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One perfect evening - Harry Styles & Jules Buckley Orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall this evening.
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The London Buzz – 16th June 2026
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Today’s London news round-up:
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London’s Shaftesbury Theatre to be renamed after Dame Judi Dench
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The West End’s Shaftesbury Theatre is to be renamed the Judi Dench Theatre next year, becoming the first West End theatre to be named after an actress.
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Tickets Alert: See a miniature model of the Victorian artists Leighton House
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A rare chance to see a remarkable miniature replica of Leighton House will be offered for just six days this summer, as the museum celebrates the centenary o
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ImberBus 2026 reveals timetable and £10 all-day fare
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The annual one-day bus adventure into the normally closed military lands of Salisbury Plain returns in August, with unlimited travel on dozens of heritage buses for a flat £10 far
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Barbara Hepworth’s colourful side revealed in new Courtauld exhibition
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A new exhibition brings together Barbara Hepworth's rarely seen coloured sculptures, revealing how subtle hues transformed the celebrated artist's abstract forms
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London–Bedford railway to be closed for two consecutive weekends
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Network Rail is warning that there won’t be any trains between London and Bedford over the next two weekends.
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Tickets Alert: Tours of the ancient Westminster School
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Hidden away behind Westminster Abbey is a 465-year-old private school that occasionally allows the public to tour its buildings and grounds.
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From the archive: There’s a grave in Pinner, in northwest London, that is quite remarkable — it has a coffin floating in the air right through the middle of it.
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Exhibition explores the thinking behind TfL’s trial bus shelter upgrades
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Some new bus shelter designs are being tested around London at the moment, and there’s also a small exhibition about the plans.
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Gandhi autograph and suffragette protests among treasures in new London archive
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Thousands of records, photographs, films and artefacts discovered during the restoration of Union Chapel's Sunday School building are now available online
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Jun 15
Tower of London doubles price of late-night Ceremony of the Keys
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Visitors hoping to watch the historic Ceremony of the Keys will pay more from now on, though the after-hours event remains one of London's best-value experiences.
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Exhibition celebrates the women who made a living painting dogs
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A free exhibition reveals how generations of female artists built professional careers through canine portraiture when few other artistic opportunities were open to them.
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Government strips Epping Forest Council of major planning powers
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Developers can now bypass Epping Forest District Council and apply directly to the Planning Inspectorate after the authority exceeded government limits on planning refus
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London’s Alleys: Bride Court, City of London, EC4
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This covered late Victorian alley sits next to what was once the heart of England’s noisy and boisterous newspaper trade, but today is a rather quieter space.
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Chiltern Railways staff working at Wembley Stadium station have been given Harry Styles inspired hi-vis jackets to wear for the next couple of weeks.
Designed by West Herts College students.
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The London Buzz – 15th June 2026
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