French President Emmanuel Macron 's approval rating has risen to its highest level since March, according to a poll carried out during a week of riots . The average London temperature in March tends to be between 39F (4C) and 50F (10C). Follow the latest COVID updates in our live blog. School, university, and London Underground workers, plus junior doctors, assembled in Hyde Park before marching to Trafalgar Square. A coalition of trade unions and community organisations took part in the Britain is Broken protest, organised by The Peoples Assembly, in central London on Saturday. The scenes gave a glimpse of the enormous militant sentiment in the working class which has been sat on by the trade union bureaucracy for the best part of a year. British series Love Island is helping members of Winnipeg's Black community understand Blackness in Canada, COVID-19 misinformation cost at least 2,800 lives and $300M, new report says. VideoThe surprising truth behind the 'walking' statues of Easter Island, Jane Birkin: Artist and style icon's life in pictures, How world-record mania has gripped Nigeria. He raised several examples of years-long Tory voters supporting the strike, including a soldier 28 years in the Royal Marines, before calling on the crowd to contact your MP tomorrow. The head of thesupermarket group Les Mousquetaires,Thierry Cotillard claimed: If the refineries are blocked, we could run out of petrol by the end of the week.. The demonstration in London was lively and determined. Thousands of nurses in the United Kingdom have walked off the job in what is the largest strike to rock the countrys National Health Service. But fear not, if you are unsuccessful you can always grab a charity space at the London Marathon with Single Homeless Project. Audience Relations, CBC P.O. More than 100,000 government workers in the PCS union struck for a 10 percent pay rise against the 2 percent imposed last year. A government minister also urged Britons to avoid risky outdoor activities on a day when ambulance workers were striking. The mass strike movement, war and the revolutionary crisis in Europe, Sellout being prepared in closed-door talks between Royal Mail and CWU, Junior doctors stage first day of 72-hour strike action across England. Flares were set off while crowds shouted "shame on you" followed by prolonged booing. While some private sector workers, from container port staff to bus drivers, have reached pay deals with employers after taking strike action, many public sector disputes continue. On Wednesday 28 June, we welcome Australia for a showpiece match at the Home of Cricket, as they lock horns with England for the second match in the mens LV= Insurance Ashes Series. With this weekends England v India ODI looking set to break further records, we are delighted to continue to champion the womens game. The group maintained that it had communicated with the police ahead of the protest and that the arrests came as a surprise. Protestors gathered on Whitehall near Downing Street to demonstrate against the latest COVID restrictions. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/06/world/europe/coronation-protests-arrests.html. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. 6 Nov 2022 Thousands of people joined a demonstration in London, calling for general elections amid the worsening cost-of-living crisis in the United Kingdom. Officers seized bamboo structures, lock-on equipment and other items. Box 500 Station A Toronto, ON Canada, M5W 1E6. Its disgraceful not dazzling!. Ten years on from the most intense days of rioting to hit England in recent years, Sky News speaks to one victim of the rage and one of those thrown into prison.The damage done to major cities and businesses has since been cleared up, but campaigners say there was no fund set up to address the causes behind the violence itself.SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android\u0026hl=en_GBSky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News estn disponibles en espaol aqu https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog (Toby Melville/Reuters) Up to half a million British teachers, civil servants, and train drivers walked out over pay in the largest co-ordinated strike action for a decade on Wednesday, with unions. 15 March 2023 Around 50,000 people took part in a national demonstration of striking workers in London on Wednesday. Ben Kentish is Leading Britain's Conversation. To examine the empirical validity of our hypothesis we look at the relationship between the amount of gentrification experienced in 2001-2011 by different London neighborhoods and the participation of their residents in the 2011 London riots. Make your voice heard! ", Dr Julia Grace Patterson tweeted: "If you want to avoid more restrictions, congregating at a time when a new variant is accelerating isn't a fantastic plan.". Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player. Labour spoke out ahead of the 10-year anniversary, saying on Thursday that there was a very high risk that riots could occur again. It came after the death of 29-year-old Mark Duggan, who had been shot by police in Tottenham. Up to half a million British teachers, civil servants, and train drivers walked out over pay in the largest co-ordinated strike action for a decade on Wednesday, with unions threatening more disruption as the government digs its heels in over pay demands. Use the Global Player app to listen to live radio for LBC & LBC News. She has been with The Times since 2016. Actor Romy Elliot, 23, held a sign that read, France gets more tourists, a reference to a pro-monarchy argument that the British royal family helps Britains finances by being a tourist attraction. The demonstrators defied warnings from London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who declared a "major incident" over a "huge surge" of Omicron cases in the capital - as he urged Londoners to get both vaccines and the booster. Shadow Justice Secretary David Lammy told LBC on Friday that they were the "darkest, toughest and bleakest days" of the 21 years he had been in public life. "We believe certain protest groups are specifically intending to disrupt some business locations or potentially cause criminal damage to property. Average wage growth in Britain slowed after the global financial crisis, and while it gradually picked up in the second half of the 2010s, pay rises were generally smaller for public-sector workers and brought little or no real-term increase. Extinction Rebellion held a Kill the Bill protest alongside the anti-lockdown march. throwing tennis balls at the Houses of Parliament. The rail disputes have already been ended in sell-out deals in both nations, and health strikes buried in negotiations over similarly sub-inflation proposals. Australia, Ireland and New Zealand will all visit the Home of Cricket to face England next year, including matches that form part of both the mens and womens Ashes Series. Private-sector pay in the three months to November was up 7.1 per centcompared with a year earlier, while average public-sector pay has grown by 3.3 percentover the same period. Whittome was attending her second protest in two days outside parliament. Eric Gaillard/Reuters . COVID cases at Western Isles Hospital as health workers in Scotland call for return of face mask guidance, COVID-19 inquiry: Brexit preparation 'helped' COVID response, Michael Gove argues, Boris Johnson 'forgot password' of old phone wanted by COVID inquiry for WhatsApp messages, A banner was laid on the statue of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square saying: "I'm not your patient, you can keep your f****** needle.". The results for the 2022 ballot will be announced announced on Monday 14th March. We welcomed a record-breaking 20,840 spectators to Lords for the womens final of The Hundred on 3 September 2022. Those arrested have been taken into police custody as inquiries continue. More illusions were sown in Sir Keir Starmers right-wing, avidly pro-business, pro-war, and anti-working-class party at the rally, though few felt comfortable naming Labour directly in front of the crowd. #greve7mars pic.twitter.com/aMffGdseeW. During his weekend show, David Lammy said: "I will never forget walking up Tottenham High Road on the Sunday morning after the night before, seeing bricks all over the street. He added: "It is important to say that the vast majority of people were terrified in their homes. (modern), 'Kill the bill': arrests made at London protest over policing powers and Sarah Everard vigil video. Protests around bill have become entwined with those in response to the death of Sarah Everard. Ten years on from the most intense days of rioting to hit England in recent years, Sky News speaks to one victim of the rage and one of those thrown into pri. Many of the particularly disruptive industrial disputes are in partly or fully public sectors such as transport and health care, involving railway staff, paramedics and nurses. Attention turns to the womens teams on Saturday 8 July when England and Australia meet in a Vitality T20 International (T20I), with the sides playing in a multi-format points-based competition to determine the winner of the womens Ashes. Police officers leading away anti-monarchy demonstrators at the Mall. The. Un groupe de policiers isols est en difficult, un policier est extrait du groupe par ses collgues. At least 80 people were arrested and 123 police officers injured during protests on March 23, which saw demonstrators . The fledgling Test nation will be eager to impress on their return to the longer-format arena. The group staged a second mass protest on Sunday where they called for supporters to attend Mondays march. "But these charmers still choose to congregate today in their unmasked thousands. She said: Were here for two reasons. Its healthy in a democracy to be able to express yourself., Yasmine Ahmed, the director of Human Rights Watch in Britain, condemned the arrests. "Drs, nurses, religious groups, mums, dads, triple vaccinated and vaccine hesitant all sharing this moment.". Almost all industrial action in Scotland and Wales has been brought to a halt. Organise to prevent sell-out of UK teachers strike by education unions' bureaucracy. In a parallel fixture announcement, ICC today confirmed that Lords will host the 2025 World Test Championship Final, whilst the 2023 final will be staged at The Oval. Up to half a million British teachers, civil servants and train drivers participated in the biggest strike in more than a decade, with unions threatening the government with more disruptions if it doesn't meet their pay demands. This one sounded against the backdrop of a fresh-faced coalition government seeking to build a new political settlement out of the rubble of the 2008 financial crisis . A coalition of trade unions and. The existence of the monarchy just sends a message that if you are born lucky you get to a position of power, she said. Millions of people took part in protests across 200 towns and cities in France . If all the workers with a live ballot were to be brought out in consistent coordinated strike action, then the hated Conservative government of the multi-hundred millionaire Rishi Sunakwhich cannot even handle the tweets of a popular football punditwould be brought to its knees. For