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☆ March against antisemitism draws 50,000 in London
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-26 | by ( Natalie Thomas | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/4] Demonstrators march against the rise of antisemitism in the UK, during a temporary truce between the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas and Israel, in London, Britain November 26, 2023. REUTERS/Susannah Ireland Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Nov 26 (Reuters) - An estimated 50,000 demonstrators against antisemitism marched in London on Sunday to protest against a rise in hate crimes against Jews since the attack by Hamas militants on Israel in October and Israel's subsequent bombardment of Gaza. Protestors carried placards bearing the messages "Shoulder to shoulder with British Jews" and "Zero tolerance for antisemites." Organisers of the demonstration had asked Robinson not to attend because of the distress his presence was likely to cause. Police estimated 45,000 people marched in the demonstration on Saturday while it said 50,000 took part in Sunday's protest.

Persons: Susannah Ireland, Avraham El Hay, Kate Worth, Tommy Robinson, Robinson, Natalie Thomas, William Schomberg, Louise Heavens Organizations: Hamas, REUTERS, Palestinian, London's Metropolitan Police, Police, Cable Street, Thomson Locations: Palestinian, Israel, London, Britain, Gaza, London's

☆ March against antisemitism draws thousands in London
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-26 | by ( Natalie Thomas | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/4] Demonstrators march against the rise of antisemitism in the UK, during a temporary truce between the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas and Israel, in London, Britain November 26, 2023. REUTERS/Susannah Ireland Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Thousands of demonstrators against antisemitism marched in London on Sunday to protest against a rise in hate crimes against Jews since the attack by Hamas militants on Israel in October and Israel's subsequent bombardment of Gaza. Protestors carried placards bearing the messages "Shoulder to shoulder with British Jews" and "Zero tolerance for antisemites." Organisers of the demonstration had asked Robinson not to attend because of the distress his presence was likely to cause. Reporting by Natalie Thomas and William Schomberg, Editing by Louise HeavensOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Susannah Ireland, Avraham El Hay, Kate Worth, Tommy Robinson, Robinson, Natalie Thomas, William Schomberg, Louise Heavens Organizations: Hamas, REUTERS, Palestinian, London's Metropolitan Police, Police, Thomson Locations: Palestinian, Israel, London, Britain, Gaza, London's

☆ Tens of thousands join pro-Palestinian march in central London
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/6] Demonstrators gather in Park Lane to protest in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, during a temporary truce between Palestinian Islamist group Hamas and Israel, in London, Britain, November 25, 2023. REUTERS/Hollie Adams Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters marched through central London on Saturday to call for a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, the latest in a series of similar weekend demonstrations in the capital since the seven-week war began. "We need full support for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza," protester Kate Hudson, 64, told Reuters at the rally as demonstrators carrying signs such as "Ceasefire Now!" and "Stop the War on Gaza" walked peacefully along the march route towards the Houses of Parliament. Reporting by Muvija M and Natalie Thomas Editing by Helen PopperOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Hollie Adams, Saturday's, Kate Hudson, Hudson, Suella Braverman, Rishi Sunak, Muvija M, Natalie Thomas, Helen Popper Our Organizations: Hamas, REUTERS, Reuters, Police, London's Metropolitan Police, Israel, Thomson Locations: Park Lane, Gaza, Israel, London, Britain, Palestinian

☆ Palestine supporters march in London against Israel action in Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Demonstrators protest in solidarity with Palestinians, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in London, Britain, October 14, 2023. REUTERS/Susannah Ireland Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched in central London on Saturday, calling for an end to Israel's military action in the Gaza Strip which was triggered by last weekend's rampage in Israel by the Hamas militant group. Chants were aimed at the governments of Britain and the United States for supporting Israel. Belal Stitan, a 22 year-old student, said he was fearful for his relatives in Gaza. Reporting by Natalie Thomas and Will Russell Writing by William Schomberg Editing by Christina FincherOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Susannah Ireland, Rishi Sunak, Belal, Natalie Thomas, Will Russell, William Schomberg, Christina Fincher Organizations: Hamas, REUTERS, Palestinian, Oxford Circus, British, Israel, Police, Palestine, BBC, Thomson Locations: Israel, Palestinian, London, Britain, Gaza, United States

☆ Palestine Supporters March in London Against Israel Action in Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-14 | by ( Oct. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

LONDON (Reuters) - Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched in central London on Saturday, calling for an end to Israel's military action in the Gaza Strip which was triggered by last weekend's rampage in Israel by the Hamas militant group. Chants were aimed at the governments of Britain and the United States for supporting Israel. Belal Stitan, a 22 year-old student, said he was fearful for his relatives in Gaza. "This situation is a big, big problem for humanity and for me to have to say to the world, remember that we are human beings ..., I can't believe that we are here." Police issued warnings before the "March for Palestine" that anyone with a flag expressing support for Hamas or other groups proscribed as terrorist by Britain would be arrested.

