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Knife crime in England and Wales rose to record levels last year
Apr 26, 2019 01:47A total of 40,829 attacks involving knives or sharp instruments took place in 2018 in the United Kingdom, according to police data.
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UK cinemas urged to boycott Israeli film festival
Apr 26, 2019 01:34Twenty filmmakers, screenwriters, actors, and film critics have urged film theaters in the United Kingdom to boycott the Israeli film festival Seret, co-organized by the Tel Aviv regime, in protest at the Zionists' atrocities against Palestinians.
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Climate change protesters cause mass disruption in London
Apr 25, 2019 11:36Environmental activists participating in the last day of their protests in the British capital caused massive disruptions on Thursday by climbing onto a train at Canary Wharf station and blocking the entrance of the London Stock Exchange.
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Scottish first minister calls for independence referendum by 2021
Apr 25, 2019 01:08Scotland’s’ first minister Nicola Sturgeon says the region should hold a new referendum on independence from the United Kingdom in the next two years.
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Iran’s HR Council slams UK crackdown on climate protesters
Apr 23, 2019 07:54The top Iranian government watchdog on human rights has issued a statement condemning Britain’s ongoing crackdown on people protesting against its environment policies.
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UK Conservatives expect PM May to resign by end of June: Report
Apr 22, 2019 04:07Head of the committee supervising Britain’s ruling Conservative Party is reportedly seeking Prime Minister Theresa May’s removal as head of the government in the next two months, a new report has revealed.
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British police say total of climate activists arrested passes 750
Apr 21, 2019 02:18Police in the British capital London have been forced to call reinforcements from other areas in the country as arrests from six days of climate protests in the city reaches to more than 750 people.
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UK one of the worst countries in Western Europe for press freedom: Report
Apr 21, 2019 02:13A new report by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) says the United Kingdom continues to be one of the worst-performing countries when it comes to allowing press freedom, saying that government often tramples on rights of journalists by using national security concerns as a pretext to silence dissident voices.
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Ecuadorian diplomat says Assange never disrespected London embassy staff
Apr 21, 2019 02:09A senior diplomat who used to work in the Ecuadorian embassy in London until last summer has denied claims by the country’s government that Julian Assange was evicted from the mission because of his disrespectful behavior, saying the press freedom activist suffered from a government plot to force him out.
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UK condemns US move to sue foreign companies over Cuba sanctions
Apr 19, 2019 09:35Britain has condemned the new attempt by the administration of US President Donald Trump to require foreign companies to abide by American sanctions on Cuba that have been rejected by the UK and other European countries.