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• Why the broken telecoms sector could be upwardly mobile

  12-12-2024 19:13 via ft.com
  
  Approval of Vodafone/Three merger suggests something may have shifted in minds of competition authorities
  
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• The London Buzz – 12th December 2024

  12-12-2024 18:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Today’s London news round-up:
  A multimillionaire property developer is kicking out 80 tenants at short notice in one of the the worst mass evictions recently seen in London — with residents informed of their impending homelessness in an email that ended “Merry Christmas and Happy New Year”. London Centric
  New data reveals that Londoners are more likely to choose an EV for their next car than drivers from any other region of the UK. Motoring Research
  Supermarket giant Ald
  
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• More of the new DLR trains have arrived for testing, but passenger launch delayed

  12-12-2024 17:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  More of the new DLR trains have arrived in the UK for testing, but passengers won’t be riding them until next year after problems with the signalling systems delayed their launch.
  New DLR train (c) TfL
  According to the papers presented to Transport for London’s (TfL) Programmes and Investment Committee this week, four new DLR trains at the Beckton depot are now being used for testing on the network. Meanwhile, the manufacturer has completed 40 of the 54 new trains on order.
  Although
  
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• Westminster Abbey discovers an unexpected link with Emperor Charlemagne

  12-12-2024 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  A small silk bag that has been in Westminster Abbey’s archives for centuries has gone on display to highlight a remarkable discovery about its origins.
  Great Seal bag (c) Westminster Abbey
  The silk bag dates to the reign of King Henry III (1207-1272) and is attached to the bottom of an inventory of the jewels and precious items on Edward the Confessor’s shrine within the Abbey. The inventory was needed because King Henry III needed money and pawned the jewels to Italian merchants, pr
  
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• Barbican seeks wayfinding designers to improve its baffling layout

  12-12-2024 12:30 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  The Barbican Art Centre’s famously awkward layout may be easier to find your way around as they’ve launched a design competition to improve the wayfinding signage around the estate.The navigation improvements project is part of a longer-term redevelopment of the arts centre to upgrade its facilities, for which the City of London recently awarded £191 million.
  Since its opening in 1982, the Barbican’s multi-layered design has presented ongoing challenges for wayfinding and
  
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• Colindale and Kentish Town tube stations to reopen in time for Christmas

  12-12-2024 11:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Two tube stations on the Northern line that are currently closed for upgrade works are to reopen in time for Christmas.
  Kentish Town Station
  Kentish Town tube station closed in June 2023 for major escalator replacement works, and had been due to reopen this summer, but the works took longer than planned, so the station is now expected to reopen on Monday 23rd December – although that’s still subject to any last minute snagging issues.
  (it’s on the TfL travel planner as open on
  
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• London’s Pocket Parks: Goldington Crescent Gardens, NW1

  12-12-2024 08:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  This is a small curved garden a few minutes walk north of St Pancras station that was once a private space for the houses that formed the Crescent.The main road the park sits next to was laid out in the early 1800s as London started to expand northwards. The housing followed when Goldington Crescent was built as part of a development by the Duke of Bedford, a perfectly oval garden was created in front of the houses with a simple lawn and a path running around the sides.
  (there’s a hint tha
  
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