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New Banksy Mural Outside Royal Courts of Justice Depicts Judge Attacking Protester

8 septembre 2025 à 12:54
The mural that appeared outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London on Monday depicted a judge attacking a demonstrator with a gavel.

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Guards in front of metal screens on Monday in London helped obscure the view of a mural by the anonymous artist Banksy at the Royal Courts of Justice.
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Over 800 Arrested at Protest After Pro-Palestinian Group Banned as Terrorist

7 septembre 2025 à 09:14
The demonstrators, hauled off for holding signs, had gathered in London to oppose the government’s declaring Palestine Action a terrorist organization.

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Police officers detain a demonstrator at the “Lift The Ban” rally at Parliament Square in London, on Saturday.

After Graham Linehan’s Arrest, Police Chief Says UK Should Clarify Free-Speech Laws

3 septembre 2025 à 11:44
The arrest of Graham Linehan on suspicion of inciting violence against transgender people is adding to a debate across the Atlantic over the policing of speech in Britain.

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Graham Linehan at a free-speech summit at Trinity College Dublin last year. He has become a vocal anti-transgender activist and was arrested on Monday over social media posts.

California’s High Potency Cannabis is Fueling a ‘Cali Weed’ Trend in the UK

1 septembre 2025 à 12:50
Potent California-grown marijuana is so popular in the U.K. that large quantities are being illegally smuggled on passenger flights, officials say.

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Police officers patrolling Hyde Park in London on 4/20, marijuana’s unofficial holiday each April 20, in 2023. Cannabis remains illegal in Britain.

London Man Admits to Wave of Sexual Assaults Over 3 Years

29 août 2025 à 14:08
Xu Chao, 33, could face a “lengthy” prison sentence, the judge said. Most of his victims have not been identified.

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Xu Chao admitted to dozens of sexual offenses against at least 12 women.

U.K. Court Overturns Ruling on Hotel at Center of Asylum Seeker Debate

29 août 2025 à 09:35
The decision was a temporary reprieve for the government but will intensify a political battle over how Britain should house tens of thousands of asylum seekers.

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Outside the Bell Hotel in Epping, southeastern England, this month. The hotel became the center of protests after an asylum seeker who was being housed there was charged with sexual assault.

A ‘Dexter’ Obsessed Man Highlights a Gap in British Law

19 août 2025 à 15:19
Inspired by the TV serial killer, Jacob Power wrote out detailed murder plans and dug graves. Still, prosecutors could not charge him with attempted murder.

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A screen grab from security camera footage released by the Thames Valley Police showed Jacob Power inside The White Hart Inn in Hamstead Marshall, England, in November.

What to Know About the Protests Outside U.K. Hotels Housing Asylum Seekers

19 août 2025 à 12:47
A judge ruled that asylum seekers must be moved out of a hotel in England in a case that highlighted an increasingly contentious issue in Britain.

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A protest this month outside a London hotel housing asylum seekers. The British government has a legal obligation to provide accommodation for asylum seekers who would otherwise be homeless.
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