait she reinvents in the upcoming BBC2 programme Rankin Shoots Rembrandt. This is to mark the start of Rembrandt: The Late Works, a new exhibition sponsored by Shell - the first ever in-depth exploration of Rembrandt’s final years of painting. It features ‘unprecedented’ loans from around the world and is an opportunity to experience the ‘passion, emotion and innovation’ of the great master of the Dutch Golden Age. The exhibition runs from 15 October 2014 - 18 January 2015

A collection of contemporary movie props, memorabilia and costumes to be auctioned on 16 October. It will include 375 items collected over 10 years and potentially worth more than £1 million. Highlights include: Back to the Future: Part II - Marty McFly’s (Michael J. Fox) Mattel Hoverboard (estimated at £14,000 - £18,000); Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory - Wonka’s (Gene Wilder) Golden Ticket (£15,000 - £20,000); Batman Forever – Remote control Batmobile model miniature (£20,000 - £30,000); Rush - 'Niki Lauda’s (Daniel Brϋhl) Prop Ferrari 312T2 Formula One Car (£20,000 - £30,000); memorabiliaStar Wars: Return of the Jedi - Biker Scout helmet (£8,000-£10,000); and The Shining - Jack and Wendy’s (Jack Nicholson & Shelly Duvall) Overlook Hotel Bed (£4,000-£6,000).

Jump at the Peacock Theatre, Holborn, London - a gravity-defying show that combines comedy, martial arts and ‘jaw-dropping’ acrobatics. Jump tells the story of a pair of hapless burglars, who get more than they bargained for when they break into the home of a very unusual family, complete with karate-chopping mother and Tae-kwon-do expert grandfather. One of Korea's biggest-selling shows, Jump now has its very own permanent theatre in Seoul and has toured throughout Europe, Asia and America, having been seen by over 3.5 million of people worldwide in 60 cities of 27 countries. It runs from 28 Oct - 15 Nov.

The Color Run at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park - runners of all ages, shapes and sizes take part in a 5k fun run organised by Dulux in aid of Save thae Children. At each kilometre of the course coloured powder covers runners as they pass the Olympic and Paralympic Games venues, before DJs entertain them in the Color Festival Area at the finish line. According to the organisers it is – “Known as the happiest 5k on the planet, The Color Run is an un-timed celebration of health and colour, meaning groups of friends can walk, jog, dance and party their way along the course at any pace.” The colour used at the events is made from food grade cornstarch. It is 100% natural and causes no harm to skin or the environment.

The Last Night of the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall, London takes place when the future of Britain is uncertain, given the coming Scottish referendum - With the usual wide range of popular music including - a Mary Poppins medley, Ol Man River, the Sabre Dance, Rule Britannia, Pomp and Circumstance and Jerusalem. Performed by conductor, Sakari Oramo, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Chorus and Singers with soloists including Ruthie Henshall. Saturday September 13, 2014.

Blood Swept Lands and seas of red by Paul Cummins. Last minute preparations before the official opening tomorrow. Ceramic poppies form an artwork in the moat of the Tower of London to mark the centenary of the first world war. 04 Aug 2014.

The Every Man Remembered sculpture in Trafalgar Square unveiled by Royal British Legion beneficiary Serena Alexander - Serena lost her son, Sam Alexander MC, in Afghanistan and received help through the Legion’s Independent Inquest Advice Service. Her links to the First World War are extensive and she is helping to promote the Every Man Remembered website. Her own Great Uncle, Norman Birtwistle MC was awarded the Military Cross before being killed in action during one of the last cavalry charges in 1918. The sculpture is a collaborative piece with the artist Mark Humphrey - being 7.5-metre high it will sit in Trafalgar Square until 16 November. Made of brass, it is loosely based on the Unknown Solider and stands on a plinth of limestone sourced from the Somme. It is encased in a Perspex obelisk, surrounded by poppies which float up around the figure every five minutes. The sculpture will carry out a four-year tour of Great Britain, visiting a number of different locations across the country where members of the public will be invited to remember all those who fell during the First World War.

Frieze London and Frieze Masters 2014, Regents Park, London

The World’s most complete Stegosaurus fossil goes on permanent display in front of the Museum’s iconic earth globe - At 560 centimetres long and 290 centimetres tall, similar in size to a 4x4 vehicle, the 150 million year old has over 300 bones. It is also the first complete dinosaur specimen to go on display at the Natural History Museum in nearly 100 years. It goes on permanent public display from 4 December 2014.

Sotheby’s unveils a diamond unlike any offered before: an extraordinary 100-carat perfect diamond in a classic Emerald-cut. The remarkable 100.20-carat, D color, Internally Flawless, Type IIa stone will highlight Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels auction in New York on 21 April 2015, when it is estimated to sell for US$19-25 million. At this scale, diamonds of this exceptional quality – D color and Internally Flawless clarity – are incredibly rare, and are considered “perfect”. The present example joins an elite group of just five comparable-quality diamonds over 100 carats that have ever been sold at auction worldwide.

Britain needs a pay rise - A march organised by the TUC to demand fairer and pay rises for the lowest paid and particularly in the public sector. The march started at Embankment, passed through Trafalgar Square and ended with speeches in Hyde Park.

The CWM FX London Boat Show, taking place 09-18 January 2015 at the ExCel Centre, Docklands, London. 09 Jan 2015. Amongst the usual wide array of boats and adventure vehicles a highlight was - The Sunseeker stand hosting Nicole Scherzinger to launch the new Predator 57 with the Sunseeker Founder, Robert Braithwaite.

A protest demanding support for the Kurds and blaming Turkey for not helping is generally peaceful. Although a bungled stop and search kicks off a confrontation that leads to a few arrests. Calm is restored, at least temporarily when Kurdish stewards form a barrier between the protestors and the police lines. Parliament Square, London 11 Oct 2014.

HRH Princess Anne attend the show with her husband. They make a tour of the show which includes awarding the Yachtmaster of the Year award, on the RYA stand (pictured), as well as meeting Sir Ben Ainslie, on his BAR stand. The CWM FX London Boat Show, taking place 09-18 January 2015 at the ExCel Centre, Docklands, London. 09 Jan 2015.

Students march through central London to demand that politicians scrap tuition fees. The demonstration was organised by the National Campaign Against Fees and Cuts (NCAFC) and the Student Assembly Against Austerity with Students travelling to London from cities around the UK, including Aberdeen, Glasgow, Newcastle, Leeds and Sheffield. They assembled at Malet Street, where part of the University of London is based, and then marched to Whitehall, and ending outside the Houses of Parliament. London, UK 19 Nov 2014

Stop the Bombing of Iraq - Don't Attack Syria Demonstration and march from Temple Place to Downing Street. Organised by the Stop the War Coalition. Westminster, London, UK 4 Oct 2014.

Julie Walters attends the preview showing of new Channel 4 drama Indian Summers. She plays Cynthia in the period drama set around the fight for an independent India. The 10-part series, set in 1932, also features Henry Lloyd-Hughes (The Inbetweeners, Madame Bovary), Jemima West (The Borgias), Nikesh Patel (Honour) and Roshan Seth (A Passage to India). It’s due to air on February 15 at 9pm on Channel 4.

People's Climate march, London – As part of an international day of protest - led by Emma Thompson and Vivienne Westwood - people march to demand: “a world with an economy that works for people and the planet; a world safe from the ravages of climate change; and a world with good jobs, clean air, and healthy communities for everyone. The march started in Temple Place and ended outside Parliament – Westminster, London, UK, 21st Sept 2014. Guy Bell, 07771 786236, guy@gbphotos.com

Environmental campaigners protest (some in owl masks to highlight using wood wisely) outside the 2nd anniversary investor meeting of the Green Investment Bank. They are concerned about its support for the use of biomass as a fuel in power stations because it is from unsustainable sources. The meeting takes palce at the the offices of Bank of America Merrill Lynch, St Pauls, London 28 Oct 2014.

A rainbow is created artificially to promote a new C4 programme called Cucumber. It will air this week with a gay theme.

For Pete's Sake - A life-size statue of Doherty being crucified unveiled at London's St.Marylebone Parish Church as part of a temporary exhibition Stations of the Cross. It is on sale for £33k and was originally made in 2008 as collaboration between Pete Doherty and the artist Nick Reynolds. This is the first time the sculpture has been seen in public and it appears in the middle of the historic 200 year old church alongside other works that reference the Passion of Christ by artists including Paul Benney, Nasser Azam, Angelica Cayzer, Wolfe Lenkiewicz and Charlie Mackesy.

Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders at Marylebone Station - Chiltern Railways commuters are greeted by a ‘bevy of American beauties’ on the Main Concourse. Chiltern Railways runs fast services to Wembley Stadium where American football teams the Jackson Jaguars take on the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday 9 November.

