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• The London Buzz – 16th Oct 2026

  16-10-2026 18:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Olde London – Chiswick High Road around 1910
  Today’s London news round-up:
  A tribunal judge has ruled that management of a children’s hospital school unfairly sacked a senior teacher following a “retaliatory action” for “protected” union rep activities. Camden New Journal
  A London couple have lost a four-year boundary battle over a 48cm “sliver” of land after trying to force their neighbours to demolish the kitchen wall of their £600,00
  
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• Tickets Alert: Tours of UCL’s maps collection

  16-10-2026 17:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  An opportunity is coming up to explore one of the UK’s last surviving university map libraries and see its collection up close.For the first time, Professor James Cheshire will lead tours of the UCL Map Library as it opens its doors to the public. During this 90-minute visit, James will share stories from his research into the collection for his book ‘The Library of Lost Maps’, which reveals how maps have helped inspire some of the greatest scientific discoveries, but also led
  
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• Free Stanley Kubrick exhibition coming to London

  16-10-2026 15:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  One of the infamous axe props from The Shining will be the highlight of a free Stanley Kubrick exhibition in London early next year, ahead of the collection being sold at auction.
  Stanley Kubrick, self-portrait, circa 1949. Courtesy of Stanley Kubrick Film Archives
  Featuring props, scripts, equipment, and personal possessions offered directly from the Stanley Kubrick Film Archives, the exhibition will be a preview of the sale but will also be freely open to the public.
  Highlights on display incl
  
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• Starlink spectrum deal piles Elon Musk’s plate ever higher

  16-10-2026 14:15 via ft.com
  Move may be part of a bigger plan but it spells even more capital expenditure at a company already spending beyond its means
  
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• Gainsborough’s landed gentry lose their heads at the National Gallery

  16-10-2026 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  When importing a work of art for an exhibition, a gun import license isn’t usually a concern, but the National Gallery had to consider it for its latest show.The exhibition puts a Gainsborough painting from around 1750 in conversation with a contemporary sculpture made in 1998, inspired by it.
  Thomas Gainsborough’s Mr and Mrs Andrews shows the landlords lording it over their estate in Sudbury, Suffolk, where Gainsborough House is now a museum.
  The painting is unusual for the time, as
  
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• Tickets for London’s New Year’s Eve fireworks go on sale next Friday

  16-10-2026 12:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Tickets for the London Eye’s New Year’s Eve fireworks show will go on sale next Friday, the Mayor of London has announced.Prices have been frozen (a bit like the spectators on the night) at last year’s level.
  The first opportunity to secure a ticket to watch the fireworks in person is when tickets go on sale next Friday (23rd Oct) at midday. A second, smaller batch of tickets will go on sale later this year.
  You must buy a ticket to watch the fireworks in person from the specia
  
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• City of London Police introduce ‘sin bin’ for cyclists who jump red lights

  16-10-2026 11:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Cyclists who jump red lights in the City of London are being offered a chance to avoid a fine – if they stand in a “sin bin” and watch a road safety film.
  (c) ianVisits
  The scheme will give some offending riders the opportunity to watch a short film about the consequences of their behaviour instead of receiving an immediate fixed penalty notice. However, City of London Police says officers will decide when to offer the option, and cyclists can still be fined.
  The move follows a
  
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• Greater Anglia signs £800m deal to keep commuter trains running into the 2040s

  16-10-2026 09:45 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Greater Anglia has signed an £800 million maintenance support contract that will keep its commuter trains running through to the early 2040s
  (c) Alstom
  The 15-year agreement covers the operator’s entire fleet of 133 five-car Class 720 Aventra trains, supplied by Alstom. The agreement will support around 100 Alstom jobs at Greater Anglia’s Seven Kings depot in east London.
  For Greater Anglia, the agreement confirms long-term maintenance for a train fleet that forms a substantial
  
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