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You are here: Home » Rail industry news » Cheaper entry to Blenheim Palace for bus and rail passengers Great Western Railway, Stagecoach and Oxford Bus Company have teamed up with Blenheim Palace to offer travel and reduced cost entry to the World Heritage site in a single transaction from Friday 10 March. Bus, rail and entry … Continue reading »

MNB to sell Eiffel Palace to highest bidder  MTI – Econews  Thursday, March 9, 2017, 14:22 The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) announced on Thursday an open tender for the sale of the Eiffel Palace office building in central Budapest, Hungarian news agency MTI reported. “The only criteria for assessment of bids will be the … Continue reading »

Crumbling: Parliament needs urgent repairs (Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)Parliament is in danger of falling apart if renovation work doesn’t start soon, MPs have been warned. There’s a danger of ‘catastrophic failure’ if politicians can’t agree on the best way to go about repairs. Malala Yousafzai offered place at British university A £3.9 billion plan to … Continue reading »

The Palace of Westminster faces a “catastrophic failure” unless close to £4 billion worth of urgent repairs are carried out, MPs have warned. The Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) backed a plan for a “full decant” of the building – home to the Houses of Parliament – with MPs and peers moving out for a … Continue reading »

The Palace of Westminster is in danger of a “catastrophic failure” unless ministers bring forward a major renovation programme as a matter of urgency, a committee of MPs has warned. The Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) backed a plan for a “full decant” of the building – home to the Houses of Parliament – with … Continue reading »

The Palace of Westminster is in danger unless ministers bring forward a major renovation programme as a matter of urgency, a committee of MPs has warned. Stefan Roussea/PA Images The world famous Palace of Westminster is facing “catastrophic failure” because of repair delays to the London landmark, a group of MPs warned on Friday (10 … Continue reading »

By Andreas Haldorsen (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons The Royal Palace, Oslo is the official residence of Norway’s monarch. The idea for a Royal Palace was conceived by King Carl Johan, but he died before he could take possession of it. Prior to this, Norwegian monarchs resided at Paleet, a magnificent … Continue reading »

Published: 19:12 EDT, 12 March 2017 | Updated: 21:57 EDT, 12 March 2017 WIth space for flunkeys and finery, this is the plan for a huge new ‘iceberg’ basement to make room for William and Kate’s relocation to Kensington Palace. As revealed by Sebastian Shakespeare in Saturday’s Daily Mail, the proposed enormous two-storey underground extension … Continue reading »

Need a destination for a magical honeymoon or you just want to see something out of this world? These five destinations are the answer. (Photo: DW (English)/Youtube Screenshot/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_XqJfdBdro) Just in time before Disney’s real-life version of “Beauty and The Beast” shows in theaters, five magical destinations that exist in real life could refresh travelers about … Continue reading »

Image copyright Derek Harper Thieves left one of Scotland’s most famous palaces vulnerable to lightning strikes during a wave of thefts across some of the country’s historic monuments. Metal thieves stripped Linlithgow Palace, West Lothian, of copper taping used to conduct lightning strikes from its roof to the ground. The former royal residence was among … Continue reading »