those wishing to be the first to hear ballot information, sign up using the link below. "We're strengthening communities by levelling up opportunities and ensuring local people are at the heart of decision making - identifying what matters to them and the best ways to achieve this. These are people from all walks of life, with one common goal, to ensure liberty remains and tyranny is brought down. It sees the UK economy contracting by 0.6% in 2023, a 0.9 percentage point downgrade from its forecast in October. Palliative care doctor, Rachel Clarke, tweeted: "The London Ambulance Service was 100 ambulances down yesterday because nearly 400 staff are off with COVID. Millions of people took part in protests across 200 towns and cities in France on Tuesday, with the organising CGT union claiming that up to 3.5 million people flooded out onto the streets, while the French Interior Ministry put the number at around 1.28 million. Another 70,000 university workers, members of the University and College Union (UCU) walked off the job to protest low pay, lack of job security and attacks on pensions. Guy Lavender, Chief Executive & Secretary of MCC, said: "The international fixture announcement is always a landmark day in our calendar and we look forward to hosting . They are encouraging a bankrupt policy of waiting for a Labour government to repeal it. Moreover, the strike took place on the day of the first full budget of the Sunak government since it came to office last year. In a statement published on Tuesday, the forcess temporary deputy assistant commissioner Jane Conners said: Despite many people adhering to officers instructions to leave the area and go home, we had to take some enforcement action as the evening progressed.. The international summer at Lords will begin on Thursday 1 June when Englands men play Ireland in the first LV= Insurance Test match of the summer. our streets and causing serious disruption to traffic. The public ballot will open on 24 October, with further details to be published here. England v New Zealand (Friday 15 September) Mens One-Day International. Two days later, on August 6, protests soon turned into riots across the country. "It is really important Londoners understand how serious things are," Mr Khan said. On the back of what is being hailed as a major victory for the protesters, by the sheer numbers in attendance, alone, the organising union has already prepared another demonstration on Saturday and another protest at a date to be determined. Joint General Secretary of the NEU Mary Bousted began proceedings by appealing to Tory education Secretary Gillian Keegan, You are wasting weeks and weeks and weeks of time refusing to negotiate with the National Education Union, putting serious conditionsin place before you will even begin talks. Manifestation contre la #ReformedesRetraite sous tensions. "The peaceful majority of local residents could only watch as their shops, their homes, the businesses that they relied on, were senselessly burned that night. Whether it was austerity or Palestine, lockdown or the NHS, campaigners of all ages and backgrounds wanted to make their voices heard today. People held placards with slogans including "no vaccine passports" and "we are stronger together". Please let us know if you're having issues with commenting. Labour spoke out ahead of the 10-year anniversary, saying on Thursday that there was a very high risk that riots could occur again. Some protesters, organized by Republic, the leading anti-monarchy group in Britain, had arrived early on Saturday in Trafalgar Square and on the Mall in London to publicly voice objections to the coronation, an event they saw as an invaluable opportunity to highlight what they see as the absurdity of having a royal family in modern Britain. Nowak spouted demagogy about This is what solidarity looks like, feels like, concluding, Lets stand together, fight together, take action together. France, March 23, 2023. Thousands of people joined a demonstration in London, calling for general elections amid the worsening cost-of-living crisis in the United Kingdom. Our ticket pricing review is aimed squarely at cricket fans. About 100,000 civil servants who work in government departments from Border Force airport staff to driving license agency workers have also been staging strikes as they demand a 10 per centpay rise. Tell us about conditions in your workplace. A serving police officer has been charged with her kidnap and murder. If this bill passes this will be the biggest crackdown on the right to protest; it will criminalise serious annoyance or serious inconvenience. Aug. 10, 2011 -- Top London officials have warned the city's citizens against administering vigilante justice in the midst of widespread riots after several groups . I want every Tory MP in the country to be ringing the whips office I want every Tory MP to be frightened by you contacting them., This is said of a government pursuing an unprecedented raft of authoritarian legislation targeting the right to strike and protest, and which has insisted that workers be made to pay the price of spiralling inflation rates. The Educational Institute of Scotland cancelled action by tens of thousands of school workers two weeks ago to ballot on a below-inflation deal. Protests around the bill have become entwined with those in response to the death of Sarah Everard, who disappeared from a street in south London at the beginning of March. London's Metropolitan Police said they arrested 52 people on Saturday, most for offenses that appeared connected to the coronation of Charles III, including public order offenses . England v Australia (Saturday 8 