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Hong Kong: crackdown on vigils to commemorate 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre show Beijing's fear of the power of memory

For the past 34 years, the height of “politically sensitive periods” for the Chinese government invariably falls around the same day: June 4, the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre in Beijing. And, as use of the internet has become increasingly ubiquitous in China, online surveillance and censorship go into…

The Conversation

Torches and T-shirts: Hongkongers defy attempts to forget Tiananmen

Annual vigil replaced by pro-Beijing carnival but some still manage to mark massacre amid heavy police presence

The Guardian - UK

China tightens access to Tiananmen Square, Hong Kong police detain activists on anniversary of 1989 massacre

Hong Kong police have carried out arrests and Chinese authorities have tightened security during the 34th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.

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China tightens access to Tiananmen Square while 32 are detained in Hong Kong

China tightened access to Tiananmen Square in central Beijing on Sunday, the anniversary of the military suppression of 1989 pro-democracy protests.

WEKU

Hong Kong police arrest pro-democracy activists on Tiananmen Square anniversary

Hong Kong police have arrested several pro-democracy activists attempting to commemorate the 34th anniversary of the bloody Tiananmen Square massacre.

Evening Standard

Boy, 9, injured as inflatable ball blows away in strong wind with him trapped inside

An air ambulance has been dispatched to Victoria Park in Southport, Merseyside, following the accident understood to have been caused by a "freak gust of wind" this afternoon

Daily Mirror

Tiananmen vigils shift overseas as Hong Kong falls silent

As restrictions in Hong Kong have snuffed out what were once the largest vigils marking the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, cities like London, New York, Berlin and Taipei are left carrying the candle to commemorate the June 4 anniversary.

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Paul Heaton, Ocean Colour Scene and The Enemy rock at Neighbourhood Weekender - Day One review

Warrington's Victoria Park welcomed the start of the summer festival season as Neighbourhood Weekender returned

Manchester Evening News

This is when Victoria Park's splash pad re-opens in Cardiff

The colourful splash pad will soon be opening again for the spring and summer season

Wales Online

With fresh allegations of racism targeted at Indigenous players, Winmar's protest echoes to a new generation

Now, 30 years on from one of Australia's defining sporting moments, less has changed in the game of AFL than Nicky Winmar would have hoped.

ABC News

Magpies apologise to Winmar, McAdam for racist abuse

Collingwood have formally apologised to former St Kilda players Nicky Winmar and Gilbert McAdam for the racist abuse directed at them at Victoria Park in 1993.

AAP

Download promoter planning big summer festival in Victoria Park, Leicester

Park has hosted past festivals including Kasabian gigs and One Big Sunday with Victoria Beckham, Coldplay and Kylie Minogue

Birmingham Post

Police horse attacked by dog ‘inundated with apples and treats’

Footage circulated on social media showed a brown dog savaging Urbane while two mounted officers patrolled in Victoria Park, Tower Hamlets.

The Independent UK

Police horse injured in dog attack in London’s Victoria Park

Met seize dog after Urbane suffered bite wounds to leg and torso during park patrol

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Evening Standard

Why I live in London Fields: fashion designer Daniel Fletcher on why he loves his creative Hackney community

Daniel Fletcher has his own label, he is menswear artistic director of Fiorucci and starred in Next in Fashion. Here’s why he loves his Hackney neighbourhood

ABC News

Spate of bird deaths at Sydney's Victoria Park sparks water quality investigation

Wildlife rescuers, the City of Sydney, and the Australian Registry of Wildlife Health at Taronga Zoo are looking into the cause of around 25 animal deaths at Camperdown's Victoria Park, conducting urgent water testing.

Daily Mirror

Dog that attacked police horse is seized - but owner insists 'it wasn't his fault'

Coco's owner Hakan Niyazi said his dog had been seized by police following the incident and claimed he feared officers would put her down

Evening Standard

London festivals 2023: Your guide to the best music festivals in the capital

From Junction 2 to All Points East, there’s plenty of festivals to keep you busy in the capital

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Bristol Post

Woman 'grabbed boy's arm' in Victoria Park

Police search for woman with a 'black and white umbrella with pictures of cats on it' after an incident in Victoria Park, Bedminster, earlier this month

Daily Record

Hero Scots mum who saved toddler from drowning in Glasgow park pond nominated for award

Victoria Crane, 27, provided vital first aid after the two-year-old girl was found face down in the water at Victoria Park.

Glasgow Live

Hero Glasgow mum says 'instinct kicked in' when she saved drowning toddler from pond

Victoria Crane has been nominated for a first aid award after giving life-saving treatment to a two-year-old girl found face-down and fighting for her life in Victoria Park pond.

Bristol Post

Bristol backs pub that's 'like a creche at times' for new 'sit still' rule for children

"They just use it as a creche, so they can get p***ed under the guise of lunch"

Bristol Post

Bristol pub orders children to stay seated after 'number of minor injuries'

There has been a mixed reaction with one local resident saying the new policy 'feels unwelcoming'

The Independent UK

New appeal over murder of American student stabbed to death while jogging in London 20 years ago

Police have made a fresh call for information about a 20-year-old unsolved murder case

Evening Standard

London houseboat mystery: who is secretly leaving ‘gifts’ on canal boats — and why?

Canal boaters have found food — among other things — left on their homes. The question is: who is behind it? And why is it happening?

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