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Big Ben scaled by climate change activist
An Extinction Rebellion protester has scaled the scaffolding surrounding Big Ben, saying he was inspired by Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg. When he reached the top he draped two banners from the structure. One featured the...
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Extinction Rebellion protester who climbed Big Ben taken away by police
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 blonde wig,...
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Hundreds join London protest against George Floyd death
Hundreds of people have gathered in Trafalgar Square to protest against the death of a black man restrained by police in America. The Black Lives Matter demonstration on Sunday was organised after George Floyd died when a white officer...
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Banksy's 'Devolved Parliament' expected to fetch over £1.5 million at auction
Banksy’s portrayal of the House of Commons reduced to an assembly of parliamentary primates, will go on public display in London for the first time at Sotheby’s, just a mile away from Westminster. The exhibition will run from September...
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Central London landmarks nearly silent as Government considers lockdown extension
Birdsong could be heard in what would usually be central London's noisiest tourist hotspots this morning, while the Government considered an extension to the lockdown. The Mall, usually one of central London's busiest thoroughfares, was...
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Stock drone footage of central London
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...
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Ian Blackford: Johnson should have offered his resignation
SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford said Boris Johnson should have offered his resignation. He told the PA news agency: “I think the public’s reaction is that here is a Prime Minister that set the rules that everybody else had to abide by.
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Downing Street quiet as Tories demand apology from Johnson over Savile smear
GVs from Downing Street as the Prime Minister faces demands from Tory MPs to apologise for the Jimmy Savile smear he levelled at Sir Keir Starmer after police had to rescue the Labour leader from a mob.
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Royal Family arrive for 60th anniversary service
Royal Family arrive for 60th anniversary service
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Prince Charles and Camilla arrival at Westminster
Prince Charles and Camilla arrival at Westminster
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Prince Edward Duke of Kent and Katharine arrival
Prince Edward Duke of Kent and Katharine arrival
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Prince Harry arriving in Westminster for plaque
Prince Harry arriving in Westminster for plaque
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Westminster flags at half-mast in respect to King Abdullah
Westminster flags at half-mast in respect to King Abdullah