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• Back to Hogwarts returning to King’s Cross station

  31-07-2023 19:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  By tradition, the Hogwarts Express departs King’s Cross station for the autumn term on 1st September, and it’s been confirmed that the station will display the departure announcement on the day.There will also be three days worth of Harry Potter themed displays taking place in the station if you can’t quite make the very moment the train departs. The Hogwarts Express will magically depart from Platform 9¾ at 11am on Friday 1st September, and if you’re in King&rsquo
  
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• Vodafone offers battery refreshes and lifetime warranties on new phones

  31-07-2023 17:51
  UK operator Vodafone is rolling out battery replacements for three years and lifetime cover for manufacturer faults as part of its EVO contracts.
  Vodafone says it’s the only ‘lifetime service promise’ in the UK, and it covers refurbished phones as well as new ones.
  All phones purchased with Lifetime Warranty will be covered for warranty repairs for as long as customers have at least one Vodafone Pay Monthly Airtime Plan on their account. This means if customers upgrade to a new
  
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• First mile of West London’s HS2 tunnels completed, but Government report raises concerns

  31-07-2023 16:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  The first mile of the two HS2 tunnels running under west London from Ruislip towards Old Oak Common has been completed, and is on target for the tunnels to be completed by 2025.
  The Northolt Tunnel (c) HS2
  The HS2 railway runs in tunnels from Euston to the station at Old Oak Common, and then in tunnels roughly parallel with the Central line up to Ruislip, where the trains will then run over the lakes on a long viaduct before ducking back down into tunnels under the Chiltern hills.
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• Brunel Museum’s tunnel shaft to open for free in August

  31-07-2023 15:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  The huge underground circular shaft dug by Marc Brunel in Rotherhithe to help build the Thames Tunnel will be open to the public for free in August.
  Brunel Shaft (c) Brunel Mueum
  Sitting next to the Brunel Museum, it’s already open as part of the paid museum, but the museum is only open from Friday to Sunday, so the shaft will be open for free on Tuesdays and Wednesdays throughout August.
  It’s a cool subterranean space, so a chance to cool off in the (usually) hottest month of the ye
  
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• UK government to throw another £40 million at 5G

  31-07-2023 13:36
  A £40 million pot of cash has been set aside by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology to ‘spark local digital revolutions and unlock 5G benefits across the UK.’
  From today local and regional authorities can apply for a slice of the money pie – called, slightly awkwardly, 5G Innovation Regions –  in order to do some clever things related to 5G in their areas.
  Local authorities will need to demonstrate how they will drive the development and
  
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• Three luxury hotels selling off their art deco furniture

  31-07-2023 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Maybourne Hotel Group, which owns Claridge’s, The Connaught and The Berkeley, is set to auction an archive of its fixtures and furniture, giving people a chance to buy some art-deco icons.This collection goes back over one hundred years and features items by leading names in the design world. Three auctions will include antique furniture,  commissioned pieces, lighting, fixtures, artwork and many other pieces that have graced the group’s three London hotels.
  Most of the items be
  
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• BT appoints Allison Kirkby as new chief executive

  31-07-2023 12:23
  CEO of Telia Allison Kirkby (pictured) will take over the top job at UK telco group BT from around January 2024, following the recently announced departure of current boss Philip Jansen.
  Kirkby has been President and CEO of Swedish telco Telia since early 2020, and has also been a Non-Executive Director at BT Group since 2019.
  She moved into the sector in 2010 initially joining Virgin Media, and then became President and CEO of TDC (2018-2020), and Tele2 AB (2015-2018). Prior to telecoms, she he
  
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• BT names Allison Kirkby as next chief

  31-07-2023 08:44 via ft.com
  Telia boss to replace Philip Jansen by end of 2024
  
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• BT names Allison Kirkby as new chief

  31-07-2023 08:44 via ft.com
  Telia boss to replace Philip Jansen by end of 2024
  
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• BT appoints Allison Kirkby as next chief

  31-07-2023 08:44 via ft.com
  Telia boss to replace Philip Jansen by end of January 2024
  
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• London’s Alleys: Dover Yard, W1

  31-07-2023 08:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  This is a passageway near Green Park with a yard in the middle and offers two very different appearances depending on which side you approach it from.This part of London has always been rather upmarket, and the two streets on either side of Dover Yard sit in a space between the grand Berkeley House and Albemarle House. When those two grand buildings were demolished, much of the modern street layout was developed, and sitting between Dover Street and Berkley Street was the small Dover Yard.
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• Altice fraud arrests throw spotlight on Drahi’s elusive right-hand man

  31-07-2023 02:00 via ft.com
  Co-founder and key troubleshooter Armando Pereira was kept away from investors
  
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