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• Telenor and Axiata to create pan-Asian powerhouse

  06-05-2019 16:51 via ft.com
  Malaysian group and Asian arm of Norwegian rival will create operator with 300m customers
  
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• A London Underground themed hotel opens

  06-05-2019 16:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  A hotel near to Gloucester Road tube station has been redecorated with a design based on the London Underground.
  It’s a subtle theme, as too much of a tube design could have put off casual visitors simply seeking “a hotel” to stay in rather than a theme park.
  Nonetheless, there are plenty of quirks dotted around the place.Coloured District and Piccadilly lines run through corridors, and replica tiles have been used in the lobby areas.
  Throughout, railway artefacts and ornaments
  
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• Hot air balloons to fly over Central London

  06-05-2019 14:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Lord Mayor’s personal hot air balloon, accompanied by up to 50 others are set to stage an early morning lift-off from Battersea Park next month.
  Balloon lift-off in 2015
  Due to the lift-off being subject to weather conditions, they reserve the Sunday mornings in June: 2nd, 9th, 16th or 30th. Lift off is usually at first light – so around 5am to 6am.
  The prevailing wind should allow for a flight over Buckingham Palace, Houses of Parliament, London Eye and Tower of London. Great fo
  
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• Tickets Alert: Hard Hat tours of the Geffrye Museum building site

  06-05-2019 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Geffrye Museum is currently closed for a major upgrade, but next month there will be a chance to go behind the hordings to see the building site.
  A year ahead of the museum’s reopening in Spring 2020, you will be able to see the work in progress as 300-year-old spaces are being opened up to the public for the first time, alongside the creation of a new studio and learning pavilion.
  The revamp is costing £18 million, and will expand the museum’s visitor capacity by 50 percen
  
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• London’s Alleys: Cheshire Court, EC4

  06-05-2019 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Ian’s note – this is the 100th edition of the London Alleys series.
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  This short narrow alley off Fleet Street has seen some of the most famous names in history walk down it’s narrow path, for there’s a pub door down here that’s legendary.What is today called Cheshire Court first appears on maps in 1676 with the Ogilby and Morgan, but appears to fade in and out of subsequent maps. It’s likely that a mix of old map inaccuracies and rebuilding saw the alle
  
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• Investor frustration set to boil over at France’s Iliad

  06-05-2019 06:00 via ft.com
  A falling share price, insider trading conviction and controversial pay scheme add to annoyance
  
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