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OPINION - Abusing the word ‘genocide’ about Israel is dangerous and spectacularly ignorant

The “Let’s Keep The World Clean” placard with the figure of someone throwing the Israeli flag into a dustbin finally made its way to Trafalgar Square last weekend. It was only a matter of time. We have arrived at the point at which protesters accusing Israel of genocide are simultaneously…

Evening Standard

'I felt safer in Israel' says man subjected to anti-Semitic abuse in Trafalgar Square

Duche Sorotzkin said he felt safer in Israel than he does in London amid a rise in anti-Jewish hate crime

Evening Standard

Pro-Palestinian protesters clash with Met Police at Trafalgar Square - live updates

The Met Police has issued a dispersal order for the area around Trafalgar Square

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Thousands demonstrate in Trafalgar Square for Gaza ceasefire

Protesters converge on square after sit-ins at Oxford Circus and Charing Cross station and chants outside BBC

The Guardian - UK

29 arrests and police injured after thousands gather in support of Palestine

Police said some demonstrators had launched fireworks into crowds and towards police, leaving four officers injured.

The Independent UK

Arrests made following pro-Palestine protest in central London

Sit-in protests caused disruption in Oxford Circus and Charing Cross

Evening Standard

Watch: Pro-Palestine demonstrators march through central London

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched through some of London’s iconic landmarks to a rally in Trafalgar Square demanding a ceasefire today (4 November).

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UK must stand with Israel against Hamas, Michael Gove tells London rally

Communities secretary calls for safe return of Israeli hostages during Trafalgar Square event

The Guardian - UK

Tens of thousands of protesters across UK call for a free Palestine

Seven arrested at march in London, while demonstrations also take place in Manchester, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - ‘Red Ken’ had stark highs and lows, but this diagnosis is sad

Not many politicians got the better of Sir Tony Blair but Ken Livingstone has a claim. I remember one late summer’s day in 2005, travelling around Trafalgar Square in a car with Sir Tony, my then-boss and also the prime minister. Around us, people were clearing up after a festival…

Evening Standard

National Gallery installation will bring voices of Trafalgar Square into gallery

The new installations include a 25-by-six metre textile sculpture.

The Independent UK

Michael Rakowitz: The Waiting Gardens of the North review

Michael Rakowitz is an Iraqi-American artist renowned for recreating ancient Middle Eastern sculptures, said Elena Clavarino on Air Mail. He does this not with limestone or basalt, but using cardboard, food packaging and other modern materials. In 2018, for instance, he recreated a huge Assyrian statue of a winged bull…

The Week

Trafalgar Square evacuated after police incident

Police were called to the London gallery at 2.35pm today after a man in a ‘distressed condition’ was spotted on its roof

The Independent UK

National Gallery finally reopens nearly 24 hours after man scales building

A man was reported to be standing on the roof of the gallery in a distressed condition, police say

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My London: Alison Hammond

Presenter Alison Hammond goes al fresco swimming at White City House, hangs out with the lions in Trafalgar Square and likes a bath near the top of The Shard

The Guardian - UK

LGBTQ+ military charity backs proposal for Alan Turing statue on fourth plinth

Trafalgar Square monument would stand in ‘stark contrast’ to treatment codebreaker received in his lifetime

The Independent UK

LGBTQ+ armed forces charity back statue of wartime codebreaker Alan Turing on Trafalgar Square’s Fourth Plinth

The Defence Secretary suggested erecting a statue of Alan Turing on the Fourth Plinth in London

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LGBT+ armed forces charity backs suggestion of Turing statue in Trafalgar Square

The Defence Secretary suggested erecting a statue of Alan Turing on the Fourth Plinth in London

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The Independent UK

Ben Wallace suggests Alan Turing statue for Trafalgar Square’s Fourth Plinth

The plinth is currently used to showcase artistic works temporarily.

Nottingham Post

Long Eaton property closed by police after 'unacceptable behaviour'

A property at Trafalgar Square in Long Eaton has been served a closure notice by police following repeated reports of drug related anti-social behaviour

Wales Online

Unique LGBTQ+ tours of London from the London Eye give insight into history

Mark will point out important LGBT+ landmarks such as Trafalgar Square, where the first UK Pride took place in July 1972

Daily Mirror

Fury over 'insane' police response as anti-monarchy protesters are arrested at Coronation

Protesters had gathered on the south side of Trafalgar Square to peacefully protest the King’s procession, booing as his coach rolled past

Wales Online

Protesters against King Charles begin to gather in Trafalgar Square

The group says 2,000 people will be visible to the King and Queen

Daily Mirror

Republican MP to protest against King Charles during Coronation procession

Clive Lewis is set to deliver a keynote speech at Trafalgar Square tomorrow, and he told The Mirror that claims republicans aren't patriotic are wide of the mark, saying: "If you think you're right you have to speak up."

Daily Mirror

Protest group reveals plans for King Charles' Coronation - and slams 'intimidation'

At least 1,700 people will gather for a demonstration in Trafalgar Square on the day of King Charles' Coronation, wearing yellow T-shirts and carrying placards in groups along the procession route

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