Poor man’s picture gallery: Victorian Art and Stereoscopic Photography at the Tate Britain - a rare collection of Victorian stereographic photographs - here Hearts are Trumps by Michael Burr, based on th work by Millais. Lent by Astronomer and Queen guitarist Dr Brian May. This is the first display in a major British art gallery devoted to the nineteenth-century craze of three-dimensional photography. It is also accompanied by a book launch with viewer to see the 3-d images. Guy Bell, 07771 786236, guy@gbphotos.com

Inflated Star and Wooden Star, 2014 - a new large-scale sculpture by Frank Stella Hon RA, one of the most important living American artists (b. 1936), in the courtyard of the Royal Academy on Wednesday 18 February 2015. Standing at 7 metres tall and over 8 metres wide, it is the first time his work has been exhibited in the UK. The work will be on display until the 17 May 2015. The complex sculpture has been fabricated from aluminium and teakwood. Stella was made an Honorary Royal Academician in 1993 and his work can be found in prestigious international collections. He has been the subject of several retrospectives in the United States, Europe, and Japan, and will have a major retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York in autumn 2015.

Fashion on the Ration: 1940s Street Style – a new exhibition at the Imperial War Museum to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in 1945. Divided into six sections: Into Uniform looks at how Second World War Britain became a nation in uniform; Functional Fashion explores how the demands of wartime life changed the way civilians dressed at work and at home; Rationing and Make do and Mend will look at why clothes rationing was introduced in 1941, how the scheme worked and how it changed the shopping habits of the nation, including a bridesmaid’s dress made from parachute material, a bracelet made from aircraft components, a child’s coat made from a blanket and on display for the first time a bra and knickers set made from RAF silk maps for Countess Mountbatten; Utility Clothing was introduced in 1941 to tackle unfairness in the rationing scheme and standardise production to help the war effort; Beauty as Duty examines the lengths to which many women went, to maintain their personal appearance – and the pressure they felt to do so; and Peace and a new look? which looks at how the end of the war impacted upon fashion, and considers the long-term impact, including a ‘VE’ print dress worn by the comedienne Jenny Hayes to celebrate the end of the war, and an example of the ubiquitous demob-suit, issued to men leaving the military services. The exhibition runs from 5 March – 31 August 2015

Protestors try to send BP a message in a bottle. Environmental protestors outside the BP AGM at the Excel Centre. They are highlighting the dangers of deep sea drilling and the damage to the Gulf. As well as being anti tar sands oil and the general impact of burning fossil fuels on the environment.

Natalie Bennett, leader of the Green Party, unveils portraits of the five main UK party leaders, hand-written from Twitter opinions by artist Annemarie Wright. The portraits are of David Cameron, Ed Miliband, Nick Clegg, Nigel Farage and Natalie Bennett, who is the local Green Party candidate for Holborn and St Pancras. Each portrait takes her 30-40 hours to create, using varying thickness of pens. Woolff Gallery, Charlotte Street, London.

The Tweed Run 2015 - it's 7th annual British public bicycle ride through London’s historic streets, with a prerequisite that participants are dressed in their best tweed cycling attire. There are also plenty of handle bar moustaches, penny farthings and Union Jacks. “Guests can expect a leisurely day cycling, stopping at some of London's most iconic landmarks to enjoy a spot of tea, a picnic in the park and finally a jolly good knees-up in a beautiful art-deco ballroom for the Tweed Run closing ceremony. Starting at Trafalgar Square, the cyclists then embarked on a 12 mile scenic ride through London, stopping at traditional spots.

Tpr Oliver Wain, 24, Rick Forest, 89 D-day, Reginald Widerspoon, 90, Charles Jeffries, 93 D-day/Dessert Rat, John Cuthbert, 92, Peter Kent, 90 Royal Navy, Tpr Joel Robinson, 20 - Second World War Veterans, Reg Wilderspin (89) and John Cuthbert (92), and serving Guardsmen on Horse Guards Parade Ground to highlight Royal British Legion events on Victory in Europe (VE) Day. The Legion is also announcing that veterans and their carers will receive funding towards attending the event on the weekend of the 8-10th May. Places will be available for a series of commemorative events over the weekend including on VE Day itself, Friday 8 May, when a Service of Remembrance will be held at The Cenotaph, with a national two minute silence at 3pm. On Sunday 10 May, there will a Service of Thanksgiving at 11am at Westminster Abbey attended by HM The Queen, followed by a parade from the Abbey to Horse Guards Parade and into St James’s Park, where the Legion will host a lunch reception for the veterans.

Environmental protest at the Drax AGM, the Grocer’s Hall, London 22 Apr 2015. London Rising Tide and Biofuelwatch attempt to expose and oppose burning biomass and coal. They claim that Drax Power Station has “led the way for the industry: lobbying; greenwashing; converting and building the necessary infrastructure; and clearcutting hugely biodiverse native forests in the southern US and Canada”. They also believe that ‘Drax exemplifies much that is wrong with UK energy policy and "renewable" energy subsidies’. Guy Bell, 07771 786236, guy@gbphotos.com

Turner Prize-winning potter Grayson Perry (as Claire) receives the Freedom of the City of London in recognition of his contribution to the arts - . Guildhall Art Gallery, Guildhall Yard, London, UK 22 Apr 2015

Latitude’s coloured sheep and ballet dancers at Sadlers Wells Theatre - to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Latitude Festival, the famous multi-coloured sheep were brought from Suffolk to London. They performed with two dancers, Shaun Dillon and Kim Collins. Sadler’s Wells have helped to make Latitude into the biggest multi-arts festival. This summer the theatre returns for an eighth consecutive year, presenting a diverse programme on the outdoor Waterfront Stage. The Festival runs from 16-19th July at Henham Park. The images are EMBARGOED, to go out with Latitude Festival’s arts announcement which will run in the press from 12am on 23.04.15 – the images can therefore be used for print on the 23rd (ie go to papers the afternoon before with this embargo) and can only be used on-line from 00:01 on Thurs 23rd. Latitude announces the dance and theatre line up at 9am on Thursday 23rd March

VE Day 70 commemorations - Three days of events in London and across the UK marking historic anniversary of end of the Second World War in Europe. Trafalgar Square, scene of jubilant celebrations marking the end of the Second World War in Europe on 8 May 1945, plays a central part in a host of national events, which include a Service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph, a concert in Horse Guards Parade, a Service of Thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey, a parade of Service personnel and veterans and a flypast.

A commemoration in London to mark the Centenary of the Gallipoli Campaign 25 April 2015 at the Cenotaph on Whitehall, Westminster. Descendants of those who fought in the campaign also march past, led by military personnel, as part of the ceremony. This is an addition to the usual annual ceremony organized byvThe High Commissions of Australia and New Zealand.Guy Bell, 07771 786236, guy@gbphotos.com

Many of the veterans are in wheelchairs pushed by personel from the armed forces and emergency services. VE Day 70 commemorations - marking historic anniversary of end of the Second World War in Europe. following a Service of Thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey, a parade of Service personnel and veterans, led by a military pipe band, and a flypast - down whitehall and into Horse Guards Parade.

Vickers Supermarine Spitfire Mk.1A – P9374/G-MK1A – it was in action in the Battle of France in 1940 and recovered from the sands of a Calais beach in 1980. It was restored by the Aircraft Restoration Company, and will fly in the VE Day Anniversary Air Show (Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 May) at IWM Duxford. Christie’s is to offer the Spitfire P9374 for auction in The Exceptional Sale on 9 July 2015. The estimate for the sale is £1,500,000-2,500,000. With the plane are John Romain, Pilot and Chief Engineer at the Aircraft Restoration Company and Ken Wilkinson, a veteran who flew Spitfires in the Second World War. IWM Duxford, Cambridge

Wellcomed with cup cakes and fake dossiers - Ed Miliband, Ed Balls and Rachel Reeves event addressing the Tory threat to family finances. Royal Institute of British Architects, London, UK 29 Apr 2015.

Achitect, Sir David Chipperfield unveils plans for a major redevelopment of the Royal Academy of Arts which will be completed in time for its 250th anniversary in 2018. The project is the most important development of the Royal Academy in its history. The development will allow key works from the Royal Academy’s Collection to be brought out of store and go on view to the public. These include Queen Victoria’s paintbox, Turner’s travelling watercolour box, Joshua Reynolds’ diaries, a rarely displayed Pissarro drawing, and letters between artists such as Thomas Gainsborough to Sir Joshua Reynolds. 11 May 2015.

Zombies roaming the streets of London. The zombies have been designed by Hollywood make-up artist Kristyan Mallett for the newly opened immersive theatre show The Generation of Z: Apocalypse. They travelled by tube and bus and a lot of walking to visit The London Eye, Buckingham Palace, Big Ben and Westminster to pull some frights on the unsuspecting public.

Peter Kennard: Unofficial War Artist - Retrospective Exhibition of British Political and anti-war artist at IWM London, UK 12 May 2015

Charmatz’s Musée de la danse (dancing museum) perform at the Tate Modern - the dress rehearsal of a dance performance in the Turbine Hall, choreographed by French dancer and choreographer Boris Charmatz - 14 May 2015. A team of 90 dancers will stage free performances throughout the building between 12.00 and 22.00 on Friday 15 and Saturday 16 May. Visitors will also be invited to participate in a warm up, a workshop and an open dancefloor. As part of Musée de la danse in London, Boris Charmatz will also be staging two works and performing at Sadler’s Wells from 17 to 23 May.

