An empty office block next to Hounslow Bus Garage dramatically collapsed sending tonnes of debris crashing to the ground. Thankfully nobody was hurt but London Road had to be closed and the incident caused widespread traffic disruption. The building – formerly Hounslow House – had been due to be demolished to make way for a Tesco superstore.

Dairy Crest's decision to remove the fibre glass cows from the roof of its depot in Hanworth caused an outcry. The cows had been a popular local landmark for people passing by on A316 for decades, and a petition started by a Twickenham man to restore them enjoyed huge support.

In July we decided to test our UK-based readers on whether they could pass a citizenship test, as people wishing to emigrate to the country are required to do. Our online quiz went viral and was viewed by an amazing 285,000 people worldwide.

Radio 2 DJ Chris Evans endured a 'mental Monday' when his usual 32 mile journey from London to Berkshire along the A40 turned into four hour ordeal. The cause was flash flooding which swamped Hillingdon borough and left residents stranded at home or trapped in gridlocked traffic.

Sticking with the theme of weird natural occurrences, a 6ft wide 'sinkhole' crater opened up suddenly on the Isleworth-Osterley border, leaving locals baffled.

Over in Ladbroke Grove, two police officers were lucky to escape injury when the driver of a stolen BMW reversed into them before causing damage to five parked cars.

Westminster Council launched an investigation after a Friday night party at London Zoo resulted in beer being poured over a tiger and a naked reveller attempted to enter the penguin pool.

And the mother of Azelle Rodney, the 24-year-old Hounslow man shot dead by a police marksman, welcomed the CPS decision to charge the officer with murder. Susan Alexander also called on Met Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe to make a public apology.