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• The London Buzz – 6th September 2024

  06-09-2024 18:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Today’s London news round-up:
  Transport for London (TfL) has apologised for falsely reporting a woman died outside London’s Victoria bus station after walking between two buses. BBC News
  A new play, The Truth About Harry Beck, navigates the story of the man who created the diagrammatic tube map — perhaps the most famous map of all time — and the strain it had on his relationship. Andy Burden, who spent over 15 years writing the play, explains why he wanted to do it. Lond
  
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• Tickets Alert: More dates announced for tours of the Old Bailey

  06-09-2024 17:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  It’s not well known, but semi-regular tours of the exceptionally famous Old Bailey courthouse in the City of London started last year. New dates for tours have been announced for October and November, as well as a bit of December.
  (c) ianVisits
  As it happens, anyone can enter the Central Criminal Court of England and Wales, the official name for the Old Bailey, if they want to watch a court case, as most courtrooms are open to the public. Justice must be seen to be done, so they are public
  
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• Zip World to reopen the ArcelorMittal Orbit next year

  06-09-2024 15:30 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  The ArcelorMittal Orbit, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park’s tall red tower that’s been closed since the start of this year, is set to reopen next year under new management by Zip World, an adventure park company.Officially, the tower and slide closed at the start of 2024 for winter maintenance work, which coincided with the termination of the previous management contract. It was advertised as reopening this summer, but then the date on the website changed a few months ago to say “e
  
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• TfL cyber attack disrupts internal networks, but transport services unaffected

  06-09-2024 14:10 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  The ongoing cyber hacking attack on Transport for London (TfL) is still affecting their computer networks, but so far, not customer-facing systems.TfL noticed some unusual behaviour on its networks on Sunday and took action to limit access to the affected systems while notifying the National Crime Agency and the National Cyber Security Centre of the attack. Although TfL is not elaborating on the cause or extent of the attack, it’s understood to primarily affect office staff and the interna
  
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• Tim Dunn’s Mind the Gap podcast explores the London Overground’s Suffragette line

  06-09-2024 11:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Transport for London’s (TfL) new Mind the Gap podcast episode delves into the history behind the London Overground’s Suffragette line, with interviews with activist and scholar Helen Pankhurst, Emmeline Pankhurst’s great-granddaughter, and comedian and writer, Cally Beaton.
  The soon to be renamed London Overground Suffragette line honours how the working-class movement in the East End paved the way for women’s rights.
  An actress from Zoom through History dressed as Suffra
  
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• London Museum raising more money for building conversion works

  06-09-2024 10:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  The London Museum, which will replace the Museum of London in 2026, has received a further £50 million to cover the increased cost of converting old Victorian markets into the new museum building.
  General Market Ground Floor – May 2024 (c) London Museum
  When the Museum of London announced that it would convert the old market buildings in Smithfield into their new home, it was expected that the conversion would cost around £337 million. However, costs have risen sharply since th
  
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