Charmatz’s Musée de la danse (dancing museum) perform at the Tate Modern (part of BMW Tate Live)- the dress rehearsal of a dance performance in the Turbine Hall, choreographed by French dancer and choreographer Boris Charmatz - 14 May 2015. A team of 90 dancers will stage free performances throughout the building between 12.00 and 22.00 on Friday 15 and Saturday 16 May. Visitors will also be invited to participate in a warm up, a workshop and an open dancefloor. As part of Musée de la danse in London, Boris Charmatz will also be staging two works and performing at Sadler’s Wells from 17 to 23 May.

Tate Modern opens major retrospective of American painter Agnes Martin. The exhibition covers the full breadth of her practice from early experimental works with found objects to her late evocative paintings, reasserting her position as a key figure in

Rain, a sea of flowers - on clothes and in spectacular gardens - on the press preview day at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, Chelsea Hospital, London UK, 18 May 2015.

The inaugural edition of Photo London - London’s first international photography fair, it aims to harness the growing audience for photography in the city and nurture a new generation of collectors. Photo London is produced by the consultancy and curatorial organisation Candlestar, known for their work with Condé Nast and the Prix Pictet photography award and touring exhibition. Photo London’s public programme is supported by the LUMA Foundation.

London taxi drivers block the street with a go-slow protest outside the Transport for London offices in Victoria . They are joined by people doing the ‘knowledge’ on their trade mark scooters with attached clipboards. They are supported by the UGC (United cabbies Group) and are angry about the lack of a level playing field, in terms of regulation and safety standards, between black cabs and mini cabs, in particular Uber drivers.

A protest organised by UK Uncut marches from Waterloo Station towards Parliamentwhere a large banner is painted on Westminster Bridge. It is then lowered over the side of the bridge weighted down by milk cartons. Eventually the Police force its removal to the embankment in front of St Thomas' Hospital. The banner read - 312bn more cuts, £120hn tax dodged, AUSTERITY IS A LIE - which sums up what they were protesting about.

The Out and Proud Diamond Group and the Peter Tatchell Foundation support the international boycott of Dolce and Gabbana and lead a protest outside their flagship London store, 6-8 Old Bond Street, London 19 March 2015. The protest is in response to the fashion designers ‘insulting slurs’ against same-sex parents and their children. Speaking to the Italian magazine Panorama, alongside his business partner, Stefano Gabbana, Domenico Dolce said children should be born to a mother and a father: “The only family is a traditional one. I’m not convinced by those I call the chemical children, synthetic babies...They are wombs for hire, semen chosen from a catalogue ... psychiatrists are not ready to confront the effects of this experimentation.” Stefano Gabbana added: “The family is not a fad.” In 2006, he told the Daily Mail: "I am opposed to the idea of a child growing up with two gay parents."

Lucian Freud at Ordovas - Portraits chronicling the relationship of Lucian Freud and Caroline (Lady Caroline Blackwood, his second wife), dating from 1950s. The four paintings on show are - The Sisters, a delicate canvas from 1950, a life-size depiction of Caroline’s

The Fire Brigades Union holds a protest rally and marc. Stating at Methodist Central Hall and then heading for Parliament. They are demanding a farer pension settlement and a rethink of the increased retirement age. They accuse Penny Mordaunt, the minister responsible, of lieing to them about the changes and their impact. Westminster London, UK 25 Feb 2015.

Fighting History, an exhibition celebrating the enduring significance and emotional power of British history painting at the Tate Britain. The exhibition looks at how artists have transformed significant events into paintings that encourage us to reflect on our own place in history. The works in the show range from huge oil paintings from the 18th century to a recent work by Malcolm Morley which includes a canon from HMS Victory protruding from the canvas. Highlights include: John Singleton Copley’s The Death of Major Peirson, 6 January 1781 1783, a dramatic battle scene which is approximately 4 metres wide by 3 metres high; Dexter Dalwood’s famous work The Poll Tax Riots 2005 which shows a sea of angry protesters surging down Whitehall towards Big Ben; Allen Jones’ The Battle of Hastings 1961-2 juxtaposed with Philip James de Loutherbourg’s The Battle of the Nile 1800; Malcolm Morley’s Trafalgar – Waterloo 2013, a large triptych depicting Admiral Lord Nelson and the Duke of Wellington separated by a 3D cannon from the HMS Victory in the central panel. Fighting History is at Tate Britain from 9 June to 13 September 2015.

Sculpture Victorious at Tate Britain. The Victorian era was a golden age for sculpture. Sculpture Victorious pays tribute to the great sculptors of the time and showcases lavish works produced in the period, from a brightly coloured ceramic elephant that stands just under seven feet tall to sumptuous jewellery from Chatsworth House. Highlights include: Sir William Reynolds-Stephens’ A Royal Game 1906-11. A 2.4 metre high sculpture depicting the struggles between Elizabeth I and Philip of Spain as a game of chess; Thomas Longmore and John Henk’s Elephant 1889. The imposing sculpture, made from painted earthenware is one of the most technically sophisticated ceramic objects ever attempted, showcasing industrial craft at its most artful and ambitious; and James Sherwood Westmacott’s exquisitely detailed electroplated Baron Saher de Quincy, Earl of Winchester 1854, specially removed from the Houses of Parliament for the first time for this exhibition.

London Book Fair, Olympia, London, UK, 15 Apr 2015. Attended by Brian May, Conchita Wurst and Caprice.

Carsten Höller: Decision is the artist’s largest survey show in the UK to date. It immerses visitors in a series of experimental environments, exploring perception and decision making. Over the past 20 years Holler has created devices, vehicles and situations that alter visitors’ physical and psychological states. Carsten Höller: Decision offers visitors the chance to see the world upside-down, experience uncanny bodily sensations and soar above London’s traffic in a flying machine. Hoping to ‘induce hallucinations, in the widest sense’ Höller has populated the gallery with disorientating objects and installations, including giant revolving mushrooms and two robotically-engineered beds that – day and night – roam the exhibition like a pair of restless, insomniac twins. It culminates in the artist’s Isomeric Slides. Accessed from Hayward Gallery’s roof, these slides turn ordinary gallery activity on its head. In a setting usually reserved for contemplation, Höller’s slides are an invitation to lose control. A slide, Höller has remarked, is both ‘a sculpture that you can travel inside’ and a ‘device for experiencing a unique condition somewhere between delight and madness’. The exhibition runs from Wednesday 10 June – Sunday 6 September 2015 at the Haywayrd Gallery, London, UK. 09 June 2015.

The People's Climate March saw thousands of people from all angles of climate protest (from Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth to much smaller anti fracking groups) march from Holborn to Westminster in London. The march was colourful and generally peaceful.

Nic Fiddian-Green (pictured in white shirt - sculptor of monumental neo-classical horses heads) sets up his iron foundry in Bruton Place, Mayfair to demonstrate the ancient art of ‘lost wax’ casting and also hand patinating. He also has a new solo show at Sladmore Contemporary from 10th June until 31st July 2015. The exhibition will include a recreation of the artist’s hilltop surrey studio and workshop, with new work in progress.

A new exhibition of paintings by Marlene Dumas at the Tate Modern opens on 5th Feb. It is one of the most significant displays of her work ever to be held in Europe, bringing together over 100 of her most important and iconic figurative paintings from throughout her career. The three key items/sets are: ‘Great Britain’ – Dumas’s powerful double portrait of Princess Diana and Naomi Campbell, on loan from a private collection; A group of Dumas’s iconic large-scale portraits, including friends, family, figures from history and celebrities such as Amy Winehouse; ‘Rejects’ – a huge grid of 40 powerful black-and-white portrait paintings which Dumas has created over twenty years.

People marched from South London and East London to City Hall to demand better homes for Londoners and an end to the housing crisis. Demands included rent controls, affordable and secure homes for all, an end to the Bedroom Tax and welfare caps and the building of new council houses. The event was called by Defend Council Housing and South London People's Assembly. And the East London route started at Parish Church of St. Leonard, Shoreditch, London, United Kingdom. 31 Jan 2015

An anti austerity march draws a huge crowd starting at Bank and heading to a rally in Parliament Square. It passed off peacefully and was organised by The Peoples Assembly and supported by all the major unions, including the PCS. 20 June 2015.

Christie's Impressionist, Modern and Surrealist Art pre-sale exhibition ahead of the Evening sale on 4 February. Highlights include: Cézanne’s Vue sur L’Estaque et Le Château d’If, from the collection of Samuel Courtauld, which is coming to the market for the first time since it was acquired 79 years ago, in 1936 (estimate: £8-12 million); The most valuable group of Surrealist art ever to be offered at auction, featuring a group of works by Magritte and Miró, led by Joan Miró’s L'oiseau au plumage déployé vole vers l'arbre argenté, 1953, from a Distinguished European Collection (estimate: £7-9 million); Amedeo Modigliani’s rare double portrait Les deux filles, 1918 (estimate: £6-8 million); Femme de Venise V by Alberto Giacometti (estimate: £6-8 million); Juan Gris’s La Lampe, 1914, which is considered to be among the artist’s greatest contributions to Cubism (estimate: £2.5-3.5 million); Paysage à L’Estaque, 1907, by Georges Braque (estimate: £2-3 million); An important group of German works from the collection of industrial chemist Carl Hagemann, representing three of the four founding artists of the Die Brücke movement, led by one of the masterpieces of Die

Myuran Sukumaran - launch of a new exhibition of work created during his 10 years on death row. The Australian artist is set to be executed in Indonesia next month. Organised by his cousin Niranjela Karunatilake the showcase has been put on to draw attention to his case, and to mark Sukumaran's 34th birthday on Friday April 17. Human Rights Action Centre, London.

