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• Divisive, ugly, gloomy: when will the City of London see the light on tall towers?

  26-05-2024 10:30
  
  The proposed 1 Undershaft skyscraper is meant to help woo workers, but it’ll make the Square Mile worse for everyoneSt Helen’s Square is a nice spot in the City of London, sometimes thronged with lunching office workers, at other times a good place to pause and catch your breath. It captures more sunshine than you’d expect, given the towers around. It is surrounded by beautiful architecture that tells the rich history of the Square Mile: medieval churches, Richard Rogers’
  
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• Spas, bars and luxury hotels: how Britain’s historic buildings are being sold off to the highest bidder

  26-05-2024 10:00
  
  From Churchill’s old War Office to Liverpool’s Municipal Buildings, the government and cash-starved local authorities have been selling off valuable assets to plug budget shortfalls. But should pieces of the nation’s soul ever be put up for sale?Outside the Box is a cafe in the scenic spa town of Ilkley, on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales; a good-natured, relaxing place where you can enjoy a reasonably priced enchilada at the tables that spill out on to the pavement. It’s
  
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