Persons: Rishi Sunak, Belal, Natalie Thomas, Will Russell, William Schomberg, Christina Fincher Organizations: Palestinian, Oxford Circus, British, Israel, Police, Palestine, BBC Locations: London, Gaza, Israel, Britain, United States

☆ No quick fix to reverse Antarctic sea ice loss as warming intensifies, scientists say
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( David Stanway | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Penguins are seen on an iceberg as scientists investigate the impact of climate change on Antarctica's penguin colonies, on the northern side of the Antarctic peninsula, Antarctica January 15, 2022. There's no quick fix to replacing this ice," said Caroline Holmes, polar climate scientist at British Antarctic Survey and one of the study's co-authors. The precise impact of climate change on Antarctica and the surrounding ocean has been uncertain and scientists have struggled to measure how much global warming is affecting the thickness of Antarctic ice. "Antarctica is fragile as an environment, but extreme events test that fragility," he said. "What we're deeply concerned about is the increase in intensity and frequency of extreme events and the cascading influences that they have in other areas."

Persons: Natalie Thomas, Caroline Holmes, Tim Naish, " Naish, Martin Siegert, Siegert, David Stanway, Edmund Klamann Organizations: Penguins, REUTERS, Environmental, Antarctic Survey, Antarctic Research, Australia's Victoria University of Wellington, Global, University of Exeter, Thomson Locations: Antarctica, SINGAPORE, New Zealand, Australia

☆ Climate of change brings a new generation of British wine
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Natalie Thomas | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/6] A bottle of cuvee produced by Aston Kirby, 20-year-old winemaker, is seen in Sussex, Britain, July 13,2023. Twenty-year-old Ashton Kirby began working in the Bewl Water Vineyard in rolling countryside in East Sussex, southeast England, when his parents bought it in a neglected state three years ago. He said that warmer British weather as a result of climate change meant the grape variety now produced "fantastic wine", which he described as an English Sauvignon Blanc. Last year, research from the University of Reading highlighted the impact of climate change on Britain's viticulture regions by 2050. WineGB said the British wine industry was expanding at a phenomenal rate, with the area under plantation expected to double by 2032.

Persons: Aston Kirby, Natalie Thomas COUSLEY, British viticulteur, Ashton Kirby, Kirby, Blanc, WineGB, Ned Awty, Natalie Thomas, Farouq Suleiman, Barbara Lewis Organizations: REUTERS, Reuters, University of Reading, Thomson Locations: Sussex, Britain, England, British, East Sussex

[1/2] The Titan submersible, operated by OceanGate Expeditions to explore the wreckage of the sunken Titanic off the coast of Newfoundland, dives in an undated photograph. Robotic undersea search operations were diverted to the area where the sounds seemed to originate, but there was still no tangible sign of the missing vessel, the Coast Guard said on Twitter. ROBOTIC SEARCH REDIRECTEDThe search effort included Lockheed P-3 Orion turboprop airplanes designed with sub-surface surveillance gear to detect submarines, Frederick said. The Coast Guard did not detail the nature or extent of the sounds. Titanic expert Tim Matlin said it would be "almost impossible to effect a sub-to-sub rescue" on the seabed.

Persons: Jamie Frederick, Hamish Harding, Shahzada Dawood, Suleman, Paul, Henri Nargeolet, Frederick said, Canada's, Stone, Alistair Greig, Tim Matlin, Steve Gorman, Joseph Ax, Brendan O'Brien, Natalie Thomas, Aiden Nulty, Kanishka Singh, Ismail Shakil, Steve Scherer, Steve Holland, Daniel Trotta, Brad Brooks, Ariba Shahid, Raju Gopalakrishnan Organizations: OceanGate Expeditions, U.S . Coast Guard, Canadian, Coast Guard, Twitter, U.S, Expeditions, British, Reuters, U.S . Navy, Atlantic, Stockton Rush, Authorities, Lockheed, Orion, CNN, Stone, University College London, Thomson Locations: Newfoundland, Canada, France, U.S, Connecticut, Cape Cod , Massachusetts, St, John's, French

☆ London's solar street thrives on people power
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Natalie Thomas | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/5] Roofers install solar panels on the roof of renegade artists Dan Edelstyn and Hilary Powell's house in London, Britain, June 6, 2023. Dan Edelstyn and Hilary Powell raise funds to install solar panels on the rooftops of all the houses on their street. After raising 113,000 pounds ($141,000), partly through crowd-funding publicised by sleeping on their roof for three cold, winter weeks, artist couple Dan Edelstyn and Hilary Powell have arranged for solar panels to be installed on dozens of houses on their street. Households powered by solar panel-derived electricity draw less power from the national grid, cutting energy bills, and they can also sell any excess energy back. Industry analysts say community projects tend to be more efficient than individual solar installations as costs fall with scale.

