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built in 1964, the bt tower rises 620 feet above the capital.. its primary purpose was to revolutionize telecommunications. why do you need a high tower like this right in the middle of london? microwave system. the prime minister at the time, harold wilson, opened the building in 1965 by making one such revolutionary call to birmingham. you can hear very clearly on the monitor... with the word microwave behind him. there was a revolving restaurant on the 34th floor. there's priority in the lift for diners on the way up to the restaurant. it was also a race at the tower�*s stairs in 1968 because, well, why not? it took 4 minutes, 46 seconds, by the way. but beneath the surface of excitement lay a world of secrets. the tower�*s role in national security remains cloaked in intrigue. in 1978, a journalist was tried for collecting information about it. during the trial the judge said the tower could only be referred to as "location 23". the tower was also a target. this bomb was a far more powerful and far more sophisticated device than others used
built in 1964, the bt tower rises 620 feet above the capital.. its primary purpose was to revolutionize telecommunications. why do you need a high tower like this right in the middle of london? microwave system. the prime minister at the time, harold wilson, opened the building in 1965 by making one such revolutionary call to birmingham. you can hear very clearly on the monitor... with the word microwave behind him. there was a revolving restaurant on the 34th floor. there's priority in the...
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now one of london's most famous landmarks, the bt tower, on newsnight at half ten... in the house of commons — an emotional speaker sir lindsay hoyle apologises for his handling of a debate on a cease—fire in gaza. can he survive the anger of the conservatives and the snp? good evening. there've been extraordinary scenes in parliament tonight. the day began with mps preparing to vote on calling a ceasefire in gaza. but instead of ending the day with a clear decision on what to say about the israel—gaza conflict, the house of commons descended into chaos as mps argued about arcane voting procedures and how a vote could be held. our deputy political editor vicki young has been following it all, and joins us now. yes, those events in the middle east really have led to some very emotional and fraud and often angry debates in the house of commons over that, particularly over the idea of when and if there should be an immediate ceasefire. today it was shaping up to be pretty tricky for labour leader sir keir starmer because it was the snp's day, they chose the topic and wer
now one of london's most famous landmarks, the bt tower, on newsnight at half ten... in the house of commons — an emotional speaker sir lindsay hoyle apologises for his handling of a debate on a cease—fire in gaza. can he survive the anger of the conservatives and the snp? good evening. there've been extraordinary scenes in parliament tonight. the day began with mps preparing to vote on calling a ceasefire in gaza. but instead of ending the day with a clear decision on what to say about the...
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and london's iconic bt tower will become a hotel after being sold welcome to the programme. than of alcohol — with one force describing what they called an "epidemic" of drug driving.
and london's iconic bt tower will become a hotel after being sold welcome to the programme. than of alcohol — with one force describing what they called an "epidemic" of drug driving.
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built in1961t, the bt tower rises 620 feet above the capital.ll to birmingham. i can see you very clearly on the monitor. next to a man with the word microwave behind him. there was a revolving restaurant on the 34th floor. there's priority in the lift for diners on the way up to the restaurant. there was also a race uo the tower�*s stairs in 1968 because... well, why not? it took it minutes, 46 seconds, by the way. but beneath the surface of excitement lay a world of secrets. the tower�*s role in national security remains cloaked in intrigue. in 1978, a journalist was tried for collecting information about it. during the trial, the judge said the tower could only be referred to as location 23. the tower was also a target. this bomb was a far more powerful and far more sophisticated device than others used in recent bomb outrages in england. it was just this awful bang. and as i say, it was panic. the restaurant closed shortly after, then all public access stopped in 1981. the london exchanges are overloaded. the stock exchange lines we've had p
built in1961t, the bt tower rises 620 feet above the capital.ll to birmingham. i can see you very clearly on the monitor. next to a man with the word microwave behind him. there was a revolving restaurant on the 34th floor. there's priority in the lift for diners on the way up to the restaurant. there was also a race uo the tower�*s stairs in 1968 because... well, why not? it took it minutes, 46 seconds, by the way. but beneath the surface of excitement lay a world of secrets. the tower�*s...
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now the bt tower is set to be turned into a hotel after it was sold for £275 million.nications signals around the country. it was opened in 1965 by the then prime minister harold wilson. on average, 4500 people a day take the special— on average, 4500 people a day take the special route... _ it even had a revolving restaurant, which took 22 minutes to fully rotate, but that was closed after a bomb exploded on the 31st floor in 1971. for almost 20 years, it was london's tallest building, until it was overtaken by the natwest tower in the city of london. now it's being turned into a hotel with great views. quite extraordinary. and finally, to one very lucky couple who thought they'd won £2.60 on the national lottery and only hours later realised they had in fact scooped a £61 million share of the euromillions jackpot. richard and debbie nuttall from lancashire scooped the prize last month and found out while on holiday celebrating their 30th wedding anniversary. when you dream about winning the lottery, you are thinking, "i'll do this, and i'll do that, and i'll be super
now the bt tower is set to be turned into a hotel after it was sold for £275 million.nications signals around the country. it was opened in 1965 by the then prime minister harold wilson. on average, 4500 people a day take the special— on average, 4500 people a day take the special route... _ it even had a revolving restaurant, which took 22 minutes to fully rotate, but that was closed after a bomb exploded on the 31st floor in 1971. for almost 20 years, it was london's tallest building,...
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the iconic bt tower, open in the 19605, the iconic bt tower, open in the 1960s, is today used to markviews stretching across central london but the viewing platform was closed to the viewing platform was closed to the public after a bomb exploded there in 1971. mcr hotels which has bought the building says it plans to create an iconic hotel for generations to enjoy. let's get some of the other stories making news here in the uk. hundreds of people have left their homes in plymouth after what was thought to be an unexploded second world war bomb was dug up in a garden. police say a 200 metre record and could be in place for up to 36 hours while bomb disposal experts try to make the device safe. junior doctors in wales have begun a second round of industrial action over pay. the 72 hour strike means thousands of appointments and operations have been cancelled. the doctor's union, the bma, says the welsh government's offer of a 5% increase is the worst in the uk. and a pioneering european satellite is set to fall back down to earth later today, described as one of the grandfathers of obs
the iconic bt tower, open in the 19605, the iconic bt tower, open in the 1960s, is today used to markviews stretching across central london but the viewing platform was closed to the viewing platform was closed to the public after a bomb exploded there in 1971. mcr hotels which has bought the building says it plans to create an iconic hotel for generations to enjoy. let's get some of the other stories making news here in the uk. hundreds of people have left their homes in plymouth after what...
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. >> yes, i like the bt tower.he post office towers, iused tower or the post office towers, i used to call it, as it was called. was started. it's a called. it was started. it's a really building. called. it was started. it's a reaii wouldn't building. called. it was started. it's a reaii wouldn't callding. called. it was started. it's a reaii wouldn't call it�*ng. called. it was started. it's a reaii wouldn't call it elegant, >> i wouldn't call it elegant, but like spaceship, but...