Turner Prize nominated painter, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, curates an exhibition at the Whitechapel Gallery. Drawn from the V-A-C collection, Moscow, the artist has chosen still life paintings, photographs and a film depicting flora, fauna and people interacting with the natural world and includes works by Peter Doig, David Hockney, Gary Hume and Andy Warhol. A highlight is - 30 Sunflowers painting by David Hockney, 72 x 72 inches, depicting a still life of yellow sunflowers against a deep red backdrop. The gallery is also showing a separate display of ‘playful’ protest banners by British artist Peter Liversidge, who worked with groups of primary school children from east London. Liversidge worked with the children to write lyrics for protest songs, create choreography and design banners and placards to enable them to express their views on community and the power of a collective voice. The banners cover everything from ‘no more homework’, to ‘Give money to the poor’ and a reminder to ‘smile!’. Both shows run 17 March – 14 June 2015.

Barbara Hepworth: Sculpture for a Modern World opens at Tate Britain - the first London museum retrospective or five decades of the work of Hepworth (1903-75), one of Britain’s greatest artists. This major retrospective opens on 24 June 2015 and will emphasise Hepworth’s prominence in the international art world. It highlights the different contexts and spaces in which Hepworth presented her work, from the studio to the landscape. Highlights include: A room dedicated to a series of sculptures Hepworth carved in the 1940s, which are characterised by the dramatic hollowing out of pieces of wood and the painting of the interior spaces she opened up. Works in this room include the famous Pelagos 1946 (‘sea’ in Greek), which was inspired by a view of the bay of St Ives, Cornwall; Imposing wooden sculptures made from huge logs of the sumptuous tropical hardwood guarea, such as Corinthos 1954-5 – a grand 1 metre x 1 metre sculpture named after the ancient Greek city in which Hepworth summed up the light and landscape of Greece. The unusually large size of guarea pieces allowed Hepworth to experiment with interior spaces through the use of string, spiralling edges, paint or rough carved surfaces to maximise the effect of light; An architectural installation inspired by the Rietveld Pavilion, originally built at the Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo in 1965 which housed a display of Hepworth bronzes at its opening. The structure in the exhibition explores how Hepworth presented her works and how she worked on an international stage. Barbara Hepworth: Sculpture for a Modern World is at Tate Britain from 24 June to 25 October 2015.

Discussions, negotiations and deals go on at tables all over the fair. London Book Fair, Olympia, London, UK, 14 Apr 2015.

A new display including Tracey Emin's My Bed 1998, in front of six of her recent figure drawings which have been gifted by the artist to the nation. My Bed 1998 became famous when it was shown in the 1999 Turner Prize exhibition, for which Emin was shortlisted. It was made in Tracey Emin's Waterloo council flat in 1998 and was referred to by the artist as an unconventional and uncompromising self-portrait through objects - featuring the artist's own bed covered in stained sheets, discarded condoms, underwear and empty bottles of alcohol. The piece gives a snapshot of the artist's life after a traumatic relationship breakdown. The Duerckheim Collection acquired the work in early July 2014 and it is now on loan to Tate for 10 years. The drawings and My Bed are positioned alongside two paintings by Francis Bacon, Study of a Dog 1952 and Reclining Woman 1961. And are part of a refresh of the galleries showing art from the 1970s to the present day - featuring major works by Gilbert & George, Anish Kapoor, Nicholas Pope and John Gerrard.

Why Not People? (WNP), founded by Jameela Jamil, stages the first ever fully accessible event at the Troxy, 1st July 2015. It is the UK’s first and only music and events members club for people with disabilities. Jameela Jamil hosted the event which was headlined by Tinie Tempah, and featured appearances from Romesh Ranganathan (comedian), AlunaGeorge, F2Freestylers, Flawless and Alex Brooker. WNP was launched in January 2015, in a bid to make live music accessible to millions of disabled music fans across the UK. This social enterprise is the UK’s first members club for disabled people that will host live music and comedy events, built for its members, but welcome to all.

The private collection of Sir Noël Coward, which will be offered as part of the Modern British and Irish Art sale on 19 March 2015 at South Kensington. This collection features a group of paintings by Coward himself, which include portraits and scenes of Jamaica alongside paintings he acquired as gifts from friends such as the actress Elizabeth Taylor, the actor David Niven, and the composer, actor and entertainer Ivor Novello. It comprises works by revered British artists such as Christopher Wood, John Nash, Edward Seago and Derek Hill. Estimates range from £300 up to £100,000.

Alesha Dixon launches Children United and the “We Are The Children United” single. Alesha is the most well-known name on the single, the first voice you hear on the song is that of 12-year-old Patience who lives in a children’s home in Uganda after losing most of her family to AIDS. The pair are joined by thousands more children from countries as far flung as Kenya, Australia, India, USA, Uganda, The Netherlands and Norway who all feature on the Children United single. More countries and more children are joining the “world’s biggest pop group” every day and posting their recordings on YouTube. The song was written by Barney Cox and produced by Nigel Wright. Around 10,000 children’s voices are on the song including 6,500 children from the Voice In A Million choir who performed the song live at Wembley with Alesha in March. Children United is an online platform which will bring children together from across the globe to discuss the issues that matter to them, and provide them with the opportunity to have their voices heard. The three founding partner organisations are First News, Achievement for All, and Skoolbo. They have been working with Microsoft to support the web development and integration of Skype technology that will connect children across the world in face-to-face conversations. Save the Children are the charity’s key NGO partner. The Children United website, which encourages children around the world to “join-up” and be heard, opens for registration on Wednesday (15 April) and goes fully live and interactive in September. The site will be moderated by schools around the world to ensure a secure environment for children to talk to each other safely.

New Look Wireless festival, Finsbury Park, London, UK

New Look Wireless festival, Finsbury Park, London, UK

Mexico’s ‘legends’ and masked superheroes will gather in the UK to perform in “The Greatest Spectacle of Lucha Libre”, an three-day extravaganza with ‘epic’ live confrontations of Good vs. Evil. Starring the finest Mexican fighters, Bolivia's Fighting Cholitas and the UK’s own Lucha Britannia, the weekend will also feature wild Cabaret acts, authentic Mexican street-food and Jose Cuervo tequila cocktails. On the 8th July, two films about Lucha Libre will premiere at a dedicated Film screening and Art exhibition. Over the three days, York Hall will be transformed into a retro-style Mexican Arena Each day will feature different shows, including matinees for family audiences, a massive Grand Finale, and more raucous Friday night cabaret spectacular. The show runs in Bethnal Green from 9th – 11th July 2015

Sotheby's sale of post-war and contemporary art - highlights include: a group of works from an Important Swedish Private Collection, including Lucio Fontana’s rarely seen masterwork, Concetto Spaziale, Attese (1965) Estimate £5,000,000 — 7,000,000, and Robert Rauschenberg’s Untitled (Small oil on canvas #4) (1963) Estimate £800,000 — 1,200,000; s a self- portrait diptych by Francis Bacon from 1977 Estimate £13,000,000 — 18,000,000; a monumental and mesmeric Abstraktes Bild by Gerhard Richter Estimate £14,000,000 — 20,000,000; and works by Cy Twombly, Nicolas de Staël, Yves Klein, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Andy Warhol.

Olympian Kelly Sotherton races a horse (Murphy ridden by Hannah Brendon of Hyde Park Stables) in Rotten Row, Hyde Park to launch 2015’s Whole Earth Man V Horse marathon, taking place in Llanwrtyd Wells, Wales on the 13th June. The Man v Horse Marathon began in June 1980 following a friendly dispute in a Welsh bar. The Landlord overheard the two men discussing the relative merits of men and horses running over mountainous terrain and who was more suited to it. To settle the argument the then landlord, Gordon Green, created the now long standing and international event, Man versus Horse Marathon.

Vivienne Westwood, Sadie Frost, and photographer Andy Gotts MBE attend the launch of the Save the Arctic photography exhibition at London Underground’s Waterloo Station, London, UK 13 July 2015. The images show 60 celebrities wearing Vivienne Westwood’s Save the Arctic t-shirt – photographed by Andy Gotts MBE - most have never been seen before. The exhibition, which includes Pamela Anderson, George Clooney, Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell, Vanessa Redgrave, Sir Ian McKellen, Dame Judi Dench and many more, is in the advertising space running up to the London HQ of oil company Shell, which is due to start drilling in the Arctic this month.