Persons: Dan Edelstyn, Hilary Powell's, Hilary Powell, Anna Gordon LONDON, Powell, Ejaz Hussein, It's, Rebecca Dibb, Ofgem, Edelstyn, Sachin Ravikumar, Barbara Lewis Organizations: Industry, Octopus Energy, Community Energy, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, Waltham Forest

☆ Paparazzi chase over Harry and Meghan polarizes public
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Michael Holden | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Harry's spokesperson said that on Tuesday night after leaving an awards ceremony where Meghan had been honoured, Harry, Meghan and her mother were subjected to a two-hour car chase involving "highly aggressive" paparazzi photographers which had put their lives at danger. Harry and Meghan are frauds." The royal family, as is customary, have stayed silent on the incident, but outside Buckingham Palace as across Britain, the public view was mixed. "I can't believe a two-hour car chase in New York. The couple's representatives say Harry and Meghan expect attention and to be photographed at public events, and so had made a very public entrance and exit on Tuesday.

[1/5] Terry Hutt, aged 87, a life long royals fan sits surrounded by royals memorabilia he has collected since he was a child, at his home in Weston-super-Mare, Britain, April 25, 2023. REUTERS/Molly DarlingtonLONDON, May 2 (Reuters) - Margaret Tyler's fascination with the British royal family began as a child, when she would cut out photos of the now-King Charles III and his sister, Princess Anne. The 79-year-old, just four years older than the British monarch, is among the royal super fans who cannot contain her excitement for his coronation this Saturday. I sort of followed them, Princess Anne as a toddler, really, Prince Charles a bit older. Tyler's obsession has filled her home in northwest London, with rooms named after members of the royal family and little space to move among piles of royal memorabilia including flags, photos and china.

[1/5] People hold Israeli flags during a demonstration against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his nationalist coalition government's plan for judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv, Israel April 1, 2023. REUTERS/Ronen ZvulunJERUSALEM, April 1 (Reuters) - Protests against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's judicial overhaul showed no sign of abating on Saturday, despite its suspension by the embattled premier this week, as tens of thousands took to the streets to demand it be scrapped entirely. Israeli media estimated more than 150,000 people attended anti-government protests nationwide on Saturday, the largest in commercial hub Tel Aviv. We cannot live in a state that is not democratic," said Limor Moyal, at the Tel Aviv demonstration. Additional reporting by Natalie Thomas in Tel Aviv Writing by Maayan Lubell Editing by Mark PotterOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ 'Fighting for our country': Israeli protest group make more than half a million flags
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

JERUSALEM, March 30 (Reuters) - Early on Thursday Moshe Peretz and his team of volunteers gathered outside his Tel Aviv apartment block for what has become a regular activity - flag-making. The group say they have made more than half a million of them, distributed to protesters marching against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's judicial overhaul drive, and production is not stopping, despite Netanyahu putting legislation on ice. [1/5] Volunteers assemble Israeli flags in preparation for more mass protests against judicial overhaul, outside a private apartment building in Tel Aviv, Israel, March 30, 2023. Netanyahu says judicial changes are needed to strengthen democracy. Reporting by Natalie Thomas; editing by Maytaal Angel and Alex RichardsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Rising Antarctic ice melt will dramatically slow global ocean flows, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-29 | by ( David Stanway | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Natalie Thomas/SINGAPORE, March 29 (Reuters) - Rapidly melting Antarctic ice is dramatically slowing down the flow of water through the world's oceans, and could have a disastrous impact on global climate, the marine food chain and even the stability of ice shelves, new research has found. The "overturning circulation" of the oceans, driven by the movement of denser water towards the sea floor, helps deliver heat, carbon, oxygen and vital nutrients around the globe. But deep ocean water flows from the Antarctic could decline by 40% by 2050, according to a study published on Wednesday in the journal Nature. Ocean overturning allows nutrients to rise up from the bottom, with the Southern Ocean supporting about three-quarters of global phytoplankton production, the base of the food chain, said a second study co-author, Steve Rintoul. Reporting by David Stanway; Additional reporting by Gloria Dickie in London; Editing by Alex RichardsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

