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Germany and Finland ‘deeply concerned’ about severed undersea cable

18-11-2024 20:04

Foreign ministers do not rule out sabotage as part of Russia’s ‘hybrid warfare’

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Plumstead railway station’s new lifts formally opened

18-11-2024 17:00 via ianvisits.co.uk

Plumstead railway station in southeast London has formally opened its new lifts, which have enabled step-free access at the station for the first time.
The work was completed several months ago, and the lifts have been in use, but were formally opened last week. Representatives from Network Rail and Southeastern were joined by the local MP, Abena Oppong-Asare for the ribbon cutting event
Photo shows (from left to right): David Davidson, Kent Route Director, Network Rail Southern Region; Ab

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Britain’s most luxurious train to arrive in 2025

18-11-2024 16:00 via ianvisits.co.uk

A super luxurious train will arrive in the UK next year with a stunning lounge bar with wrap-around windows for the very deep-pocketed customers who can afford it.
The observation bar (c) Belmond
Arriving in July 2025, Belmond’s Britannic Explorer will offer tours around the British countryside, with a private bedroom suite for the passengers who will embark on three-day trips. The Britannic Explorer will depart from London with a choice of three routes through the natural landscapes of Co

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The Renaissance Revolution: King’s Gallery showcases 160 masterworks of experimentation

18-11-2024 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk

The King’s Gallery in central London is currently filled with the sorts of scraps of paper and doodles that were once expected to be thrown away. Unsurprisingly, these are not just random sketches but by some of the greatest names in the Italian Renaissance period, when the strict rules of portraiture were blown away in furious experimentation.Thanks to the cost of artists’ materials prior to the Renaissance, it was expensive for artists to dabble and experiment with their art and ma

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London’s Alleys: Ashland Place, W1

18-11-2024 08:00 via ianvisits.co.uk

This passageway sits alongside Paddington Street Gardens in Marylebone, giving the residents of the houses a good view of the park opposite. While today it looks very inviting, it wasn’t originally.The park was laid out in the 18th century as an additional burial ground for St Marylebone Parish Church on land that was donated in 1730 by Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer.
Edward Harley had recently married the Duke of Newcastle’s daughter, Henrietta Cavendish Holles.

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