Retrospective of Sonia Delaunay (1885–1979), a key figure in the Parisian avant-garde, renowned for her vivid and colourful paintings and textiles. The exhibition covers the breadth of her vibrant artistic career, from 1907 to 1970, showcasing her originality and creativity across the twentieth century. Highlights include: Three 7-metre murals, Motor, Dashboard and Propeller, created for the 1937 International Exposition in Paris and never before shown in the UK; A reconstructed shop window of Delaunay’s 1920s Paris atelier, showcasing a motorised display of her multi-coloured textiles; Electric Prisms 1914, a large colourful painting capturing the energy of modern urban life, on loan from the Centre Pompidou in Paris; Costumes, dresses and scarves designed by Delaunay for clients including the Hollywood star Gloria Swanson, Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes, and departments stories like Metz & Co and Liberty. The EY Exhibition: Sonia Delaunay is at Tate Modern from 15 April to 9 August 2015.

Nick Waplington/Alexander McQueen: Working Process at Tate Britain. This new exhibition presents the result of a unique collaboration between acclaimed fashion designer Alexander McQueen (1969-2010) and artist Nick Waplington (b 1965). It provides a behind-the-scenes look into one of fashion’s most celebrated names, capturing the creative journey - from sketch to catwalk - of McQueen’s seminal collection, Horn of Plenty. Highlights include: a number of large scale images taken by Nick Waplington during his access to Alexander McQueen’s studio - these feature Alexander McQueen alongside Anna Wintour, Philip Treacy, Sarah Burton and other members of his team; and these are interspersed by images of recyled rubbish to mirror the recycling of patterns and fabrics from previous designs in the collection. The exhibition runs from 10 March – 17 May 2015

Ahead of Wednesday’s free vote, Brian May (Queen guitarist and committed animal campaigner) and Angus Robertson MP, Leader of the SNP in Westminster – along with May's Save Me Trust, PETA, the RSPCA, the League Against Cruel Sports, Born Free, Lush and Humane Society International – protest in Westminster, urging policymakers to ‘keep Britain humane by keeping the Hunting Act intact’. While there they hear that the vote has been postponed.

The Turbine Festival 2015 - One City One Day - sponsored by Hyundai. The festival includes many activities for all ages exploring art and technology. The hall is decorated with giant white streamers.

Striking workers at the National gallery are campaigning against its privatisation and calling for the reinstatement of our rep and negotiator Candy Udwin who was suspended on the eve of the strike. They then marched to the Getty Images Gallery to deliver a letter for Mark Getty, chair of the Gallery trustees. This is the second 5 day strike and picket lines are outside the gallery between 9am and 11am every morning. Channel 4 News presenter Jon Snow tweeted his support at the weekend, saying: "As a former trustee, I'm shocked that our key duty: safeguarding the art is to be done by private contractors." During the first strike week a 40,000-name petition was handed to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. And this time almost 9,000 have now signed an online statement. The strike is supported by the TUC and the PCS union.

Prudential RideLondon a festival of cycling, with more than 95,000 cyclists, including some of the world's top professionals, participating in five separate events over the weekend of 1-2 August.

The London-Surrey Classic professional race. Prudential RideLondon a festival of cycling, with more than 95,000 cyclists, including some of the world's top professionals, participating in five separate events over the weekend of 1-2 August.

Simon Russell Beale takes up the Cameron Mackintosh Chair of Contemporary Theatre at St Catherine's College, Oxford. He is interviewd by Libby Purves. 02 March 2015. Guy Bell, 07771 786236, guy@gbphotos.com

A memorial service, fly and march past for all the forces who fought in Afghanistan is attended by the Royal Family. St Paul's Cathedral, London, UK 13 Mar 2015

Jeremy Corbyn holds a campaign meeting as part of his Labour Party leadership challenge - with support of Ken Livingstone at the Camden Town Hall, London, UK 03 Aug 2015

The Duchess of Cornwall, Patron, Arthritis Research UK, visits and meets patients of the Adolescent Inpatient Unit at University College London Hospitals. • Her Royal Highness then tours a laboratory at the Arthritis Research UK Centre for Adolescent Rheumatology and meeting researchers and supporters. London 12 Feb 2015.

Black Paintings by Alex Katz – an exhibition of new large-scale paintings at the Timothy Taylor Gallery, Mayfair. Katz’s paintings are at once figurative and abstract – his larger-than-life portraits and landscapes often looming large over their observers. However, in these new works, rather than filling each frame, the subjects are assigned to the margins with black space occupying most of each canvas. Katz has been the subject of over 200 solo exhibitions and nearly 500 group shows internationally since 1951, and has been honoured with numerous retrospectives including The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, USA; Tate St. Ives, UK; Turner Contemporary, Margate, UK; and The Guggenheim, Bilbao, Spain.

The company of Bale De Rua in Baila Brazil at the Royal Festival Hall, London, UK 06 Aug 2015. They are part of the Southbank Centres Festival of Love.

Gladiators gather on the site of London’s only performers that worked on Ridley Scott's Gladiator film will clash on the spot where gladiators battled 2,000 years ago in the courtyard of the Guildhall. Ten public evening and matinee performances will take place on selected dates between 8 and 16 August. Full information and tickets at www.museumoflondon.org.uk Hidden for centuries, the ancient remains of London’s Roman amphitheatre were discovered by archaeologists in 1988. They are open for viewing all year. The Gladiator Games are performed by Britannia, renowned for its work on the Ridley Scott film, Gladiator. Each performance is the result of research into events in the 1st century A.D., using images drawn from Roman coins, paintings, sculpture and mosaics.

LOVE, TANYA a new book by Tanya Burr and published by Penguin, is launched at Rosewood London. She is is a Beauty, Fashion & Lifestyle Blogger and YouTuber. On her YouTube channel (YouTube.com/TanyaBurr) Tanya delivers makeup tutorials, beauty and style guidance.

The installation of Mexican artist Rivelino’s 25-ton, 14.5 meter long sculpture You, in King Charles Island in Trafalgar Square. It is the first in a series of high-profile unveilings of contemporary Mexican sculpture across the capital this September, coinciding with the celebratory Dual Year of UK and Mexico 2015 (mexicouk2015.mx). In this case “two index fingers, equal in weight, colour and size point towards each other in commanding fashion. Intended as a reflection on human equality, the two pointing fingers are seen from afar as distinct entities; but through engaging in the intervening space between the fingers, the viewer opens up a dialogue of inclusivity. “

The Affordable Art Fair opens in Battersea and runs until 15 March. The fair offers visitors a chance to purchase work from over 100 galleries at prices between £50 and £5,000. Battersea Park, London UK 11 March 2015.

The Birmingham-born artist Willard Wigan MBE has become world famous for his microscopic art and sculptures typically placed in the eye of a needle or on the head of a pin. Virtually invisible to the naked eye, Wigan’s works are best viewed with the aid of a microscope. Made from a range of materials including tiny slivers of 24 carat gold, nylon fibres, microscopic strands of glue and even spiders’ webs, works such as ‘Cinderella’, ‘Golden Harley’, ‘Little Miss Muffet’, ‘The Hummingbird’, ‘The Chariot’, and ‘Henry VIII’ are the results of his imagination combined with intricate physical skill. The creation of these works requires him to enter a meditative state in which his heartbeat is slowed, allowing him to reduce hand tremors and sculpt between pulse beats.

Tate Sensorium, a new immersive art experience where visitors can taste, touch, smell and hear artworks in the collection - it is the winning project of IK Prize 2015. The Sensorium is made up of four iconic twentieth century works by: Francis Bacon – which can be tasted through chocolates created by master chocolatier Paul A. Young; David Bomberg – smelt using scented candles; Richard Hamilton – sensed through sound and smell; and John Latham – which can be experienced via the sensation of touch by inserting ones hands into the ‘touchless’ speakers. Tate Sensorium runs at Tate Britain from 26 August to 20 September 2015 – it is free but must be booked.

Charlotte Church, Welsh singer, performs outside Shell HQ as part of month long protest against Arctic drilling from Greenpeace. The protest involves a classical orchestra performing a daily Requiem for the Arctic Ocean. Shell Centre, Southbank, London, UK 26 Aug 2015

Heartbeat - French artist Charles Pétillon’s first public art installation (and his first ever live work outside of France) in Covent Garden. 100,000 giant white balloons fill the grand interior of the 19th Century Market Building. Heartbeat stretches 54 metres in length and 12 metres in width, and incorporates gentle pulsating white light to symbolise the beating of a heart and reflect the history, energy and dynamism of the district. The complex yet fragile composition represents Charles’ largest and most ambitious project to date and will run from 27th August until 27th September. Charles is best known for Invasions, a series of arresting sculptures which challenge perceptions of everyday scenes by filling the likes of derelict houses, basketball courts and even cars with hundreds of white balloons.

Royal Greenwich Tall Ships Festival with a fleet of square rigged ships moored on the Thames at Greenwich and Woolwich. The fleet includes two of the biggest Class A Tall Ships - the Dar Mlodziezy and Santa Maria Manuela - which are moored on Tall Ships Island in the river off Greenwich. Tall Ships Festival Day on Saturday 29 August featured free family entertainment and the chance to enjoy a taste of life on the high seas.

