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Waterloo and City line suspended until early January

24-12-2021 16:00 via ianvisits.co.uk

The Waterloo and City line on the London Underground has been totally suspended until early January due to Covid related staff shortages.
The line shares staff with the Central line which uses the same trains, so staff are being diverted from the W&C line to work on the Central line to keep that line operational, as it’s far busier and needs as many drivers as possible.
The Waterloo and City line had only recently restored full weekday service in early November following partial resump

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Intel, Lenovo and Google withdraw from CES due to Omicron surge

24-12-2021 13:16

More major tech players have joined the list of firms pulling out or limiting their presence at Las Vegas tech mega-show CES.
Intel said in a statement on its site that it will be limiting its presence at the show: “The health and safety of Intel employees, partners and customers is always a top priority. After consulting with health officials and in the spirit of Intel’s safety policy, Intel’s plans for CES will move to a digital-first live experience, with minimal on-site sta

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Sale on tickets for David Suchet’s retrospective

24-12-2021 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk

For three weeks in January, Sir David Suchet’s touring show offering a personal look back over his long career comes to London.
Following a tour in the Autumn of 2021 that visited more than 20 theatres across the UK, the show will enjoy a three-week residency at the Harold Pinter Theatre, from 4th January 2022.
The show offers an “in conversation” with the actor behind the detective and the many characters David has portrayed on stage and screen over a career spanning five deca

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There are reasons for optimism in 2022

24-12-2021 12:49

It might not feel like it right now, but there are many reasons to hope the world will bounce back strongly next year.
Right now much of the world is in the grip of the latest Covid variant – Omicron – which appears to be the most contagious version yet. The good news is that it seems to be significantly less harmful than previous variants and coincides with high levels of vaccination, meaning that going into the new year a lot of people will have acquired augmented natural immunity,

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