July) Womens T20 International 0:44. The protests in Paris and Marseilles, in particular, took a violent turn as the day marched on, with black bloc clad radicals attacking police officers in both cities. International Committee of the Fourth International. August 10, 2011, 8:41 AM. It has forced the Metropolitan police to erect barricades across the city and deploy officers in riot gear. Read more: Risk of London riots happening again 'higher than ever', Labour warns, David Lammy reflects on 10 years since London Riots. On Twitter, the Met Police said: "A crowd in Parliament Square have been dangerously lighting fireworks and rockets. A crowd gathered to watch, with one member shouting "burn, Boris, burn". Most of them are not very nice.". The riots have . But they remain trapped within the framework of the trade union apparatus throttling their fight. We have expanded our mid-range pricing to improve affordability, enabling more families to attend matches at Lords. Can US and China set aside rivalry for climate action? We are here to honour the lives of women who have been murdered by men And we are here to resist. The TSSA union has settled its dispute with a sub-inflation pay deal forced on thousands of rail workers. The divide between public and private-sector pay has become especially sharp over the past year as consumer price inflation reached double digits. In addition to raising the pension age, the Neo-liberal president and former Rothschild banker has also called for workers to have put into the system for 43 years before becoming eligible for full retirement benefits. That means just 3.71% are lucky enough to grab a place via the ballot. Tensions entre le SO CGT et un blackbloc : les syndicats font usage de gaz lacrymogne. First published on Mon 15 Mar 2021 19.42 EDT. When is the London Marathon 2023? New figures show there were 1,534 COVID patients in hospital across the capital on Friday, 17 December - up by 341 or 28.6% compared to a week earlier. The Metropolitan Police arrested 12 people in raids in three areas of the capital on Friday and confiscated items linked to the protests. Over 400 significant antigovernment protests have erupted worldwide. 2 August 2021 The emergency justice that followed the London riots in 2011 has given rise to a more punitive and authoritarian approach to protest policing, says Dr Matteo Tiratelli (UCL Institute of Education). Pension DC Governance & Chairs Statement 2021, Modern Slavery & Human Trafficking Statement 2021, Environmental, Social & Governance Report 2021, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Plan 2022-23. More about Megan Specia. March 30, 2023 1:43 PM EDT. - while others let off flares as the rally moved to Whitehall near Downing Street. "Looking at shopkeepers dazed as they ploughed through the carnage in their shops. The Labour MPs Bell Ribeiro-Addy, Nadia Whittome, Apsana Begum and Zara Sultana were among the speakers who addressed the crowd in Parliament Square. Entrants to the 2022 TCS London Marathon ballot receive their results. "We urge anyone coming to take part in a protest in London over the weekend to do so in a peaceful and responsible manner. More than 10,000 new cases of the new variant were confirmed on Saturday. On the day itself, more than 50 people were arrested, most on offenses that appeared to be connected to protests. The mass walkouts across the country shut schools, halted most rail services, and forced the military to be put on standby to help with border checks on a day dubbed "Walkout Wednesday.". Anthony Okereke, who replaced Danny Thorpe as Labour leader last month, told the Local Democracy Reporting Service: "As . More about Emma Bubola, Megan Specia is a correspondent on the International Desk in London, covering the United Kingdom and Ireland. This comes as Britain has seen inflation at more than 10 per cent. France has been rocked by riots following the fatal police shooting of a teenager near Paris - with a sixth night of protests ending with the death of a 24-year-old firefighter. Two of the biggest unions at Disneyland Paris have called for "intense" strikes to take place following the end of unrest in France due to the fatal shooting of a teenager by the police. Officers made their presence known but stood back allowing events to take place. Thousands came to Regent Street bringing placards, flags and familiar chants. Video, The surprising truth behind the 'walking' statues of Easter Island. Around 70,000 junior doctors were out against a 3.5 percent pay award, pointing to a 26 percent decline in real wages since 2008. Wednesday was only the second day of large-scale coordinated industrial action since the UKs strike wave began last Summer, after half a million struck together in several sectors on February 1. Anti-lockdown and climate change demonstrations took place across Westminster, Lambeth and Southwark alongside some smaller protests. The demands on the public purse also come as thegovernment embarks on a package of tax rises and spending cuts in an attempt to repair the public finances and tame inflation. 4 The riots began in north London when police shot and killed a suspected drug dealer, but then spread to become the largest episode of social unrest . Large numbers of workers turned out with home-made placards, with slogans like Im striking for my pupilsthey deserve better, 100 new teachers quit weeklyPay up, Fund our childrens futuresNot your cronies finances, You gotta strike for your right to get paid, Missing: 26% of my salaryLast seen 2008, Doctors careso make our pay fair, Claps dont pay the bills, Overworked, undervalued, underpaid, and Cause of death: Bled dryRIP teaching.