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• Book review: London’s Lost Department Stores

  20-10-2022 19:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  A nostalgic book has come out that takes a look at the faded memories of when shopping was glamourous and exciting, at London’s lost department stores.There was once hardly any part of London that didn’t boast its very own department store, as a glamourous landmark on the high street offering everything from mundane household goods to clothing for a night out. Now mostly a fond memory told by the older generation, a compact but richly illustrated book tells the story of the heyday of
  
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• Government plans changes to strike laws to keep trains running

  20-10-2022 16:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  Rail unions could be required to maintain a maximum level of service when they call strike action under a change in the law being proposed by the government.
  The Transport Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill, if it gets approved by Parliament, would require that a minimum number of staff are made available to work even during a strike. According to the proposal, if the unions don’t maintain a set level of service, then they would lose their existing legal protection from being sued for d
  
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• EU lawyer deals blow to telecoms dealmaking hopes in Europe

  20-10-2022 14:34
  Advocate general backs Brussels in examination of decision to block proposed £10.5bn O2-Three merger in 2016
  
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• There’s a large model railway at King’s Cross station

  20-10-2022 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  A new family lounge has opened at King’s Cross station, and it has a large model railway in the middle to delight visitors.Commissioned by LNER, the model railway has been built by Hornby, and on my visit at the weekend had a model of the Flying Scotsman whizzing around along with an Azuma train.
  It’s a very good scale model with a lot to look at apart from the railway itself, a remnant of an old castle in the middle surrounded by a moat, some railway bridges, a railway station and a
  
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• Ericsson and Nokia results disappoint as trading outlook worsens

  20-10-2022 11:55
  Earnings at Europe’s largest telecoms equipment makers underwhelm as recession concerns grow
  
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• Inside London’s 350 year old Temple Bar

  20-10-2022 08:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  Sitting next to St Paul’s Cathedral is an old gatehouse that looks like its been there for centuries as modern buildings were added around it. But in fact, this is Temple Bar, and it used to be in an entirely different location.Temple Bar owes its origins to a time when roads were paid for by tolls instead of taxes, and one of the many toll gates that surrounded the City was based on Fleet Street. There had been a toll gate of some description since at least the 13th century, if not earlie
  
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