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• New mural unviled at Brixton tube station

  24-11-2025 17:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  A new mural has been unveiled at Brixton Underground station as the ninth of a series of murals at the south London tube station.
  (c) TfL
  The Congregation, spanning the entrance to Brixton Underground station, is by London-based artist Rudy Loewe and features 20 scenes celebrating the figures and history of Brixton.
  The new work features local landmarks, places and cultural spaces and pays tribute to figures and communities that have shaped the local area.
  In total, it features 20 scenes celebra
  
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• Telefónica proposes cutting 5,000 jobs in Spain

  24-11-2025 15:57
  Plan presented to unions following stock slide sparked by failure to unveil broader changes at capital markets day
  
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• 14 gift ideas for Londonphilles this Christmas

  24-11-2025 15:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  What do you buy for the Londoner who probably has everything there is to do with London already? Here’s a selection of what I would want you might want to buy for them.
  Prices range from stocking filler to second mortgage.
  UK Departure boardsDecorative and functional, these olde-style railway and bus departure boards are plugged into the live data feeds from most of the UK’s transport networks, so you can see whether your local public transport is working before you leave home.
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• Strawberries, Pimms and a side of tennis: Wimbledon’s tennis museum serves up a food-themed exhibition

  24-11-2025 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  The Wimbledon Tennis Championship is as famous for the red strawberries as it is for the yellow tennis balls, and now their museum has opened an exhibition about the food.Wimbledon’s long association with food dates back to its origins, when tennis emerged from the garden parties that accompanied lawn tennis matches. As tennis became professionalised, the food remained resolutely English country-fete style.
  That makes Wimbledon as much a social event as a sporting one – and one famou
  
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• London’s Alleys: Budds Alley, Twickenham

  24-11-2025 08:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  This narrow passage slips between the railway and houses next to the Thames in Twickenham, and owes its name to a man who hated moustaches.Long before the railway arrived, the area was known as Twickenham Park and had a large villa in the middle. The park is itself interesting as it’s the site of the army’s encampment at the start of the Second Barons’ War, when the barons led by Simon de Montfort challenged the royalist forces of King Henry III.
  In the autumn of 1263, De Montf
  
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• Chase replacing Google on Tube readers as TfL unveils new ‘Official Payment Partner’

  24-11-2025 01:05 via ianvisits.co.uk
  You’ll start to see a new logo on London Underground’s contactless payment readers, as a new sponsor takes over from the current incumbent.At the moment, you’ve probably noticed they often say “Google Pay”, but soon they will say “Chase”, as the digital bank is becoming TfL’s ‘Official Payment Partner’.
  The deal will see the Chase brand take pride of place on over 5,000 contactless Oyster readers across the London Underground, London Ov
  
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