Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionEmma Thompson: “I plant a lot of trees” Hundreds of police officers have closed in on Extinction Rebellion protesters in central London as demonstrations entered a fifth day. Officers surrounded a pink boat in Oxford Circus as actress Dame Emma Thompson told activists her generation had “failed […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Two activists climbed on to a train at Canary Wharf while another glued his hand to the window Climate change activists climbed on a train and a campaigner glued himself to the carriage in the third day of protests aiming to “shut down London”. Extinction Rebellion protesters have been […]
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Image caption Ms Begum left Bethnal Green, east London, in 2015 to join the Islamic State group in Syria Legal aid has been granted for Shamima Begum – who joined the Islamic State group aged 15 – to fight the decision to revoke her UK citizenship. The 19-year-old, who left east London in 2015, was […]
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Image copyright Metropolitan Police Image caption Steven Bishop, who has a history of mental health issues and drug abuse, was jailed for four years A man has been jailed for plotting to bomb a London mosque as “revenge” for the Manchester Arena attack. Steven Bishop, 41, admitted buying fireworks and possessing instructions on how to […]
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