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Baghdad hosts trilateral meeting on Syria

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6 December 2024

Episode 3444

30 minutes


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Iraq brings together the foreign ministers of Iran and Syria to discuss the escalating situation in the region and we look at the rising tensions between India and Bangladesh. Plus: an icon of London’s Oxford Street is set to be demolished, the latest fashion and retail news and our team meets Ginevra Moretti, owner of House of Nine, at the International Luxury Travel Market in Cannes.

6 December 2024

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The future of Oxford Street

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In London, the Marble Arch flagship store of retail giant M&S is set to be demolished. It’s been found that the art deco building, which first opened in 1929, is no longer fit for purpose. The decision marks the disappearance of yet another architectural icon from Europe’s busiest shopping street. Monocle’s design editor, Nic Monisse, tells us about the plans and what’s ahead for Oxford Street.

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