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    'Refugees are welcome here!': Peckham protesters blocking asylum seeker coach warned they face arrest

    Lime bikes were placed under the wheels of the coach to stop it moving from outside the Best Western hotel

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  • NewsReuters

    EU official calls Georgia's 'foreign agents' bill unacceptable

    A senior European Union official warned the Georgian government on Thursday that its proposed legislation on "foreign agents" was unacceptable and would be an obstacle to the country's hopes of joining the EU if adopted in its current form. The bill, which would require organisations receiving more than 20% of their funding from abroad to register as agents of foreign influence, has sparked a rolling political crisis in the South Caucasus country. Georgia's parliament on Wednesday approved the

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  • NewsStoryful

    London Protesters Block Bus Sent to Relocate Migrants

    Protesters attempted to prevent the removal of migrants from a London hotel on Thursday, May 2, surrounding and blocking a bus sent to transport them.According to the Telegraph, protesters slashed tyres of the bus and placed electric bikes under the front and rear wheels.Video by Alexander McCarron showed the crowd surrounding the bus outside the Best Western Hotel in Peckham. A Home Office representative told the BBC “asylum seekers are being moved into alternative accommodation to reduce costs

  • EntertainmentEvening Standard

    Things to do in London this bank holiday weekend (May 3 – 6)

    From new restaurant openings to the latest art exhibitions, here’s everything to eat, see and do this long weekend

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  • NewsThe Telegraph

    More than 100 Russian soldiers killed in Atacms strike

    More than 100 Russian soldiers were reportedly killed when a volley of Atacms missiles hit a training base in eastern Ukraine in one of the highest single losses of Russian lives in months.

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  • NewsRFI

    French parliament to investigate sexual abuse in cinema

    The French parliament on Thursday agreed to create a commission of inquiry to investigate sexual and gender-based violence in cinema and other cultural sectors after several recent allegations. The National Assembly, or lower house, unanimously agreed to set up the commission demanded by actor Judith Godreche in a speech to the upper house, the Senate, in February.The 52-year-old actor and director has become a key figure in France's MeToo movement since accusing directors Benoit Jacquot and Jac

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  • NewsEvening Standard

    London mayor election LIVE: Sadiq Khan and Susan Hall cast their votes in battle for City Hall

    Londoners are casting their votes in the 2024 mayoral election that is pitting Labour incumbent Sadiq Khan against Tory challenger Susan Hall. Thirteen candidates are battling it out on election day, which kicked off as voting stations opened at 7am, with millions also set to vote to elect a new London Assembly. The race between the two frontrunners was electrified on Wednesday by a poll in the Standard which showed Mr Khan’s lead over Ms Hall had closed to the smallest since their campaigns s

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