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LNER train drivers call off threatened five-days of rail strikes

Train drivers at LNER who were due to walk out for a week of strikes in early February will no longer do so after the ASLEF union cancelled the strike action.

Frozen the Musical to close in September 2024

The West-End musical Frozen has confirmed that it will close this coming September after three years at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane.

Tickets Alert: Tours of Longford Castle, near Salisbury

Tickets have gone on sale to visit a castle near Salisbury that's still a privately owned family home.

Dinosaurs are coming to east London for Easter

A host of life-sized animatronic dinosaurs and ice age creatures will arrive in east London for a couple of weeks over the Easter break, and there's an early bird offer on tickets.

HS2 begins year-long, half-kilometre viaduct deck slide

HS2's engineers have started sliding nearly half a kilometre of bridge deck over a series of pylons to span a valley just to the south of Wendover.

LNER offers new simpler tickets with semi-flexible train times

The train company, LNER is introducing a new semi-flexible train ticket that means you can catch a slightly later train if you miss the connection.

First solo UK exhibition of Italian designer Enzo Mari to open at the Design Museum

The first ever UK museum exhibition devoted to one of the most significant designers of the 20th century will open at the Design Museum this spring.

Charles Dickens & Wilkie Collins exhibition extended to April

Today is the 200th anniversary of the birth of the great Victorian novelist and playwright, Wilkie Collins, and an ongoing exhibition about his friendship with Charles Dickens has been extended.

London tube strikes cancelled at last minute

A week of tube strikes that would have caused severe disruption to the London Underground has been called off at the very last moment after the Mayor of London made more money available.

Third off tickets to visit London Zoo during the tube strike

Candidly, London Zoo is not the cheapest of London's venues to visit, but during the tube strike, it'll be somewhat cheaper as they are offering a third off the cost of entry.

Step back in time: Hever Castle unveils Boleyn apartment, a Tudor time capsule opening in March 2024

Hever Castle, the childhood home of Anne Boleyn will unveil the Boleyn Apartment on the first floor of the castle on 25th March 2024 providing an immersive experience of Tudor history.

Arsenal and GTR’s art project creating a mural for Finsbury Park station

Arsenal football club and Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) have teamed up with community art organisation Co-Creative Connection to launch a series of art workshops in which local young people will design a mural for Finsbury Park station.

Tim Dunn hosts a 4-part podcast to celebrate the London Underground’s 160th anniversary

Transport for London (TfL) has launched a podcast series to celebrate the 160th anniversary of London Underground.

Eurostar releases tickets for EURO 2024

Eurostar has announced its early ticket release for travel to the EURO 2024, which takes place in Germany between 14th June and 14th and July 2024.

Stansted Express resumes trains every 15 minutes throughout the day

The Stansted Express rail service between London and Stanstead Airport will be resuming a four trains per hour service from this weekend (10th Dec),

Frank Auerbach’s pioneering charcoal heads exhibition opens at The Courtauld Gallery in February 2024

A group of hauntingly beautiful, large-scale portrait heads in charcoal by London based artist, Frank Auerbach will be presented together for the first time in an exhibition at The Courtauld Gallery next year.

Unearthing Inequality: Black Women were more likely to die during London’s great plagues

Black women of African descent had a higher chance of dying in London's great plagues than other people, new research into human remains at the Museum of London has found.

HS2 hands over new Euston Skills Centre to Camden Council

HS2 has handed over the keys to the new Euston Skills Centre to Camden Council.

Call for entries to the National Portrait Gallery’s longstanding painting competition

The National Portrait Gallery has announced the return of its annual painting competition, the Portrait Award, with support from new headline sponsor, Herbert Smith Freehills.

Marston Vale Line: Partial train services to resume on Monday 20th November

Train services on the Marston Vale Line between Bedford and Bletchley, replaced with a bus service for nearly a year, will resume on Monday 20th November.

Eurostar Launches Early Sales of Tickets for Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics

Eurostar has started early sales of train tickets for people travelling to the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympic Games.

Rail industry must adapt to changing train travel patterns – survey

The post-pandemic recovery has ignited a growing enthusiasm for train travel, driven by both work and leisure purposes, according to rail industry research that also warns that the rail sector must adapt to shifting travel patterns to capitalize on this trend.

Balfour Beatty awarded £43 million contract to upgrade London Underground’s Piccadilly line

Balfour Beatty has been awarded a contract worth around £43 million by Transport for London (TfL) to deliver upgrade works on the Piccadilly line.

Southeastern to introduce automated train inspection technology

The train operator, Southeastern has teamed up with Siemens Mobility and Eversholt Rail to develop a fully automated vehicle inspection system to improve how they monitor trains for faults.