Training starts for inaugural RUGBY AID 2015 charity match which takes place on Friday 4th September 2015 at the Twickenham Stoop. The celebrity charity game will be in aid of RUGBY FOR HEROES of which Mike Tindall MBE is Patron. The charity raises funds and awareness through the sport of rugby, the fan community and the wider professional player network, to support military personnel who are making the transition back from military service to civilian life. The teams (England v’s Rest of the World) include former international rugby players, celebrities and serving members of the armed forces. Harlequins Rugby , The Stoop, Twickenham, London UK, 02 Sept 2015

The EY Exhibition: The World Goes Pop, opens at the Tate Modern. The exhibition covers the full breadth of international Pop Art from the 1960s and 70s, 'exploding' the traditional story of Pop. The show features 'colourful and exciting' works from Latin America, Asia, Europe and the Middle East – the majority of which have never before been shown in the UK. Highlights include: Japanese pop artist Tajiri’s striking large scale sculpture Machine No.7, surrounded by works by artists Ushio Shinohara, Erro, Equipo Cronica and Evelyne Axel; a mirrored full room installation specially recreated for this exhibition by Polish pop artist Jana Zelibska; and Henri Cueco’s multi-layered sculptural work Large Protest 1969 seen in front of his painting The Red Men, bas-relief 1969, exploring the Cold War, Vietnam War and May 1968 protests in Paris. The Exhibition is at Tate Modern from 7 September 2015 - 24 January 2015.

The DSEI (Defence and Security Equipment International) exhibition at the Excel Centre, Docklands, London UK 15 Sept 2015

UNSEEN AND REDISCOVERED works by the former Canadian war artist, fashion illustrator & modern painter Irwin ‘Bud’ Crosthwait (1914 – 1981), go on sale in a selling exhibition by GrayMCA in London this September. The exhibition will present the most extensive selection of works by Crosthwait in 45 years, from across Europe and North America, including many works that have never before been on public view. The exhibition will run from 17-22nd September, 2015 and will feature a total of more than 60 original works ranging in price from £350-£10,000.

Anish Kapoor and Ai Weiwei go for a walk in London - The two artists have joined hands to walk out of London on Thursday. Each will carry a single blanket as a symbol of the need that faces 60 million refugees in the world today. The Artists have said that they welcome Londoners to join them along their route and ask that Londoners too bring a blanket in gesture of support. The artists will repeat this action in cities across the world over the next few months. The walk started at 10am on Thursday 17th September, at the Royal Academy of Arts passed: Piccadilly Circus; Trafalgar Square; Whitehall; St Paul’s Cathedral; Bank and ended up at Stratford.

The London Design Festival comes to the V&A with a range of installations including: Zotem, supported by Swarovski, is an 18m tall double-sided monolith created by young Norwegian designer Kim Thomé; The Cloakroom by Faye Toogood, where visitors are invited to take one of 150 coats to wear as they explore the Museum using a sewn-in fabric map to guide them to discover 10 different coat sculptures; Curiosity Cloud by mischer’traxler, for Perrier-Jouet in the Music Room, in which 250 mouth-blown glass globes hang from the ceiling containing a single, hand-made insect; and The Ogham Wall, by Grafton Architects for Irish Design 2015, in which 23 ‘fins’ (resembling Irish and British standing stones) carry an ancient alphabet which originated deep in Irish Celtic history. The annual festival runs from 19 – 27

Twenty Shaolin monks, from their temple in the foothills of the Song Shang mountain range in China’s Henan province, take to the stage to demonstrate their martial arts expertise in an ‘awe-inspiring’ performance. SHAOLIN is a display of theatre and physical prowess in which the cast perform "superhuman" feats. The show combines traditional Shaolin Kung Fu, inch perfect choreography with dramatic lighting and sound that evokes the spirit of their tradition – their Temple being the birthplace of Kung Fu. These are the very best Shaolin Kung Fu experts on the planet and they have come together to create this show. The Shaolin Monks are lifted aloft on sharpened spears, break marble slabs with their heads, perform handstands on two finger tips,splinter wooden staves with their bodies, break bricks on their heads and fly through the air in a series of incredible back flips. The show embarks upon a three-week run at The Peacock Theatre, London from 29 September – 17 October 2015.

Emma Thompson, and Greenpeace UK Executive Director John Sauven, deliver a celebration speech to crowds outside Shell’s offices – in response to yesterday’s announcement by , the Anglo-Dutch oil major, Shell that it was pulling out of Arctic oil drilling. After speaking, Emma helped volunteer puppeteers move Aurora the double decker bus sized polar bear from in front of Shell’s front door. The bear has been standing there for the past month, in protest at Shell’s proposed Arctic oil drilling. Now Shell has announced its Arctic exit, the bear will be transported to Paris where the nations of the world will soon gather to negotiate a deal on climate change.

Christie’s showcases the London Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale in October, alongside an exceptional selection of works from the New York sales in November of Impressionist, Modern, Post-War And Contemporary Art. The works will be on view to the public from Saturday 10 October to Saturday 17 October at Christie’s King Street. The highlight is Amedeo Modigliani’s, ‘Nu couché (Reclining Nude)’, painted in 1917-18, which has an estimate in the region of $100 million.

Bonhams previews works from its Africa Now sail - the first contemporary sale of African artists - and its Gutai and ZERO exhibition. In their offices on New Bond Street.

Frieze London 2015, Regents Park, London. Frieze London is one of the few fairs to focus only on contemporary art and living artists. The exhibiting galleries represent the most 'exciting' contemporary galleries working today. The focus on living artists is also evident in the critically acclaimed Frieze Projects’ programme. The fair presents a curated programme of talks, artists’ commissions and film projects, many of which are interactive or performative and encourage visitors to engage with art and artists directly. The fair is open to the public 14–17 October. Frieze Masters London 2015, Regents Park, London. It covers several thousand years of art from 130 of the world’s leading modern and historical galleries. The vetted artworks spanning antiquities, Asian art, ethnographic art, illuminated manuscripts, Medieval, modern and post-war, Old Masters and 19th-century, photography, sculpture and Wunderkammer are brought together in a singular space designed by Anabelle Selldorf. The fair is open to the public 14–17 October.

Performance Artist Millie Brown performs “Rainbow Body”- a site specific performance installation, where she suspends her body surrounded by crystal prisms, from the ceiling of the gallery on Dover Street for the duration of Frieze one of the busiest weeks in the captial’s art scene. Contemporary art gallery Gazelli Art House supports and presents a wide range of international artists.

UK charity, Sport for Freedom (SFF), marks Anti-Slavery Day 2015 by hosting a charity Gala Dinner, supported by Aston Martin, on Thursday 15th October at Stamford Bridge, home of Chelsea Football Club. This inaugural event brought together people from the world of sport, entertainment, media, and business to unite behind a promise to tackle the issue of modern day human trafficking and slavery. Hosted by Sky presenters Sarah-Jane Mee and Jim White, the Sport for Freedom Gala Dinner includes guests such as jockey AP McCoy OBE; Denise Lewis, former British Olympic Gold Medal winner; BBC Strictly star, Brendan Cole; Al Bangura, former Watford FC player and Sport for Freedom Ambassador who was trafficked from Africa to the UK at the age of just 14yrs old; Made in Chelsea star, Ollie Proudlock; ITV weather presenter, Lucy Verasamy; Sky Sports F1 presenter and SFF Ambassador, Natalie Pinkham; Premier League footballers Ryan Bertrand of Southampton FC and Troy Deeney of Watford FC and champion boxer, Anthony Joshua; and The UK’s first independent Anti Slavery Commissioner, Kevin Hyland OBE, who highlighted the issues of modern day slavery that face the UK and world today. The evening concluded with chart topping music from ‘Naughty Boy’. Sport for Freedom are also joining forces with the Premier League Academies for an international ‘Football for Freedom’ tournament with their U16’s players that will also involve educating those taking part about the issues surrounding modern day slavery. The final will take place at Liverpool FC’s Academy on Anti-Slavery Day, 18th October.

The Affordable Art Fair opens in Battersea and runs until 125 October. The fair offers visitors a chance to purchase work from over 100 galleries at prices between £50 and £5,000. Battersea Park, London UK 22 Oct 2015. Guy Bell, 07771 786236, guy@gbphotos.com

Winter Olympia Art & Antiques Fair- in its 25th year the fair plays host to 22,000 visitors who come to see over 30,000 pieces for sale from the 120 hand-picked dealers valued frpom £100-£1m. The fair runs from 2-8 November 2015, opening with the Collector’s Preview Reception on 2 November at 5pm..

A student march against fees and many other issues starts in Malet Street and heads for Westminster via the West End.

The annual Million Mask March bonfire night protest started in Trafalgar Square and headed to Westminster where it splintered. The march was organised by Anonymous UK and marchers wore the trademark V for Vendetta, Guy Fawkes masks. The police had placed tight restrictions on the route after trouble last year but, after a brief kettle, seemed happy to let the crowd filter in different directions.

