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Mobile phone coverage on the London Underground is expanding, with more sections of the Piccadilly, Northern, and Victoria lines being switched on recently. ianvisits.co.uk/articles/more-… ianvisits.co.uk/articles/more-…

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Next Saturday marks the 50th anniversary of when the Piccadilly line gained a new terminus station, only to lose the title a couple of years later. ianvisits.co.uk/articles/50th-… ianvisits.co.uk/articles/50th-…

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London is set to feel very French next autumn, with the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum, and now the National Gallery has announced that it will be hosting a major exhibition of the French Impressionist artist, Renoir. ianvisits.co.uk/articles/frenc… ...

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This is a weekly round-up of London's rail transport news... ianvisits.co.uk/articles/londo… ianvisits.co.uk/articles/londo…

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A decade after it closed, Heathrow Airport has outlined plans to demolish its old Terminal 1 building. ianvisits.co.uk/articles/heath… ianvisits.co.uk/articles/heath…

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HS2’s main civil engineering is now two to three years behind schedule, its CEO, Mark Wild OBE, told MPs at a Transport Committee meeting earlier this week. ianvisits.co.uk/articles/start… ianvisits.co.uk/articles/start…

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The annual RHS Botanical Art & Photography Show is currently filling the ground floor of the Saatchi Gallery with delicate portraits of plants from around the world. ianvisits.co.uk/articles/a-bee… ianvisits.co.uk/articles/a-bee…

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Art is being unveiled, by a Lord Mayor who would have probably preferred to have ceremonial shorts and tshirt to wear on a day like this.

Art is being unveiled, by a Lord Mayor who would have probably preferred to have ceremonial shorts and tshirt to wear on a day like this.
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The King has issued a Proclamation commanding that Thursday 1st January 2026, will be a Bank Holiday. (thanks to a quirk of the Bank Holiday laws, 1st Jan needs a royal proclamation to authorise it) thegazette.co.uk/notice/4918071 GOD SAVE THE KING (and your NYE hangovers)

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South London's purple fields are coming to a close sooner than expected, as the Mayfield Lavender Farm says it has been affected by this year’s repeated heatwaves. ianvisits.co.uk/articles/visit… ianvisits.co.uk/articles/visit…

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The LT Museum is selling off some spare Elizabeth line seat covers if you fancy having a splash of purple at home. ltmuseumshop.co.uk/new-in/elizabe…

The LT Museum is selling off some spare Elizabeth line seat covers if you fancy having a splash of purple at home.

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A woman goes on holiday to Greece and complains to the holiday firm that the Greek hotel and Greek restaurants were only serving Greek food, in Greece. Oh, the humanity. mirror.co.uk/travel/news/yo…

A woman goes on holiday to Greece and complains to the holiday firm that the Greek hotel and Greek restaurants were only serving Greek food, in Greece.

Oh, the humanity.

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