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• Samsung Electronics set for best profit in years

  07-04-2022 14:08
  
  Despite everything, Korean tech giant Samsung has guided significant year-on-year increases in sales and operating profit for the first quarter.
  These guidance announcements are usually short and sweet, and this was certainly no exception to that rule. Samsung Electronics guided that it expects to book sales of around 77 trillion won, which would represent a 15% increase on Q1 21, and operating profit of around 14.1 trillion won, up a massive 33% year-on-year.
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• The London Buzz – 24th June 2026

  24-06-2026 18:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Today’s London news round-up:
  Old London – Balham High Road, circa 1904
  Greggs has decided to shut [a small number of] stores in London due to the extreme heatwave. Standard
  The man regarded as the ‘architect’ of the ‘new town’ in Enfield has quit his job. Enfield Dispatch
  Buy Back Brixton submits ‘competitive’ bid for the purchase of Brixton Village and Market Row Brixton Buzz
  Several London councils have today launched court action against the Ma
  
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• Tickets Alert: Early openings and late closings at Horizon 22 viewing gallery

  24-06-2026 17:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  If you want to watch the sun rise or set from the top of London’s highest viewing gallery, Horizon 22 now has semi-regular early and late openings.
  Early morning at Horizon 22 viewing gallery (c) ianVisits
  However, unlike the free daytime visits, these “out of hours” openings are charged for, which also means they’re quieter and less crowded.
  The early bird tickets cost £15 per person (including a hot/cold drink), and open the tower for visiting on selected Mondays,
  
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• Drones to patrol Romford railways in trespass crackdown

  24-06-2026 15:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  The railways around Romford are going to see a trial of drones to monitor the railway for trespass incidents and to identify infrastructure issues early.
  Romford drone trials (c) Network Rail
  GBR Anglia will start the trials of a new BVLOS (beyond visual line of sight) drone technology later this summer and will allow Network Rail teams to access live aerial coverage up to 400 metres from Romford Rail Operating Centre, providing faster access to information compared with standard drone systems a
  
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• Tickets Alert: The heritage tube trains are back out on the rails

  24-06-2026 14:10 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Next month, a restored 1930s Art Deco tube train and the Sarah Siddons locomotive will return to the London Underground, offering rides along the Metropolitan line.Apart from the charm of riding in the old tube train, there’s the fun of watching people in the stations as you go through and wave to the crowds who marvel at the sight of the old train.
  If you pick the Amersham and Watford route, that includes a rare chance to use the “north curve” on the line between Rickmans
  
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• Exhibition tells the 300 year history of St Martin in the Fields

  24-06-2026 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Later this year, St Martin-in-the-Fields will mark the 300th anniversary of the current church on the site – and they’ve opened a free tercentennial exhibition in its crypt.There’s been a church on the site next to modern-day Trafalgar Square since at least 1222, when records show that the Abbot of Westminster and the Bishop of London were in dispute over control of a church at this location.
  The church’s name, St Martin, is a reference to St Martin of Tours, who is often
  
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• Tickets Alert: Visit the Logos Hope, the world’s largest floating book fair

  24-06-2026 10:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  A large ship, the Logos Hope, is visiting London for a few weeks, and you can go on board for a look around.
  The Logos Hope in Kiel – VollwertBIT CC BY-SA 3.0
  Described as the “world’s largest floating bookfair”, the Logos Hope is a former passenger ferry built in 1973 to service routes in northern Europe, before being refitted by Operation Mobilisation (OM) as a travelling Christian missionary ship in 2005-9.
  During the refurbishment, a new deck was inserted into the for
  
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• Visiting Our Lady of the Rosary and St Patrick, Walthamstow

  24-06-2026 08:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  This bricky mass of a Catholic church has been in this part of Walthamstow ever since the very first houses were built here.From the street, it looks as if the church was built at an odd angle, but that’s because the ancient Blackhorse Road is very curvy and you’re standing on one of the curves. The housing that developed around here in the late 1890s is in regimented lines, and the church actually sits in a straight line with the housing.
  The Catholic church was one of three added a
  
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• The London Buzz – 23rd June 2026

  23-06-2026 18:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Today’s London news round-up:
  Charing Cross railway bridge
  Today’s London news round-up:
  Overnight storms bring flooding across TfL network BBC News
  Knocking down a former Watford bank for a six-storey 24-flat building has been recommended for approval. Watford Observer
  An Enfield resident has been prosecuted over a fly-tipping incident – for the second time in as many years. Enfield Dispatch
  A video installation in the National Portrait Gallery has been removed following a dis
  
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• Work starts on Thameslink upgrade to cut delays through central London

