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 Evening Standard · Oct 23, 2023
‘We live in a complicated country’: David Olusoga on the UK’s contested union, then and now The historian’s new TV series, Union, exposes the contradictions and conflicting identities that have beset the United Kingdom from its earliest alliances to our present divisions The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2023
OPINION - Farewell Jamie Reid, punk visionary who captured the spirit of generation Jamie Reid, who has just died at the age of 76, was as important to London as Big Ben or Guy Fawkes. As influential as Martin Amis or John Betjeman. His work was as iconic as any London portrait by Monet, Pissarro or Canaletto. This Croydon-born boy was a colossal… Evening Standard · Aug 9, 2023
Loved Oppenheimer? The 5 movies you should stream next Oppenheimer has been a massive hit with both audiences and critics, but what should you watch afterwards? T3 · Aug 2, 2023
London commuters baffled as Gunpowder Plot conspirators ride the tube A group of reenactors of the 1605 event took to the London Underground this morning - to highlight the fact that over a quarter of Brits lack knowledge of the historical plot Wales Online · May 16, 2023
One in six Brits believe the Gunpowder Plot is a fictional story, research finds A group of reenactors of the 1605 event took to the London Underground this morning, leaving commuters baffled as they rode towards Westminster Daily Mirror · May 16, 2023
Guardian readers who are in it for life Brief letters: Dedicated readers | Chasing Woof | Guy Fawkes’ honesty | A republican boost | Hung up on Handel The Guardian - UK · May 8, 2023
‘Oi, Camilla! Where are your Rothmans?’ My day as a royal footman What’s it like to share a carriage with Charles and Camilla? Still waiting for my invitation to the coronation, I grabbed a ride with a pair of lookalikes – and even made it into Buckingham Palace The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2023
Drunk groom threatened to burn cabin crew 'like Guy Fawkes' in horror flight rampage During the eight-hour flight, Mohammed Razaq also pinched a crew member's bottom leaving her terrified Daily Mirror · Apr 2, 2023
Suspected terrorist who praised Guy Fawkes for trying to blow up Parliament dies Benjamin Hyland, from Leeds, was found hanged in prison two days after appearing in court charged with a string of offences including having explosives and a firearm Daily Mirror · Jan 14, 2023
The winner is … Qatar: curtain comes down on Project Hard Football Power It was costly, carbon-heavy, bloodstained and corruption-shadowed but this micromanaged power play couldn’t have gone much better for the hosts The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2022
The harder the climb, the better the view Topics: A cracking view, an evening in a Hanoi hotel, Guy Fawkes and the blood moon. Newcastle Herald · Nov 7, 2022
Guy Fawkes review – a gunpowder plot that sparks but doesn’t catch fire Despite some witty twists, the stage version of David Reed’s tragi-comic radio play is, well, a bit of a damp squib The Guardian - UK · Nov 6, 2022
'No need to burn Tory effigies on Bonfire night - just stick them in the jungle' While I disagree with almost everything Liz Truss stands for, I don’t think we should be burning her image - and there’s more than one way to roast a discredited Tory politician after all... Daily Mirror · Nov 5, 2022
The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2022 Why is Bonfire Night celebrated? How Guy Fawkes’ Gunpowder Plot backfired Thwarted bid to blow up House of Lords made 17th century Britain even less tolerant
Evening Standard · Nov 4, 2022 There’s something wrong with this Guy Fawkes night At last! The year’s best festival is back with a bang. Or is that a whimper? Because from where I’m sitting it sounds distinctly like a whimper.
The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2022 How to have fun on November 5 – without a bonfire or fireworks Traditional Bonfire Night celebrations can be harmful to animals and the environment, so what can we do instead?
The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2022 Why is Bonfire Night celebrated? How Guy Fawkes’ Gunpowder Plot backfired Thwarted bid to blow up House of Lords made 17th century Britain even less tolerant
Daily Mirror · Nov 3, 2022 Why some historians think Guy Fawkes gunpowder plot was made up and evidence is 'thin' The story of how Guy Fawkes tried to blow-up Parliament and the King on November 5 has been immortalised through 400 years of Bonfire Nights. But what if the whole thing was trumped up?
The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2022 How to have fun on November 5 – without a bonfire or fireworks Traditional Bonfire Night celebrations can be harmful to animals and the environment, so what can we do instead?
The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2022 Why is Bonfire Night celebrated? How Guy Fawkes’ Gunpowder Plot backfired Thwarted bid to blow up House of Lords made 17th century Britain even less tolerant
The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2022 Guy Fawkes review – mild comedy needs some satirical gunpowder Despite some strong performances, this production is undone by flip-flopping between the serious and the silly
The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2022 ‘Terrible blowe’: gunpowder plot tipoff letter to go on display Anonymous letter warning Lord Monteagle not to attend 1605 opening of parliament among items at National Archives treason exhibition
The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2022 How to have fun on November 5 – without a bonfire or fireworks Traditional Bonfire Night celebrations can be harmful to animals and the environment, so what can we do instead?
The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2022 Why is Bonfire Night celebrated? How Guy Fawkes’ Gunpowder Plot backfired Thwarted bid to blow up House of Lords made 17th century Britain even less tolerant