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Investigation into 'partygate' descends into farce
Artist Kaya Mar displays his painting of Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson as he stands outside Downing Street in London, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022
AP / Kirsty Wigglesworth
2022-01-29, RTE
Further up the street from Boris Johnson's house, near Trafalgar Square, is the Whitehall Theatre. It's best known for the Whitehall Farces, a long running...
Protesters clash with police in Parliament Square as the Million Mask March takes place on Guy Fawkes Night in London.
Police look on as protester holds a firework in Trafalgar Square during 'The Million Mask March', an annual event described as a march "against austerity, the infringement of rights, war crimes, corrupt politicians and to reinstate liberty", in London, Friday, Nov. 5, 2021
AP / Kirsty Wigglesworth
2021-11-06, WorldNews.com
The Guardian Eight police officers have been injured after clashing with hundreds of anti-establishment protesters in London’sParliament Square on Bonfire Night....
Extinction Rebellion block roads in central London in climate crisis protests
Extinction Rebellion protests in Melbourne, 23 May 2021
Creative Commons / Matt Hrkac
2021-08-23, Belfast Telegraph
Environmental activists have taken to the streets of London for ExtinctionRebellion’s fifth mass protest, targeting the “root cause” of the climate and nature crises....
Sunderland fan says Wembley via Menorca route cheaper than train2022-05-16
BBC News: A Sunderland fan says he has booked flights via Menorca to see his team play at Wembley after discovering it was cheaper than booking a train or flying direct. JamesJelly, 33, is among thousands of Black Cats fans heading to the capital for the League One...
Tom Cruise expresses desire to land helicopter in Trafalgar Square2022-05-16
The Independent: The Hollywood...
Church services2022-05-14
The Irish Times: CATHEDRALS Armagh -St Patrick’s Church of Ireland FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER: Services at 10amHoly Communion (said; no sermon or hymns -traditional form), 11am Sung Eucharist (contemporary form) and 3:15pm Choral Evensong (sung). MON to SAT at 9:30am Morning...
Our readers pick their favourite bus routes in the UK2022-05-14
The Times/The Sunday Times: Cheap, reliable and with decent eco-credentials to boot — is the bus trip back in vogue? Last week the Rev Richard Coles took to Twitter to declare the No 12 from Eastbourne to Brighton the best in the world, “without any wisp of a doubt”. Our chief travel...
Aroha for Ukraine: Nelson shows its support2022-05-13
RNZ: Ukrainians in Nelson have been buoyed by the support they have received from the opposite side of the world to their war-torn homeland. Today's Aroha for Ukraine event is a chance for Nelson's Ukrainian and Russian communities to share how they have been...
Like a phone dropped in the North Sea, Vardy v Rooney is full of absolute gold2022-05-13
The Observer: There are battles. There are libel battles. And then there is … Wagnarok. Yesterday afternoon, several hours into her cross-examination in the high court, Rebekah Vardy returned from an emotional break in proceedings to observe from the witness box: “It’s been...