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• The London Buzz – 13th May 2025

  13-05-2025 18:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  Today’s London news round-up:
  A 21-year-old man has been arrested after a suspected arson attack on a house in Kentish Town linked to Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Islington Gazette
  Campaigners opposed to Sir Sadiq Khan’s £2.2bn Silvertown Tunnel claim it has worsened congestion in south London since it opened a month ago. Standard
  London bus drivers have been accused of refusing to lower an access ramp for her disabled boy, 2. Metro
  A lithium-ion battery for an electronic bike
  
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• Nancy Astor’s rare Cartier turquoise and diamond Tiara going on display

  13-05-2025 16:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  An exceptionally fine tiara once owned by Nancy, Viscountess Astor, will be displayed next month as part of a collection of jewellery that will be sold at auction.
  (c) Bonhams
  Nancy Astor was an American-born socialite and the first woman to take up a seat in Parliament. Although progressive in some areas, she held strong anti-Catholic and anti-communist opinions and was an antisemite. Thanks to marriage, she was wealthy, and her husband gifted her many jewels, including in 1930, a turquoise and
  
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