Alexander Calder: Performing Sculpture. Calder was one of the truly ground-breaking artists of the 20th century and as a pioneer of kinetic sculpture, played an essential role in shaping the history of modernism. Alexander Calder: Performing Sculpture brings together approximately 100 works to reveal how Calder turned sculpture from a static object into a continually changing work to be experienced in real time. Highlights include: One of Calder’s largest mobiles Black Widow 1948, which has never been shown in the UK before; Seven of Calder’s influential panel works, which are being shown together for the first time; A selection of Calder’s early wire portraits, which include those representing illustrious figures such as Joan Miró, Edgard Varése and Fernand Léger; and recently restored works which haven’t been shown for decades, including Acrobats 1929. The exhibition is at Tate Modern from 11 November 2015 - 3 April 2016.

Alice in Wonderland - a celebration of the 150th anniversary of the publication of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. This new exhibition at the British Library explores how Alice has captured readers imaginations for so many years. Although the story has been adapted, appropriated, re-imagined and re-illustrated since its conception, people are still enchanted by Carroll’s original, which continues to inspire new generations of writers and illustrators. Highlights of the show include Lewis Carroll’s original manuscript with hand-drawn illustrations, alongside stunning editions by Mervyn Peake, Ralph Steadman, Leonard Weisgard, Arthur Rackham, Salvador Dali and others.

Artist and Empire - a new Tate Britain exhibition about Imperial visual culture, examining the people who helped to create or confront the British Empire in their art. It features over 200 paintings, drawings, photographs, sculptures and artefacts from across the British Isles, North America, the Caribbean, the Pacific, Asia and Africa. Exhibition highlights include: Major historic paintings by the likes of Johan Zoffany, George Stubbs, Lady Butler Anthony Van Dyck and Thomas Daniell; Rare Maori portraits which are being exhibited in London for the first time in almost 100 years; The first chance to photograph one of the nation’s favourite paintings, The North-West Passage 1874 by John Everett Millais since undergoing new conservation; and new work by artist Andrew Gilbert, made especially for the exhibition. Artist and Empire at Tate Britain from 25 November 2015 to 10 April 2016.

People of all shapes and sizes took part, here with only 3 obstacles out of 36 - The Toughest race over obstacles and mud took place in Pippingford Park, Nutley, Uckfield, East Sussex. There were over 3000 competitors running as elite athletes or for fun over 8km.

Michael Craig-Martin, Transience, Serpentine Gallery, Kensington Gardens, London, UK 24 Nov 15 And.... The Serpentine presents the work of Simon Denny, the New Zealand-born artist who works with sculptural installations that include print, graphics, moving images and text. The first solo show of Denny's work in London focuses on hacker culture and management structures used by surveillance organisations such as GCHQ and the commercial companies Zappos and Apple. These three organisations share unconventional ways of operating (Holacracy and Agile) and architectural forms (all three headquarters are wheel-shaped). The models of GCHQ, Zappos and Apple are approximately two metres in diameter.

Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell join the march and spoke at the end alongside Caroline Lucas, Green MP - Doctors leave the picket line at St Thomas' Hospital to march to the DoH in Whitehall. Junior Doctors stage a 7 day all out strike action, this time imncluding accident and emergency coverage. They are striking against the new contracts due to be imposed by the Governemnt and health minister Jeremy Hunt. They are supported by the British Medical Association.

Mona Hatoum a new Tate Modern exhibition. It presents around 100 works from the 1980s to the present day, including early performances and video, sculpture, installation, photography and works on paper. Mona Hatoum runs from 4 May to 21 August 2016. Highlights include: Large-scale installations that fill entire rooms, including Impenetrable 2009, a suspended square formed of hundreds of delicate rods of barbed wire which hover above the floor, and Light Sentence 1992, in which walls of wire mesh lockers and a single lightbulb cast constantly moving shadows; Hot Spot 2013, a giant globe that uses red neon to outline the contours of the continents; a kinetic sculpture in which a rotating motor-driven arm draws circular lines across a large sandpit; and Homebound 2000, an installation of kitchen utensils and furniture which buzzes with electricity

The London Santa Run 2015 in Battersea Park - 2,000 Santa's take part in an annual 'Red & White' bearded ‘charge’ around Battersea Park in a 6k festive charity fun run. The runners are of all ages and abilities and many run at a very slow pace but enjoy the event and the cause. The Santa Run is organised to raise funds for Disability Snowsport UK, a national charity helping people with disabilities to access the thrill of snowsports. The charity ensures that children and adults, with a range of disabilities (including cerebral palsy, Down's syndrome, visual impairment and autism), can access programs across the UK to enable them to make friends, improve their confidence and have fun through a sport which they would otherwise be excluded from.

The European Premiere of STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS - Odeon, Empire and Vue Cinemas, Leicester Square, London.

A perfect summers day for the Campaign against Climate Change's backwards march – on the governments first anniversary in power the protestestors wanted to highlight their belief that clean energy technology has been sidelined in favour of a ‘dash for gas, insulation cut and fracking, roads and runways pushed through despite strong local opposition’. They walked backwards from Traflagar Square, down Whitehall, ending at the DoH. The march heard from: those directly impacted by flooding in the UK; including the family of seven-year-old Zane; tragically killed by toxic gas released from a flooded landfill site; speakers from Solar Trade Association and a London community energy project; Talk Fracking and young activists and their families from Lancashire; activists from Plane Stupid and HACAN who remindied David Cameron of his personal pledge 'No ifs; no buts; no third runway'; famillies supporting ClientEarth's legal action outside the Department of Health; from Fuel Poverty Action; Natalie Bennett; Viviennne Westwood and Barry Gardiner; shadow Energy and Climate change minister.

Lumiere London: the ‘biggest-ever’ light festival to hit the capital. Produced by Artichoke and supported by the Mayor of London, for four evenings in January a host of international artists illuminate the city from 6:30pm to 10:30pm each night. Iconic architecture has been transformed with 3D projections, interactive installations and other extraordinary light works.

London Art Fair for Modern British and contemporary art brings its 28th edition at the Business Design Centre, Islington, from 20-24 January 2016. The Fair includes 126 exhibitors ranging from established UK-based Modern British and contemporary galleries. Highlights include: Colin Davidson’s portrait of Angela Merkel – the first UK showing of this iconic work, commissioned from the Irish artist by TIME magazine for their 2015 ‘person of the year’ edition. The portrait is being hung alongside a new, unseen portrait of the British actor Simon Callow - Oliver Sears Gallery (Stand 42);; Viole, a large sculptural work by German born artist Dietrich Klinge, will be included as part of Venet-Haus Galerie’s presentation - Venet-Haus Galerie (stand 4).

Alice Through the Looking Glass premiere - a Walt Disney American fantasy adventure film directed by James Bobin, written by Linda Woolverton and produced by Tim Burton. It is based on Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll and is the sequel to the 2010 film Alice in Wonderland. The film stars Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Mia Wasikowska, Rhys Ifans, Helena Bonham Carter, and Sacha Baron Cohen and features the voices of Alan Rickman, Stephen Fry, Michael Sheen, and Timothy Spall.

The annual London Toy Fair, the trade show for the toy and games industry, takes place at Olympia.

The Science Museum’s new Robots exhibition, opening in February 2017, will explore this very human obsession to recreate ourselves, revealing the remarkable 500-year story of humanoid robots. Featuring a unique collection of over 100 robots, from a 16th-century mechanical monk to robots from science fiction and modern-day research labs, this exhibition will enable visitors to discover the cultural, historical and technological context of humanoid robots. Visitors will be able to interact with some of the 12 working robots on display. Among many other highlights will be an articulated iron manikin from the 1500s, Cygan, a 2.4m tall 1950s robot with a glamorous past, and one of the first walking bipedal robots

Electronic Superhighway (2016-1966) at the Whitechapel Gallery opens on 29 January to show the impact of computers and internet technologies on contemporary art. The exhibition brings together over 100 works including film, photography, interactive works, painting and drawing by over 70 artists. Arranged in reverse chronological order, the exhibition begins with works made at the arrival of the new millennium, and ends with artefacts from Experiments in Art and Technology (E.A.T), an iconic, artistic moment that took place in 1966. Highlights include: Internet Dream (1994) by Nam June Paik, ‘the father of video art’ - a video-wall of 52 monitors displaying electronically-processed images; New large-scale works by Douglas Coupland, author of ‘Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture’, on show in the UK for the first time; Photographs from Amalia Ulman’s Instagram based selfie project Excellences & Perfections; and a wall covered in an image by artist Constant Dullaart of Jennifer in Paradise, the first picture ever to be manipulated using Photoshop (Taken by one of the creators of Photoshop on holiday in the 80s, it depicts his girlfriend on a tropical beach).

The Tweed Run, a very British public bicycle ride through London’s streets, with a prerequisite that participants are dressed in their best tweed cycling attire. Now in it's 8th year the ride follows a circular route from Clerkenwell via the Albert Memorial, Buckinham Palace and Westminster.

The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan joined choreographer Akram Khan and Londoners as they warmed-up at City Hall for the international Big Dance Pledge. On Friday 20 May, over 40,000 people in 43 countries around the world will take part in the Big Dance event, which has been specially choreographed by Akram Khan. Among the Londoners were: Students from University of Roehampton; MovE17 community group; Children from John Scurr Primary School; and the Croydon Community Dance group. This year is the finale of Big Dance, celebrating ten years of grassroots and community dance.