  23-06-2026 17:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Work has begun to upgrade a signalling system on the Thameslink line as part of measures to improve reliability on one of the busiest parts of the rail network.
  (c) Network Rail
  To help reduce delays, Network Rail engineers are installing a backup train detection system between London Blackfriars and Farringdon, so if one fails, a secondary system can take over.
  Train detection systems play a vital role in keeping services running safely and on time by monitoring trains’ positions and move
  
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• London to gain another rooftop viewpoint as Tower Hill scheme moves forward

  23-06-2026 16:30 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  A large office development near the Tower of London has been redesigned to remove the proposed heritage and cultural centre, but planned access to a roof terrace has been retained.
  The Mark / 3XN / Planning document
  The new building, which secured planning permission in 2023, will replace a rather tired 1960s glass-clad office block with a more restrained brick-clad office block with a series of stepped-back floors and roof terraces.
  The development sits on the busy road that runs past the Tower
  
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• Bedford rail crash disruption set to last most of the week

  21-06-2026 14:30 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Following Friday’s serious rail accident at Bedford, passengers are being warned that services on the Midlands Main Line will be disrupted for much of the week.
  Due to the accident, there will be no Thameslink services north of Luton and no East Midlands Railway (EMR) services south of Bedford for most of this week, with a limited rail-replacement bus service operating between Luton and Bedford.
  As much as possible, rail passengers are being asked to avoid travelling through the affected a
  
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• UK telecoms groups introduce ‘kill switch’ to cut phone theft from stores

  21-06-2026 07:21 via ft.com
  Virgin Media O2 and VodafoneThree’s move comes after Apple and Samsung resisted calls to adopt broader measures
  
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• Outlander costumes to go on display in free London exhibition

  19-06-2026 17:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Fans of the fantasy history TV show Outlander are in for a treat as costumes and props from the show will go on display in central London next month.Based on Diana Gabaldon’s bestselling books, “Outlander” follows Claire Fraser, a former WWII nurse who travels through a mysterious stone circle to 18th-century Scotland, where she falls in love with Highland warrior Jamie Fraser. Claire and Jamie have transported audiences from the rugged Scottish Highlands to the streets of Pari
  
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• Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani files for blockbuster Jio float

  19-06-2026 15:10 via ft.com
  Listing of Reliance Industries’ telecoms business expected to be India’s largest ever
  
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• The summer sale theatre ticket offers from London Theatre Direct

  19-06-2026 14:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  This week’s sale and discount theatre ticket offers from London Theatre Direct.
  Much Ado About Nothing
  Therein do men from children nothing differ
  From £7 – SAVE UP TO 38%
   The Enormous Crocodile – Lyric Hammersmith
  Opens 29th July 2026
  For my lunch today I would like… a nice juicy little child!
  From £10 – SAVE UP TO 47%
   The Tiger Who Came to Tea
  The Tiger Who Came to Tea is back for seconds!
  From £13 – SAVE UP TO 38%
   Relics
  
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• Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani lines up blockbuster Jio float

  19-06-2026 13:24 via ft.com
  Listing of Reliance Industries’ telecoms business expected to be India’s largest ever
  
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• TfL urged to crack down on passengers blasting music on trains and buses

  19-06-2026 12:15 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  The nuisance of people playing music on trains could face increased enforcement, as the Mayor of London, Sir Sadiq Khan, agreed to look at what could be done.TfL’s bylaws already prohibit playing music or streaming content aloud on the network without permission, but enforcement is effectively left to fellow passengers to ask people to stop. As a result, most of us have probably faced the choice between being the grumpy person who asks someone to plug their headphones in or looking at the
  
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• Historic first as pelican chicks hatch in St James’s Park

  19-06-2026 11:30 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  St James Park in central London is famous for its resident pelicans, but none have been born there — until now, that is.
  The four pelican chicks are about a month old and are currently being protected in a part of the park that is not accessible to visitors as they become established. They are expected to take to the water at around nine to 12 weeks old, to join the older pelicans. Until then, the chicks are highly vulnerable, and the Royal Parks is asking visitors to avoid disturbing them
  
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• SpaceX warns EU satellite plan risks undermining connectivity in Ukraine

  19-06-2026 00:00 via ft.com
  Elon Musk’s group hits out at proposal by bloc to reserve part of spectrum band for European operators
  
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• The London Buzz – 18th June 2026

  18-06-2026 18:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Today’s London news round-up:
  The view from St Bride’s church tower
  Today’s London news round-up:
  Anger among Underhill residents over Barnet Council’s imposition of parking charges outside a parade of shops in Mays Lane is said to be a likely reason why parking signs have been obliterated with black paint. Barnet Society
  The leader of Enfield Council has decided to withdraw the civic centre’s legal defence against a judicial review case brought by campaigners wanti
  
