The current Parliament will have presided over the biggest set of tax rises since at least the Second World War, experts have said. By the time of the next general election, taxes will likely have risen to around 37% of national...

Anti-Ulez protestors gathered outside parliament after London Mayor Sadiq Khan's Ultra-Low Emission Zone expanded across all of the capital's borough's last week. The capital has become the world's largest pollution charging area...

Hundreds of Extinction Rebellion (XR) protesters have marched through central London on the last day of a four-day demonstration.



Traffic came to a halt as XR’s drum band continuously played from the Houses of Parliament to...

Reality TV personality Georgia Harrison has said women and girls are being “traumatised” by social media and called for specific protections to be included in the Online Safety Bill.



Her ex-boyfriend, fellow reality TV...

Georgia Harrison says change is "long overdue" as she campaigned outside the Houses of Parliament alongside Refuge campaigners calling for specific protections for women and girls to be included in the Online Safety...

An Extinction Rebellion protester who scaled scaffolding around Big Ben has been taken away by police.



Tree surgeon Ben Atkinson, 43, climbed the scaffolding surrounding Big Ben dressed as Boris Johnson - complete with a...

Parliament celebrated the 200th anniversary of the birth of the founder of modern nursing by projecting an image of Florence Nightingale on to the Palace of Westminster.



St Thomas’ Hospital across the river joined suit, with a...

Stock drone footage of Westminster Abbey, London, during the coronavirus lockdown. Includes shots of the Houses of Parliament, Portcullis House, the London Eye, the River Thames, Whitehall, Westminster Abbey, The Southbank, The Foreign...

London is to have water buses which will go into service between Putney and the Tower of London Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection...

The pre-war pageantry returned to the streets of London for the State Opening of Parliament. Their Majesties rode to Parliament in the Irish State Coach with full ceremonial. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection....

A National Petition on the Basic Petrol ration has been delivered to the House of Commons by AA and RAC vans. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of...

Leon Blum, the French Prime Minister, visited London for coal negotiations. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for...

The King unveils a statue of his father close to Westminster Abbey. Queen Mary attended the ceremony and paused by the statue with other members of her family. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...

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The Thames Tideway Race is one of the trickiest tests for a dinghy sailor. Over two hundred entered. The race covers an eight and a half mile course - from Putney to Tower Bridge - and then a second stage back to Putney, seventeen...

From Buckingham Palace, attended by a Sovereign's Escort, the King and Queen (wearing full State Robes) drove in the Irish Coach to open the new Parliament. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...

A glance at the site of the Festival of Britain shows that good progress is being made. The new bridge across the Thames giving additional access to the South Bank is complete. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection....

MP's arriving at the House of Commons for the new session, included some new members. The railway strike was one of the urgent problems facing the Government. The TUC had worked hard to find a solution and conferences between the TUC...

Ottawa - and the stage is set for the opening of the third session of Canada's twenty second Parliament. The ceremony at Parliament Hill begins with an inspection of the Foot Guard in full dress. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...

Houses of Parliament over Thames

The famous chimes of Big Ben have rung out for the first time since the New Year as part of technical tests ahead of Remembrance Sunday.



Clock mechanics have tested the bell before it strikes 11 times to mark the start of...

Oct.14 -- Queen Elizabeth II sets out the U.K. government's agenda during the State Opening of Parliament in Westminster, London. Prime Minister Boris Johnson's domestic policies focus on passing Brexit, healthcare investment, tackling...

Leader of the Scottish Conservatives Douglas Ross and Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner leave the Houses of Parliament after PMQs.<br/>

Clip from a film about the work of bobbies (British police) in Great Britain in the 60s, and their everyday tasks and duties.