25 h. ago Top gigs in London this weekend: Blackpink, Chase & Status, Khruangbin and more

Maddy Mussen rounds up the hottest music nights in London this week

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54 h. ago As asylum seekers are engulfed by slurs and lies, our leaders shrug. Truly, this is shameful | Frances Ryan

The narrative that they are a threat to women and girls has no basis in fact, but bad actors peddle it, and ministers encourage themAs anti-migrant demonstrations continued in Canary Wharf in London at the weekend, one group stood out: women dressed in Barbie pink. Holding cardboard signs drawn in bright felt-tip pen (“save our kids”), the “pink protest” marched under the banner of protecting women and girls.The crowd may have looked a novel sight, but it points to a rationale that is increasingly gaining ground this summer: asylum seekers are a danger to British women and girls.Frances Ryan is a Guardian columnist. She is the author of Who Wants Normal? The Disabled Girls’ Guide to Life Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Arrests begin in London at largest protest over Palestine Action since group’s ban

Met police says it has drawn officers from other forces to form ‘significant presence’ in busy weekend of protestsMiddle East crisis – live updatesArrests have begun in central London at the largest demonstration relating to Palestine Action since the group was proscribed as a terrorist organisation.The Metropolitan police said they had drawn officers from other forces to help form a “significant policing presence” in the capital as it faces a busy weekend of protests. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Met Police draft in officers ahead of mass protest weekend in London

Met Police draft in officers ahead of mass protest weekend in London  London Evening Standard

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5 d. ago Met Police draft in officers from around the UK ahead of mass protest weekend in London

Scotland Yard has warned anyone taking part in Saturday’s Palestine Action demonstration they face arrest

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6 d. ago Perseids 2025: How to see the biggest meteor shower of the year in London this weekend

Perseids 2025: How to see the biggest meteor shower of the year in London this weekend  Time Out Worldwide

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6 d. ago Who are Palestine Action? London protest organised this weekend

A protest is scheduled to happen in London this weekend

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6 d. ago Northern Lights to be visible across parts of the UK this weekend

Northern Lights to be visible across parts of the UK this weekend  East London Advertiser

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6 d. ago Things to do in London this weekend, from Lindsay Lohan's comeback to a free tequila festival

Josh Barrie picks the very best of what to do in the capital this weekend

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6 d. ago The 6 Best Free Things To Do In London This Weekend, August 8

The 6 Best Free Things To Do In London This Weekend, August 8-10  Time Out Worldwide

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7 d. ago London Travel Disruption This Weekend: Full List of Tube and Train Closures for August 8

London Travel Disruption This Weekend: Full List of Tube and Train Closures for August 8-10  Time Out Worldwide

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7 d. ago Starmer defends plans to recognise Palestine as a state but hits out at Hamas

Starmer’s approach has been criticised by Israel and a protest over his stance is due to take place in London this weekend

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7 d. ago Top gigs in London this weekend: Maiden Voyage, Dream Wife and more

Maddy Mussen rounds up the hottest music nights in London this week

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8 d. ago Top gigs in London this weekend: the free Ronnie Scott's party, Masego at Burgess Park and more

Maddy Mussen rounds up the hottest music nights in London this week

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8 d. ago Prison bosses make room for possible influx before planned protests across England

Exclusive: possible arrests at protests against Palestine Action ban and asylum hotels likely to stretch prisonsPrison bosses will make room for a possible influx of arrested demonstrators this weekend amid concerns that some jails are close to full, the head of the national governors’ body has revealed.Police have threatened to make hundreds of arrests if a planned protest in London this weekend over the proscription of Palestine Action goes ahead. There are also at least eight planned demonstrations outside hotels housing asylum seekers. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Oasis guitarist Bonehead names favourite show of the Live '25 tour so far

The band have been performing in London this weekend

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1 week ago The 6 Best Free Things To Do in London This Weekend, August 1

The 6 Best Free Things To Do in London This Weekend, August 1-3  Time Out Worldwide

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2 w. ago London Travel Disruption This Weekend: Full List of Tube and Train Closures for August 1

London Travel Disruption This Weekend: Full List of Tube and Train Closures for August 1-3  Time Out Worldwide

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3 w. ago London faces flood risk as amber storm warning issued for weekend

The Met Office warned between 20mm and 40mm of rain could fall in one hour in the warning zone covering London and south east of England.

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3 w. ago Noni Madueke will be unfazed by new Arsenal challenge and fans’ scepticism

Mikel Arteta’s latest signing from Chelsea is a driven individual, confident in his ability, according to his fitness coachIf Noni Madueke finds time to head to Marbella for his annual personal pre-season training camp this summer, you probably won’t find Arsenal’s new signing frequenting any of the Spanish seaside city’s glamorous hangouts. “His peers are all partying – they’re at the beach clubs and stuff like that,” says the winger’s fitness coach, Saul Isaksson-Hurst. “But he’s turning up every day. Even I’m telling him: ‘You need one rest day, a couple of days.’ But Noni is so driven. He understands the importance of working hard – the more you put in, the more you get out. The reality is that he wants to do more.”Madueke was spotted letting his hair down with Jadon Sancho at the Wireless festival in north London’s Finsbury Park last weekend, which was understandable given the week he had. Having been used sparingly by Enzo Maresca during Chelsea’s first five games at the Club ...

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