Footage shared on social media showed long queues forming up outside of London’s night venues ahead of the much-anticipated reopening at midnight on Monday, when most of the remaining coronavirus restrictions, including mask mandates and social distancing, became moot. A clip from inside the iconic Heaven club in central London …
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When you grow up in Dubai, you don’t worry about security. You can walk the streets past midnight without fear of getting harassed, you can leave your bags unattended at restaurants without fear of them getting robbed, and you can even drop your wallet and rest assured someone will pick …
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The heavens opened up on London on Monday afternoon, after the Met Office warned of “heavy downpours” in the south of England. Streets were soon turned into rivers, as water lapped into stores and forced pedestrians to slog through knee-high floods to get home. Video footage showed vehicles nearly submerged …
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The costume and the actor wearing it came from Mandinga Arts, a troupe of street performers based in Clapham South that has “a distinctive style bringing together live music, carnival, street costume, puppetry and dance, drawing on diverse influences from Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa,” according to its …
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As the Three Lions booked their second major tournament semi-final in three years to meet Denmark at Wembley on Wednesday, supporters gathered in famous locations such as Trafalgar Square, Leicester Square, Pall Mall and Piccadilly Circus to celebrate. England fans massed in locations including Trafalgar Square. © Reuters England fans gathered …
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Thick plumes of black smoke could be seen billowing from the transport hub on Monday in footage of the incident posted on social media. One video showed emergency workers and passersby watching the blaze before a giant fireball suddenly erupts from the side of a building. A total of 10 fire …
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s recent decision to push back the UK’s reopening until later next month was an unpopular one, and thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of London on Saturday to show their discontent. Starting out from Hyde Park, throngs of people marched through the centre of the …
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Speaking to Sky News on Wednesday, International Trade Secretary Liz Truss demanded action from Brussels over the controversial issue of UK trade with post-Brexit Northern Ireland, with the British province effectively remaining part of the EU’s customs union. Truss suggested that the Northern Ireland protocol, which was signed a year …
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Gentrification is not a new phenomenon but it is clear that it is out of control in London. As with many cities, it is a process the UK capital has been familiar with for some time. Poorer communities have been moved out of neighbourhoods in favour of a ‘better’ class …
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In the latest weekly demonstration, tens of thousands marched through the streets of the British capital under the banner “Unite for Freedom”. The rally brought together groups of people who are variously unhappy with the prolonged lockdowns imposed by the government, mistrustful of Covid-19 vaccines and harbour anti-government sentiments. Politician …
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