The News Building is a 17-storey office block in the

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area of London that forms part of the Shard Quarter development. It houses all of

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's London operations, including ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Sun'', ''

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'',

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, talkSPORT,

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, and the book publisher

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. It was designed by the Italian architect

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, who also designed

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across the piazza, and was financed by

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, which is behind the Shard Quarter development. The Shard from Nomura

The News Building was known as The Place and The Baby Shard until 2014, when its name was changed. It was built on the site of the demolished New London Bridge House, designed by

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, and was completed in 2013. At its base is a rebuilt bus and rail hub,

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. The building was opened on 16 September 2014 by the Mayor of London,

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. In January 2017,

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opened its new Business Studio in the building. The studio housed ''Ian King Live'', Sky's flagship evening business TV programme, as well as business bulletins. In September 2019, Sky moved its business studios to join sister channel ''

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'' at 10 Fleet Place. On 19 July 2022,

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activists smashed windows of the building in response to ''The Sun'' and ''The Times''' coverage of the 2022 United Kingdom heatwave.

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