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Watch: John Bercow struggles to get order in the House of Commons

Speaker of the House of Commons in London, John Bercow, struggles to get order from MPs.

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Auschwitz survivor's grandson takes German citizenship ahead of Brexit

Simon Wallfisch's grandmother was a German-born Jewish survivor of Auschwitz. With Brexit approaching, the cellist has adopted German citizenship.

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London council ridiculed for 'rubbish' Brexit reassurance message

A number of Londoners have expressed confusion over a local council's Brexit "reassurance campaign," in which a poster bearing the message: "this is your home" was pasted on the side of a bin lorry

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EU dual national loses heart with the UK, feeling it's 'time to leave'

Sonja Morgenstern has been on the frontline of the campaign against Brexit. As a dual national EU citizen, she was hoping to convince the British to change their minds over Brexit.

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Watch again: May and Corbyn mute on defections in Wednesday's PMQs

British Prime Minister Theresa May and opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn remained silent on the defections from both parties.

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ISIS runaway schoolgirl must ‘be allowed’ to return: friend’s father

A British teenager who fled the UK to marry a member of the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) in Syria should be allowed to return, said the father of another schoolgirl who accompanied her four years ago.

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Watch again: Seven MPs resign from Labour party

A group of seven MPs resigned from the UK's Labour party on Monday morning amid recent criticism of handlings of Brexit and anti-Semitic sentiments within the party.

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Pens for placards: UK students join wave of climate protests

Thousands of pupils are swapping pens for placards as the student climate protests sweeping Europe reach the UK.

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London court upholds Holocaust denial conviction against singer

Anti-Semitism campaigners say the case has set a precedent for future convictions of Holocaust deniers in the UK.

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London and Milan celebrate Chinese New Year

London celebrated Chinese New Year on Sunday, with crowds gathering in Trafalgar Square and lining the streets to watch a parade wind its way to Chinatown.

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Netflix film Roma scoops top prize at BAFTA awards

The black-and-white movie about a domestic worker in 1970s Mexico won Best Film as well as Best Director for Alfonso Cuaron.

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London to test GPS tagging on offenders of knife-related crime

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced the new initiative to tackle violent crime across the UK capital, which will come into effect next week

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Some of London’s high profile hotels open to provide co-working spaces

What do you do if you're a central London hotel occupying real estate worth millions, with beautiful facilities that your guests hardly ever use during the day because they are out in town?

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Sustainable farming under the streets of London

30 metres beneath the ground herbs, salads and ‘micro-greens’ are destined for some of London’s best-known restaurants.

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The farm underneath the streets of London

A pair of London based innovators have turned a disused WWII air raid shelter into a sustainable farm supplying produce to some of the city's best known restaurants.

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Remains of explorer Matthew Flinders discovered near London station

The remains of the first man to circumnavigate Australia, explorer Matthew Flinders, have been discovered near a train station in London

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UK company experiments with new technology to grow crops underground

Growing Underground, a company based in Clapham, sustainably grows salads and other "microgreens" 33m below the busy streets of London.

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'London welcomes the world' for New Year's Day parade

Miniature steam trains, puppet tennis players and a convincing Darth Vader paraded through London on Tuesday (January 1) to celebrate New Year.

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Take granny on holiday, minister urges Brits

Conservative MP Mims Davies says British families should take inspiration from those in Mediterranean countries.

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London police arrest 39 suspects on 'attempted murder' charges

In a unique set of circumstances, London's Metropolitan police have arrested 39 people on "attempted murder" charges after they failed to cooperate in an investigation.

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