, and ’El o dustbin ! Pipe dreams Tick tock goes the clock This month Harvey’s knee-deep in Calculata’s investigating (tha mens ‘kid’  Cocney rhmig slan*) sewer science, and learning all about Mean Time. welcom t his, our vey pcial sumer ’s of 1858. I’ll be double is  a bout The Gra Wn. Yes. honest, rather him than me. I’m talking bou the Swing Cty, he Big Timeout Check out our handy A nose for secrets Smoke, h  f te No ing Hl Cariv, timeline of London. Think you know everything Big en ad 237 br nches of Pt a Mnger. there is to know about our great God l Lahn  T … . Want to experience life in the big capital city? Think again! Lond city without actually, you know… going there? We got you! Take a look at our tongue-in-cheek London squalling! guide to being a Londoner. Did you know that London has existed in one form Meet London’s resident or another since around 43 CE? Yep, the London we What do ya know? peregrine falcons. How did London’s black cab know and love was founded by Roman settlers drivers help scientists investigate almost 2,000 years ago! They just happened to the concept of neuroplasticity? notice that this spot by the river was perfect for Find out here. easily transporting goods into and out of the rest of Europe. They built the walled city of Londinium, and the rest, as they say, is history! Let’s debate A capital idea The twins are arguing and this Inspired by Disney imagineer time it’s a matter of location, What do you think London’s Roman founders would Mary Blair, Polly’s collaging location, location. Which is make of today’s buzzing, noisy, smelly, beautiful, some sensational skyline better: village or city life? art, and so can you. vibrant city? I don’t know about you, but I think You decide. they’d feel at home with its general vibe. Sure, a lot has changed. Those ancient Romans weren’t All aboard! whizzing about in subterranean metal tubes. They Pearly Queen Phyllis has only Inspired by Harry Beck’s iconic didn’t regularly pay £9 for a Frappuccino, and I’m gone and lost her fancy Underground Tube Map, Polly’s button-embellished jacket! Can fairly sure they didn’t have Uber Eats. But ancient created her very own cartographic you design her a new one? Here’s Rome was a place where the extremely rich and masterpiece. What will you put on this month’s brainfeeders. extremely poor lived and worked side by side; your Map of Me? where you could make your fortune in the blink of an eye, and lose one just as quickly. If you squint a little bit, the London O2 Arena even looks a smidge like the Colosseum… ok maybe not, but you know The mane event what I’m getting at. One for the ’gram Welcome to Sherlock’s The has had some Ruby’s broken the time-travelling code, and London, just remember pretty intriguing houseguests over the to keep an eye on your As we come to the end of this exceptionally difficult now she and Amber are being held by Queen Hidden gems years. But seriously? Predatory big cats? purse, k? school year we hope you’ll all enjoy this cheeky little ’s guards. Can Ruby’s street smarts In 1912, a team of builders That’s where we draw the lion. Meet the AQUILAnews city break. get them out of this mess, or are they bound found an Elizabethan and beasts of the Royal Menagerie, the bumper edition for the Tower? Find out in Queen of Selfies, Stuart treasure-trove on the wildest crowd London’s ever known. Freya Hardy, ed Josette Reeves’ hilarious new tale. site of an old jewellery shop. Where did these priceless gems and I! *Yes, I know it’s more of a mouthful than the original word, come from? Who hid them but brevity wasn’t the point of rhyming slang, so there, and why? Aquila peers how about we stop getting hung up on details and just into the past at the mystery of enjoy the weirdness, ok? the Hoard. Eat London When it comes to food, London Have a jubilant July and an I know a man whose wife has lots to offer, and you know awesome August and see you thinks she’s Bridge. (Gotta get down to) Electric Avenue what they say: it’s not a proper Cantilever? Aquila explores the fascinating history back here in September for our adventure unless you put some An elderly man is missing, Denise’s No, ’e loves her! of Brixton. Illustration: Katie Cottle dazzling Dinosaur issue. new food in your North and South. chess game has gone seriously off the A little bridge-themed joke (Do they say that? Ed) I dunno, boil, and now you’re getting some there. Stop messing around, but if they don’t, they should. Now VERY STRANGE POST. Can you save we’ve got work to do. where are those chopsticks? Granddad before the timer runs down? Check out How to Win, a gripping new short story by Nafisa Muhtadi.