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Camp and explosive Guy Fawkes comedy set to hit Edinburgh Fringe

AN explosive new take on the gunpowder plot is aiming to blow audiences away when it comes to Scotland ...

The National (Scotland)

Jeremy Clarkson burns Keir Starmer effigy after farming tax controversy

In ‘Clarkson’s Farm’ season five, an effigy of the PM is set ablaze on top of a bonfire

The Independent UK

20 Years Later, An Iconic Dystopian Thriller Remains Tragically Timely

Two decades later, 'V for Vendetta' is a much sadder movie than it might have been originally.

Inverse

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100 years on, T.S. Eliot’s The Hollow Men is a poem for our populist moment

In 1927, at 38 years of age, the expatriated American poet T.S. Eliot was baptised and confirmed in the Anglo-Catholic tradition. The celebrated author of The Waste Land (1922) – that literary paragon of abject nihilism – had pivoted away from the liberal, philosophical underpinnings of his upbringing and education,…

The Conversation

40 Years Later, HBO Is Rebooting An Iconic Dystopian Thriller

'V for Vendetta' is getting a series-length adaptation on HBO, and it could go dark.

Inverse

Grab your Guy Fawkes mask, because ‘V for Vendetta’ might be getting adapted again

Remember, remember...

The Mary Sue

Giant effigy of embattled PM Keir Starmer is set alight at Edenbridge bonfire celebrations

The 36-foot high effigy was torched as thousands gathered for the annual event in the town of Edenbridge on Saturday night

Evening Standard

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Keir Starmer effigy unveiled in Edenbridge which includes Guy Fawkes digital ID

The not-for-profit organisation has been "poking fun at infamous celebrities" for over 30 years

Evening Standard

Jeremy Clarkson denies burning effigy of Donald Trump

Some social media users were outraged as Trump was crowned the 47th president of the US

The Independent UK

Lewes Bonfire Night parade included effigies of Nigel Farage and Paula Vennells

The tradition hasn’t stopped since its introduction in 1795

Evening Standard

Arson arrest over ‘firebomb’ thrown at Parliament on Guy Fawkes Night

Incident came amid Bonfire Night disorder across UK

Evening Standard

Streets packed for annual Lewes bonfire parade

The first recorded event was in 1795.

Evening Standard

Guy Fawkes’ punishment was one of the most severe in English history – here’s what happens when a body is hung, drawn and quartered

After their infamous plot to destroy parliament was foiled, Guy Fawkes and his co-conspirators received one of the most severe judicial sentences in English history: hanging, drawing and quartering. According to the Treason Act 1351, this punishment involved:

The Conversation

Remember, remember, the fifth of November, when a bad guy tried to blow up a political system

A dastardly plot is afoot to burn it all down by any means necessary. Sound familiar, asks Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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The Independent UK

Voices: Remember, remember? We mustn’t forget 5 November

COMMENT: Thanks to the increasing cost of putting on a public display, 5 November is fast becoming ‘No-Fireworks Night’ – but there’s a good reason why we musn’t let our civil festivals of sparklers and effigy-burning be overshadowed by Halloween, says Clair Woodward

Evening Standard

OPINION - Halloween right now is a fake feast — the old Irish version was far better than our Americanised nightmare

The trouble with Halloween isn’t just, as Rachel Johnson points out today, that it’s the occasion for large scale larceny by the young and conspicuous ghoul-related consumption by adults on an indecent scale; it’s also a loathsome revenant of its former self. I grew up with Halloween in its old…

Capital & Main

Street Artists Say Graffiti on Abandoned L.A. High-Rises Is Disruptive, Divisive Art

Shepard Fairey calls the tagging of empty luxury towers a “poetic reuse of a failed space.”

Radio France Internationale

France deploys crisis cell to deal with fallout of major cyberattack

Cyberattacks of "unprecedented intensity" that targeted several French government institutions have been contained, the prime minister's office said Monday evening. The incident raises security concerns just months before Paris is to host the Olympic Games.

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International Business Times

French State Hit By 'Intense' Cyberattack: PM's Office

Cyberattacks of "unprecedented intensity" have targeted several French government institutions just months before the Paris Olympics but have been contained, the prime minister's office said Monday.

Evening Standard

London's local hero: meet antique shop owner of 60 years Keith Fawkes

Meet Guy Fawkes’ descendant - the man who has owned his antique shop on Hampstead’s Flask Walk for nearly 60 years

The Guardian - UK

Gunpowder, treason and plot – take our Guy Fawkes quiz

How much do you remember from your history lessons about Guy Fawkes and the gunpowder plot?

The Independent UK

Voices: Fireworks are ‘loud, annoying, and repetitious’ say Independent readers as Bonfire Night approaches

Have your say: While most agreed that individuals should be banned from buying fireworks not everyone felt Bonfire Night celebrations should be reined in

GoodToKnow

Who was Guy Fawkes and how did he die? We have all the answers for curious kids

Want to know why we celebrate Bonfire Night every year on November 5th? It's all down to one infamous Guy Fawkes...

GoodToKnow

Why do we celebrate Bonfire Night? The history behind the tradition

Bonfire Night takes place on November 5 every year - and many want to know the origins of the celebration

Evening Standard

Fireworks in London 2025: The capital’s best Bonfire Night celebrations

From dazzling displays to brilliant bonfires, Mike Daw on how to enjoy an explosively good Guy Fawkes night

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