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UK retailer looking at axing major service in stores putting hundreds of jobs at risk

Posted on July 8, 2026 by Macaully.Moffat@newsquest.co.uk | Macaully Moffat
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John Lewis is considering shutting down Bureau de Change desks across 30 of its shops across the UK.
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Ruth Ellis granted posthumous conditional pardon 61 years after hanging

Posted on July 8, 2026 by Carlo.Simone@newsquest.co.uk | Carlo Simone
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Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain, has been granted a posthumous conditional pardon
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Ofcom fines Virgin Media £28m for stopping millions of customers from switching

Posted on July 8, 2026 by joshua.searle@newsquest.co.uk | Joshua Searle
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The penalty comes after communications regulator Ofcom uncovered a 'widespread' and 'often deliberate' pattern of call-handling failures
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John Lewis proposes major in-store change putting 200 jobs at risk

Posted on July 8, 2026 by joshua.searle@newsquest.co.uk | Joshua Searle
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John Lewis has proposed shutting down its in-store foreign currency exchange and gift wrapping services
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Hundreds unite in London for Moorfields Eye Charity fundraising walk

Posted on July 8, 2026 by miranda.airey@newsquest.co.uk | Matty Airey
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Nearly 600 people from the sight loss community have come together in London for Moorfields Eye Charity’s flagship fundraising walk, Eye to Eye, helping raise more than £91,000 so far to support breakthroughs in eye health and patient care
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‘It’s time to tackle the gridlock’: Council’s new plan to get Putney roads moving again

Posted on July 8, 2026 by Wandsworth Council
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After months of listening to local residents, businesses and community groups, the new administration at Wandsworth Council is proposing a new package of targeted measures to improve traffic flow through Putney.
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‘It’s time to tackle the gridlock’: Council’s new plan to get Putney roads moving again

Posted on July 8, 2026 by Wandsworth Council
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After months of listening to local residents, businesses and community groups, the new administration at Wandsworth Council is proposing a new package of targeted measures to improve traffic flow through Putney.
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UK film production company used in Barbie enters administration after 15 years

Posted on July 7, 2026 by patrick.glover@newsquest.co.uk | Patrick Glover
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UK film production company, Mission Digital Ltd, whose credits include Project Hail Mary, Barbie, and Enola Holmes 2, has fallen into administration.
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Nigel Farage resigns as MP to trigger Clacton by-election amid donations row

Posted on July 7, 2026 by jade.wright@newsquest.co.uk | Jade Wright
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Nigel Farage has resigned as MP for Clacton, triggering a by-election as he denies wrongdoing over allegations about financial support.
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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage to make statement on ‘future in public life’ today

Posted on July 7, 2026 by Macaully.Moffat@newsquest.co.uk | Macaully Moffat
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Nigel Farage will be making a statement on his "future in public life" amid scrutiny over financial support given to him by a convicted fraudster.
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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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