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Line-up for first Celebrity Apprentice revealed from Gladiators star to soap legend

Posted on April 19, 2026 by Macaully.Moffat@newsquest.co.uk | Macaully Moffat
There will be 12 famous faces that will be taking on Lord Alan Sugar’s ultimate business challenge.
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The ghost London Tube station that was Churchill’s wartime bunker

Posted on April 19, 2026 by bridget.galton@newsquest.co.uk | Bridget Galton
Down Street Tube station in Mayfair was closed to the public in 1932 but became a government wartime bunker where the cabinet met to take decisions.
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The ghost London Tube station that was Churchill’s wartime bunker

Posted on April 19, 2026 by bridget.galton@newsquest.co.uk | Bridget Galton
Down Street Tube station in Mayfair was closed to the public in 1932 but became a government wartime bunker where the cabinet met to take decisions.
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All the London venues benefiting from a £30m arts and culture funding boost

Posted on April 19, 2026 by robyn.bennett@newsquest.co.uk | Robyn Bennett
Cultural venues, museums, and libraries are set to receive a £30 million boost to improve access to arts and culture from the government’s Arts Everywhere Fund.
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All the London venues benefiting from a £30m arts and culture funding boost

Posted on April 19, 2026 by robyn.bennett@newsquest.co.uk | Robyn Bennett
Cultural venues, museums, and libraries are set to receive a £30 million boost to improve access to arts and culture from the government’s Arts Everywhere Fund.
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Downton Abbey star dies aged 77 following battle with dementia

Posted on April 18, 2026 by katie.collier@newsquest.co.uk | Katie Collier
Downton Abbey star Nathalie Baye has died aged 77, following a battle with dementia.
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Downton Abbey star dies aged 77 following battle with dementia

Posted on April 18, 2026 by katie.collier@newsquest.co.uk | Katie Collier
Downton Abbey star Nathalie Baye has died aged 77, following a battle with dementia.
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Evil EastEnders villain to return to BBC soap for new storyline after 2 years away

Posted on April 18, 2026 by katie.collier@newsquest.co.uk | Katie Collier
An EastEnders villain will return to our screens soon after a two-year break.
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Evil EastEnders villain to return to BBC soap for new storyline after 2 years away

Posted on April 18, 2026 by katie.collier@newsquest.co.uk | Katie Collier
An EastEnders villain will return to our screens soon after a two-year break.
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New London walking tour follows in the historic footsteps of the capital’s posties

Posted on April 18, 2026 by bridget.galton@newsquest.co.uk | Bridget Galton
The Postal Museum in Clerkenwell is starting a new walking tour to explore the people, places and post boxes from London's past.
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Maltese Connection

Clapham Junction is a prehistoric site on Malta near the Dingli Cliffs. It is a complex network of tracks gouged in the rock. Its age and purpose are still a mystery of Maltese history. Beside the megalithic temples it is the most mysterious artefact on Malta. It is reported that the name "Clapham Junction" was given by an Englishman, who later reported that it reminded him of the great and busy railway station Clapham Junction in London.

Platform 1

The old platform 1 has now become platform ZERO. See our main article about Platform 1 at Clapham Junction

Wheelchair users are advised that they should allow an hour for transfer between platforms at Clapham Junction.

Gay Life on TV

Clapham Junction is a 2007 British television film, written by Kevin Elyot, about the experiences of gay men during 36 hours in the Clapham area of London and the consequences when their lives collide. It was broadcast on Channel 4 in July 2007. The drama was shown as part of a short season by Channel 4 to mark the 40th anniversary of decriminalisation of homosexuality in England and Wales.
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