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The Latest Breaking News from Old Street

Tavern: Team behind Michelin-starred St Barts to open British bistro in Old Street

Look out for the crispy veal sweetbread burger

Evening Standard

The Prince, Old Street: Cheers to the black velvet, already the must-drink cocktail of 2026

Guinness and champagne is a potent, poetic mix, says Josh Barrie

Evening Standard

Person dies after being hit by train at Old Street station prompting huge emergency services response

The death at the east London station is not being treated as suspicious

Evening Standard

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Studio Nicholson: How the London brand succeeded in dressing everyone east of Old Street

With its chic minimalism and celebrity devotees, Studio Nicholson is London’s answer to The Row

Evening Standard

‘I got offered a gram of cocaine for a painting’: is Slawn art’s latest enfant terrible?

His critics call him a talentless chancer, but the 23-year-old street artist from Lagos has found success through brand collaborations, Saatchi backing – and manifesting his goal of becoming the ‘biggest artist in the world’

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Total bollards: the iconic ‘eco-Blade Runner’ roundabout that became a grim £132m ‘abomination’

Boasting hovering haloes and futuristic forests, Old Street roundabout was meant to be a shining beacon for Britain’s very own Tech City. Instead, we have 120 hefty bollards and paving built to deter rough sleepers

The Guardian - UK

PPHE wins battle to build 15-storey hotel on site of abandoned petrol station in Lambeth

Park Plaza operator PPHE today ended a years-long battle to build a hotel on the site of an abandoned petrol station in London’s South Bank after it obtained planning permission from Lambeth Council. The firm, which recently completed work on a 27-story tower in Old Street, plans to construct a…

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Samsung’s 'folding' ad campaign is a nightmare for London tourists

Old Street station flips its identity.

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Is Harland and Wolff set for a Titantic takeover?

Spy noticed that another ultra-rich American has docked a gigantic superyacht in Butler’s Wharf this week. This time it’s James Berwind, a noted yacht enthusiast and heir to the Berwind Corporation, the American conglomerate founded by Edward Julius Berwind, a White Star Line director through the 1910s. His $86 million…

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Deal signed for London’s first UFC Gym to open in 2023

Workers and residents near Old Street station will soon have a new place to do kickboxing, Jiu-jitsu and other classes, with a deal just inked for London to get its first UFC Gym.

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Old Street roundabout safety upgrade finally set to open

A long-awaited safety upgrade to one of London’s most dangerous roundabouts in Old Street is set to be completed with the year, transport chiefs vowed on Tuesday.Walking and Cycling Commissioner Will Norman and Head of Healthy Streets Helen Cansick speak to Ross Lydall, the Standar's City Hall and Transport Editor.

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Old Street roundabout to open - three years late and over budget

A long-awaited safety upgrade to one of London’s most dangerous roundabouts should be completed within a year, transport chiefs vowed on Tuesday.

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Cyclists form ‘human barrier’ in Old Street safety protest

Campaigners protested at Old Street on Thursday morning to highlight the dangers of the ‘Clerkenwell boulevard’ route on World Car-free Day.

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Why Angel Underground station has been closed so often

Transport for London has prioritised Old Street

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Peter Doherty: ‘I’m surprised I’m not dead’

The musician, 43, tells Richard Pelley about busking, dogs, tabloids, life as an army kid and sitting in hedges in Old Street

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