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• Jewish Museum London awarded £1 million grant while it looks for a new home

  18-06-2026 15:30 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  The Jewish Museum London, which closed in 2023, has been given a £1 million grant to support its education and outreach work while it searches for a new permanent home, the government has announced.
  (c) Jewish Museum London
  The funding was unveiled by Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy during a visit to the launch of Two Rooms, the museum’s new temporary exhibition space at JW3 in north London.
  The museum closed in July 2023 after its income plunged following the pandemic, and it chose to
  
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• Pontoon Dock DLR upgrade delayed by a few months

  18-06-2026 15:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Work to upgrade Pontoon Dock DLR station has been pushed back by a few months while detailed design work and costs are still being estimated.
  The station needs upgrades to handle projected passenger demand as new housing is built nearby, but the current design can’t accommodate it. The upgrade will add six new escalators to reduce the load on the existing lifts, along with a new mezzanine level and street level improvements.
  The station today (c) ianVisits
  Upgraded station plans (c) Weston
  
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• Stranger Things meets South Bank in Anish Kapoor’s new exhibition

  18-06-2026 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Stranger Things seems to have broken into London as monumentally ugly sculptures of blood and gore are filling the Hayward Gallery at the moment.This is actually the new Anish Kapoor exhibition, and features some of his latest works dripping in red, as well as stalwarts of his mirror work, and more controversially, his Vantablack works. A giant squashed balloon fills the opening gallery, which is technically impressive and contrasts nicely with the concrete stairs, but candidly, it’s a bal
  
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• London Museum confirms November opening date for its new Smithfield home

  18-06-2026 11:16 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  The London Museum (formerly the Museum of London) has confirmed its delayed reopening date will be later this year, on 28th November 2026.
  The London Museum (c) Secchi Smith
  The former Museum of London closed in December 2022, and its replacement site near Farringdon station was due to open in 2024. That was later pushed back to early 2026, and the opening date has been confirmed as 28th November 2026.
  The original £337 million budget to convert the two old market buildings into the new mu
  
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• London Underground roundel unveiled on Japan’s Tokyo Metro

  18-06-2026 10:52 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  The familiar London Underground roundel has appeared deep beneath Tokyo’s streets, after Transport for London (TfL) donated a specially designed roundel to mark the approaching centenary of Japan’s first subway.
  Sir Sadiq Khan and Akihiro Kosaka (c) Tokyo Metro
  The London-style roundel was unveiled on platform 2 of Ueno Station on Tokyo’s Ginza Line during a ceremony attended by London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan, Tokyo Metro President Akihiro Kosaka, and TfL Commissioner Andy Lord.
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• Winning design chosen for Clapham railway bridge makeover

  18-06-2026 10:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  The railway bridge next to Clapham High Street and Clapham North stations is to get a makeover following an architectural competition to select a design.
  (C) Makower Architects
  The design by Makower Architects reclads the railway bridge with a new metal skin bearing the town name, and also adds that long-standing stalwart of railways – a clock tower.
  The judges praised the team’s vision for the railway bridge and clock tower, recognising its potential to create a distinctive gateway
  
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• London’s Pocket Parks: Sam Philp Recreation Ground, Hayes, UB3

  18-06-2026 08:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  This is a pocket park next to the M4, north of Heathrow Airport, with lots of trees planted a couple of decades ago to mitigate the noise from its noisy neighbours.
  It also lost the Frogs Ditch.As a plot of green, it’s always been fields and never built on. As Hayes town centre slowly expanded after the arrival of the railways, it took an incredibly long time to reach the site of the pocket park today.
  Even in the late 1930s, most of the area was still fields, and was part of Dawley Manor
  
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• Zip wire across Twickenham stadium to raise funds for children’s charity

  17-06-2026 17:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  There’s a chance to ride a zip wire across the top of the home of English Rugby – the Allianz Stadium in Twickenham.
  Skylarks Stadium Zipwire Adventure
  It’s a fundraising event for the local Skylarks charity, which provides a wide range of activities and therapies for children with additional needs, while also supporting their siblings and whole families.
  The zip wire will let you rush across the top of the stadium for around 150 metres – if you can hit the £300 per
  
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• Tickets Alert: Tours of the 350-year-old Stationers’ Hall

  17-06-2026 16:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Hidden away around the corner from St Paul’s Cathedral is Stationers’ Hall, one of the largest and most opulent of the City of London’s livery halls, and they hold public tours.In addition to tours for groups, it’s also one of only two* Livery Halls in London that offer tours to the general public.
  Inside, there are lots of rich carpets and paintings, and a series of large meeting rooms that once served to manage the printing monopolies. The main star of the hall is,
  
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