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Ladies sing the blues at London Jazz Festival
Female musicians are more prominent than ever at this year’s London Jazz Festival – surprising, perhaps, in a musical genre often accused of being unwelcoming to women.
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London to host World Athletics Championships
London is chosen to stage the 2017 World Athletics Championships after beating off competition from Doha.
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Police arrest 170 at remembrance service in London
A total of 170 people have been arrested following a remembrance service in Whitehall, central London, Scotland Yard has said. They are believed to be English Defence League (EDL) supporters.
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London student protest – ‘not a quiet affair’
After the 2010 student protests, there was speculation today’s London demo against education cuts would be similarly violent. But a sizeable police presence meant there was only sporadic disruption.
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Women in the ring for London 2012
Next year’s Olympics sees women take to the boxing ring – the only new sport added to the 2012 Games. Keme Nzerem reports on the rise in women’s boxing and talks to some of the 2012 contenders.
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London’s Admiralty Arch on the market
The government plans to sell Admiralty Arch in central London for up to £75m – part of a wider drive to get better value from its vast property estate, as Channel 4 News hears.
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St Paul’s dean resigns over Occupy London protest
An Occupy London spokesman tells Channel 4 News they never intended for people to lose their jobs, after the dean of St Paul’s becomes the latest cathedral figure to quit. Victoria Macdonald reports.
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Public sector pensions protests across London
As protests take place across London, six unions challenge the government for “unfair” changes to the way pensions are calculated at the high court. Channel 4 News hears why.
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Occupy London protesters criticise police surveillance
Occupy London protesters at St Paul’s Cathedral rubbish claims that only 10 per cent of tents are occupied at night and tell Channel 4 News police are wasting taxpayers’ money on surveillance.
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Occupy London protests in pictures
Anti-capitalism protesters in central London say they will not leave until the government promises change.
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Bringing films to book at the London Film Festival
Matthew Cain asks whether a glut of literary adaptations at this year’s London Film Festival could stifle creativity within the film industry.
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Occupy London protesters remain defiant
Protesters stay put in London’s financial district for a second day, as the Occupy Wall Street movement ripples across the globe attracting high profile supporters.
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London banks targeted in Occupy Wall Street-style protest
Hundreds of campaigners target London’s City in a bid to replicate New York’s Occupy Wall Street protest. One protester tells Channel 4 News it is “direct democracy” but will stay peaceful.
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The leaning tower of London?
It is one of London’s most famous landmarks – but the future of Big Ben could be at risk, because it’s starting to lean to one side.
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London 2012 Olympic stadium athletics track unveiled
Channel 4 News Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson dusts down his trainers for a lap of the new track at the London 2012 Olympic stadium.