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• Londoners can abseil off a Premier League stadium for a lifesaving cause

  22-01-2026 17:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  If you fancy abseiling off the side of a football stadium while raising money, then the London Ambulance Charity is offering you the chance to do so.Abseilers will be able to descend 42 metres from Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Thursday 19th March, to raise money for wellbeing support for frontline crews and defibrillators in priority areas across London.
  The funds raised will support wellbeing initiatives for ambulance crews and 999 call handlers.
  A £25 registration fee per person will app
  
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• £2m heritage funding will make London’s papyrus archive easier to visit

  22-01-2026 15:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  The London headquarters of the Egypt Exploration Society (EES) will become easier to visit, as it has been awarded a £2 million grant to upgrade its building.
  What the EES premises could look like following its refurbishment (c) Egypt Exploration Society
  The EES says that following an application, it has received a £2 million grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, which is to be spent on upgrading its heritage centre, protecting its archival and manuscript collections, and en
  
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• Oyster cards could be loaded onto smartphones under new TfL deal

  22-01-2026 14:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  Oyster cards could be coming to smartphones, as Transport for London (TfL) confirms that Spain’s Indra Group has been awarded a seven-year contract to run its revenue collection systems.Indra Group will replace USA-headquartered Cubic, which has operated the Oyster card since its launch in 2003. The decision to swap suppliers was announced last year but was challenged by Cubic, which had the handover put on hold while it pursued its case in court.
  Although the dispute is still pending, a c
  
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• UK’s broadband ‘altnets’ need some serious rewiring

  22-01-2026 13:59
  Even with the benefits of merging, it is hard to see the numbers stacking up
  
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• Government pledges £1.5bn to fix crumbling museums and cultural buildings

  22-01-2026 10:37 via ianvisits.co.uk
  The government has announced £1.5 billion in funding for museums and cultural centres over the next five years, which will mainly go toward clearing a backlog of maintenance of their buildings.
  British Museum (c) ianVisits
  Spread across more than 1,000 institutions, £600 million will go to the big 17 national museums, with £900 million devoted to regional and smaller venues across the UK.
  The rest of the funding is broken down into tranches:
  £160 million for local and reg
  
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• Canary Wharf lights up after dark as its free Winter Lights trail begins

  22-01-2026 08:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  Canary Wharf’s 10th annual Winter Lights festival has opened, filling the docklands estate with 16 light displays, including six new commissions.In addition to the new temporary installations, the trail also highlights nine of Canary Wharf’s permanent light artworks, many collected from previous editions of the festival.
  The free festival runs for just over a week – but be aware that it gets very busy at weekends, so I would recommend a mid-week visit if possible.
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