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• Rarely seen Stubbs horse painting gallops into the National Gallery

  10-03-2026 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  A large painting by the master horse painter, George Stubbs, has been kept in a private collection, but has gone on public display for only the second time in its history.
  This is Scrub, by Stubbs, and a free exhibition of equine art by George Stubbs has opened at the National Gallery.The painting dominates the exhibition space with an almost theatrical presence. Scrub rears against a pale, open background, his powerful body twisting mid-movement, the light catching every muscle and tendon.
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• Tickets Alert: Take your old things to the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow

  10-03-2026 10:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  If you’ve ever fancied having something valued by the experts at the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow, one of the new series will be filming in London later this year, and tickets are now available.The London recording will take place on Sunday 7th June 2026 at Valentines Mansion in Ilford, east London. You need to apply for a ticket, which will be issued by ballot about 4 weeks before the recording takes place. If they are over-subscribed, they reserve the right to allocate tickets according
  
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• London Transport Museum adding new exhibitions galleries

  10-03-2026 08:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  The London Transport Museum is adding more space for temporary exhibitions and events, having submitted plans to convert some of its staff spaces into a public area.
  They recently opened up some old space on the ground floor for a quiet space that also doubles up as a cinema room. The next plan is to convert a large office area on the first floor of the museum, next to the now semi-permanent posters gallery, into a public gallery focused on education and community programmes.
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• Mind the tap: Stansted Airport starts accepting London’s contactless travel tickets

  10-03-2026 07:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  The long row of bright red signs at Liverpool Street station, warning passengers heading to Stansted Airport that they need to buy a paper ticket, has been replaced with signs promoting contactless travel.
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  The change follows the delayed rollout of contactless payments on Greater Anglia services, which finally came into effect on Sunday. Passengers travelling to Stansted Airport can now use contactless payment instead of having to buy a paper ticket in advance.
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• India cuts telecom spectrum prices as operator interest dries up

  10-03-2026 02:30
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