The European Premier of the film Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, with Lily James and Matt Smith - Vue Cinema, Leicester Square, London

5000 Poppies, started as a tribute by Australians Lynn Berry and Margaret Knight to their fathers who fought in WW2 and, with the help of creative Director Phillip Johnson (all pictured), became a project where over 50000 contributors submitted more than a quarter of a million hand knitted poppies.

Paramount Pictures Presents A 'Fashionable' Screening of Zoolander No.2 - the sequel directed by and starring Ben Stiller.

Vogue I00, a Century of Style - a new exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery. It showcases a range of photography commissioned by the magazine since it was founded in 1916. It runs from 11 Feb to 22 May 2016.

The opening day of the Chelsea Flower Show, at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, London, UK.

H.R.H the Duchess of Cambridge wore Catherine Walker & Co on Monday at the opening day of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, and today the Chelsea-based atelier publicly presented its couture on the high street for the first time in its near 40 year history, earlier today. Ten models in dramatic floral headpieces and make-up strode down Chelsea’s Kings Road, in a series of theatrical, spontaneous ‘pop-ups’ for the general public, to present the couturiers latest collection, which has been inspired by the English country garden.

The picket line at St Thomas' Hospital. The second official junior doctors strike started at 8 AM this morning against proposals by the government.

Tate Modern’s new photography show, Performing for the Camera. The exhibition examines the relationship between photography and performance, from the invention of photography in the 19th century to the selfie culture of today, bringing together over 500 images spanning 150 years. Highlights include: artist Romain Mader and his series Ekaterina, which follows Romain’s fictitious search for a bride in Eastern Europe; Amalia Ulman’s social media sensation Excellences and Perfections performed over a four month period on Instagram; and a wall of artist-designed advertising posters by the likes of Jeff Koons, Andy Warhol and Joseph Beuys. Performing for the Camera is at Tate Modern from 18 February – 12 June 2016.

St catherine's College, Oxford, London Drinks, Leathersellers Hall, London, 08 Jun 2016.

The Serpentine Pavilion, designed by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) and four specially conceived Summer Houses designed by Kunlé Adeyemi (NLÉ), Barkow Leibinger, Yona Friedman, Asif Khan. They are an addition to the Serpentine’s Architecture Programme, which commissions international architects to design a structure as an exhibition of architecture in the built-form.

Christie’sl pre-sale exhibition of Queen Anne’s Gate: Works from the Art Collection of Sting & Trudie Styler, opening to the public on Thursday 18th until Tuesday 23rd February. Built up over the past 20 years, over 150 lots will be offered from the collection. Alongside highlights by Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Robert Mapplethorpe and Ben Nicholson, the collection includes Sting’s Steinway Grand Piano, which occupied pride of place in the music room at Queen Anne’s Gate.

Denim, a Cambridge founded musical comedy drag troop who last summer performed with Florence and The Macvhine, perform their brand new show Interstellar at Vault festival. The show runs froim 24 Feb to 6 March 2016.

The Royal Academy of Arts’ 248th Summer Exhibition is coordinated by the renowned British sculptor and Royal Academician Richard Wilson.

The3 ID series - Turner prize winning artist, Mark Wallinger, opens major solo show of all new works at Hauser & Wirth London, UK 25 Feb 2016

For Those Who Cry When They Hear the Foxes Scream, a new play by Charlotte Hamblin. This debut play stars Zora Bishop (The Eichmann Show, Hard Feelings) and Charlotte Hamblin (Downton Abbey, Dry Land). It is the latest production by Antic Face and will be performed at the Tristan Bates theatre, London, UK.

HRH Queen Elizabeth II 90th birthday was celebrated by the traditional Trooping the Colour on the Mall and Horse Guards Parade as well as a flotilla on the river Thames. It was rounded off by a flypast by the RAF along the Mall.

The new Tate Modern will open to the public on Friday 17 June. The new Switch House building is designed by architects Herzog & de Meuron, who also designed the original conversion of the Bankside Power Station in 2000.

Pupils from Charlton Manor Primary School - one of 10 sustainable legacy projects to receive funding from Captain Planet Foundation as part of It’s Our World - It’s Our World Auction in support of The Big Draw and Jupiter Artland Foundation, Chrisites, London, UK - Over 40 leading artists including David Hockney, Sir Antony Gormley, David Nash, Sir Peter Blake, Yinka Shonibare, Sir Quentin Blake, Emily Young and Maggi Hambling have committed artworks to the be sold at on 10 March 2016. The Auction is the culmination of a mass participation environmental arts project, promoting sustainability for future generations through art. Money raised will support The Big Draw, an arts education charity that works across the UK to promote visual

Nigel Farage, the leader of Ukip, joins a flotilla of fishing trawlers up the Thames to Parliament to call for the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, in a protest timed to coincide with prime minister’s questions. The flotilla included herring and mackerel trawlers from the north of Scotland as well as smaller vessels from English ports and was organised by Scottish skippers; who set up the pro-Brexit Fishing for Leave campaign several weeks ago. The boats were shepherded by In campaigners on ribs and on a large river cruiserwith Bob Geldof on board.

‘Walk in Her Shoes’ a mother’s day march in solidarity with women and girls around the world and in advance of International Womens Day this week - CARE International’s Walk In Her Shoes event led by Helen Pankhurst, her 21-year old daughter Laura Pankhurst, music legend Annie Lennox, Bianca Jagger, comedian Bridget Christie, Secretary of State for International Development Justine Greening, London Mayoral candidates Sadiq Khan and Sophie Walker and a group of ‘Olympic Suffragettes’ in Edwardian clothing with banners. They were also joined by Sister Sledge.

The 2016 Glastonbury Music and arts Festival, Worthy Farm, Glastonbury.

The picket line at St Thomas' Hospital. Junior Doctors stage another 48 hours of strike action against the new contracts due to be imposed by the Governemnt and health minister Jeremy Hunt.

A march for Europe brings out thousands of remain supporters who march from Hyde Park to Parliament Square.

LCV Choir Oval Road London

The Latitude music and arts festival 2016 Henham Park, Suffolk.

Russia and the Arts: The Age of Tolstoy and Tchaikovsky - Part of a cultural exchange with the State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, a new exhibition marking the 160th anniversary of both galleries. Works include key figures from the 'golden age of the arts' in Russia, 1867-1914. Runs until June 26. National Portrait Gallery, St Martin's Place, London.

Nurses and doctors march on the department of health in Whitehall - after leaving the picket line at St Thomas' Hospital. Junior Doctors stage another 48 hours of strike action against the new contracts due to be imposed by the Governemnt and health minister Jeremy Hunt. Nurses are protesting about the loss of their training bursaries in 2017.

Sotheby’s previews New York sales of Impressionist, Modern and Contemporary Art. London Exhibition Dates 9- 13 April 2016, New York Sale Dates Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale: 9 May 2016 and Contemporary Art Evening Auction: 11 May 2016 Highlights include: exceptional works by the “Fauves” or “Wild Beasts” (so-called for their radical use of colour) offered at auction for the very first time; a view of the Thames in 1906 by the French master; André Derain; Francis Bacon’s self-portrait; set for sale for the first time having remained with owners since its creation; Éternel Printemps; one of Auguste Rodin's most celebrated sculptures of embracing lovers; appearing at auction for the first time - the highest estimated marble sculpture by the artist ever to appear at auction; rare unseen Cy Twombly canvas; estimated at $40 million; Paul Signac’s view of Saint-Tropez in 1892; the first work from his “Opus” series to come to auction in a decade; and Louise Bourgeois’s spectacular ʺSpider IIIʺ sculpture.

Crowds flock to see the 50th Notting hill carnival on Bank Holiday Monday.

Conservative candidate for Mayor of London Zac Goldsmith was joined by current Mayor of London Boris Johnson today at a Back Zac 2016 rally in Christ Church, Wanstead Place, Wanstead - the rally took place with an invited audience.

Denim perform on the opening weekend of revamped live entertainment venue - The Crazy Coqs, Live at Zedel - Denim,Glamrou La Denim, Crystal Vaginova, Electra Cute, Shirley Du Naughty & Aphrodite Jones, are a Cambridge founded musical comedy drag troope who last summer performed with Florence and The Machine at Glastonbury.

People Risk Solutions hold a 10th anniversary party at the Vintners hall, London.

Meetings on the Penguin Stand - The London Book Fair, celebrating its 45 year anniversary, is the global marketplace for rights negotiation and the sale and distribution of content across print, audio, TV, film and digital channels. Staged annually, LBF sees more than 25,000 publishing professionals arrive in London for the week of the show to learn, network and kick off their year of business. The London Book Fair sits at the heart of London Book & Screen Week, and runs from the 12-14 April 2016.

Competitors enjoy the warm sunny conditions while participating in the Hever castle Triathlon.

#AxeDrax protest outside the annual Drax shareholder AGM. Protestors demanded cleaner, greener energy generation systems. They continued on to the Department of Energy and Climate Change to deliver a petition demanding that subsidies given to Drax, for burning biomass, be stopped for making climate change worse.

Press night party for A Lie of the Mind by Sam Shepard a new production by Defibrillator at the Southwark Playhouse, London.

The 2017 Glastonbury Festival, Worthy Farm. Glastonbury