Activism
BP-sponsored British Museum forced to close early because of heatwave
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BP-sponsored British Museum forced to close early because of heatwave
‘Children are dead. And people are still making excuses’: March For Our Lives activist Ariel Hobbs
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‘Children are dead. And people are still making excuses’: March For Our Lives activist Ariel Hobbs
A climate change protest has been cancelled because of climate change
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A climate change protest has been cancelled because of climate change
Rallies planned outside detention centres in solidarity with those locked up ahead of Rwanda flights
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Rallies planned outside detention centres in solidarity with those locked up ahead of Rwanda flights
These artists are turning their street into a solar power station
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These artists are turning their street into a solar power station
Meet the heatwave heroes making sure those in need get support as temperatures soar
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Meet the heatwave heroes making sure those in need get support as temperatures soar
How mutual aid and community action groups set up through Covid are tackling the cost of living crisis
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How mutual aid and community action groups set up through Covid are tackling the cost of living crisis
Patrick Vallance set to brief MPs on dangers of climate crisis after man's 37-day hunger strike
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Patrick Vallance set to brief MPs on dangers of climate crisis after man's 37-day hunger strike
Fuel protests: What you need to know about the protesters blocking roads
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Fuel protests: What you need to know about the protesters blocking roads
Pride at 50: 'What has been kept alive is the spirit of fun that marked out that first march'
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Pride at 50: 'What has been kept alive is the spirit of fun that marked out that first march'
Teenage activists deliver wheelbarrows of mud to Kellogg's factory to protest 'misleading' health claims
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Teenage activists deliver wheelbarrows of mud to Kellogg's factory to protest 'misleading' health claims
Public Order Bill: Linking arms at a protest could mean a year in prison under proposed laws, warn MPs
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Public Order Bill: Linking arms at a protest could mean a year in prison under proposed laws, warn MPs
Protests planned across country as court rules Rwanda refugee flight can go ahead
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Protests planned across country as court rules Rwanda refugee flight can go ahead
A US-funded anti-abortion group is trying to influence UK anti-protest legislation
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A US-funded anti-abortion group is trying to influence UK anti-protest legislation
Landmark fund to help diverse entrepreneurs change society announced
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Landmark fund to help diverse entrepreneurs change society announced
Priti Patel's new bill 'treats peaceful protest like knife crime or terrorism'
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Priti Patel's new bill 'treats peaceful protest like knife crime or terrorism'
Protesters challenge government asylum policy ahead of first deportation flight to Rwanda
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Protesters challenge government asylum policy ahead of first deportation flight to Rwanda
Women march on Scotland Yard to protest police misogyny
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Women march on Scotland Yard to protest police misogyny
Police accused of using 'fear tactic' after arrested climate activist banned from protests
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