JERUSALEM, March 29 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced confidence on Wednesday that he would find compromise with the political opposition over his judicial overhaul after the contested reforms drew a strong reproach from U.S. President Joe Biden. Separately, Netanyahu predicted on Wednesday that Israel would join the U.S. Visa Waiver Programme in September after passing legislation required by Washington. The national guard was launched last year under former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. "We don't trust the government and certainly not the prime minister and his gang," said 75-year-old retiree Chanoch Lipperman in Tel Aviv. But Biden, when asked by a reporter if he would be inviting Netanyahu, replied: "No, not in the near term."

☆ UK doctors begin three-day strike in pay dispute
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

LONDON, March 13 (Reuters) - Thousands of junior doctors in England walked out on Monday in three-day strike that will disrupt patient care, as they protest over pay they say can work out at less per hour than a barista. Junior doctors in Britain are qualified physicians, often with several years of experience. [1/3] People attend a protest by junior doctors, amid a dispute with the government over pay, outside St Thomas' Hospital in London, Britain, March 13, 2023. Last month, 98% of the nearly 37,000 who took part in the BMA's strike ballot voted in favour. Robert Laurenson, co-chair of the BMA's Junior Doctors Committee, said they had seen a real terms pay cut over the last 15 years due to public sector wage freezes.

He joins junior doctors across England who will go on strike on March 13 for three days, protesting over pay and burnout that risks driving staff out of the health service as it tackles record-high patient waiting lists. "We've reached a boiling point where we have had enough," said Wang - a council member of the British Medical Association (BMA), which represents doctors and medical students. Junior doctors are qualified physicians, often with several years of experience, who work under the guidance of senior doctors and represent a large part of the country's medical community. The BMA says junior doctors' take-home pay has been cut by more than a quarter over the last 15 years, when using the Retail Price Index (RPI) gauge of inflation. The walkouts by junior doctors will put more pressure on the state-funded National Health Service (NHS) which is experiencing waves of strike action by nurses, ambulance workers and other staff.

☆ Artist moves into rubbish skip in protest at 'crazy' London costs
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-06 | by ( Natalie Thomas | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Artist Harrison Marshall poses outside the skip which he has converted into a home, where he intends to live in for a year, in Bermondsey, London, Britain, March 3, 2023. Returning to the city after a period abroad, he said he struggled to find somewhere to live given the shortage of housing. "As was the case with thousands of people across the city and across the country, the prices had gone crazy. "Skip House" is emblazoned in black across the classic yellow container normally used for builder's waste. "The skip provided me the kind of opportunity to make my own tiny little house," he said.

MALATYA, Turkey, March 4 (Reuters) - The Trend Garden Residence, an upscale serviced apartment building in the Turkish city of Malatya, boasted a gym, freshly-furnished rooms and a roof-top cafeteria. Erdogan, who has led Turkey since 2003, said following the disaster that building standards have improved under his watch. Among those arrested as part of the Trend Garden probe is Engin Aslan, according to the government officials. Corporate records show he is the majority owner of a Turkish company that, according to land registration documents, owns the building. A spokesperson for the Yesilyurt district municipality, where Trend Garden was located, declined to comment about the building’s registration history.

☆ Turkish children play 'earthquake' with building blocks as they try to understand
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( Natalie Thomas | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

ISKENDERUN, Turkey, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Turkish children left homeless by the massive tremor that struck Turkey and Syria last week have been learning to cope with what happened and their ongoing anxiety over aftershocks by playing 'earthquake' with building blocks, a teacher said. "They say... 'We have to go to the earthquake (zone) quickly'," she said. The long-term mental health effects can only be understood with time as people process trauma in different ways, Ebru said. The extent of the trauma survivors have experienced is enormous. Doctors have said they are treating increasing numbers of patients suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and panic attacks after the quake.

☆ In a health system in crisis, Britain's heart care suffers
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( Alistair Smout | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +11 min

Britain's cardiology departments are a microcosm of the problems that have spread through the system. In November, around 8,000 people like Cogan had been waiting more than a year for heart treatment, up from a couple of dozen pre-pandemic. Reuters GraphicsTeams were still trying to restore cardiac services to pre-pandemic levels, NHS England said. Pandemic disruptions to diagnosis and treatment, in addition to delays in emergency care, had an outsized impact on cardiological care, she said. On one visit to his local Colchester hospital, staff could not find a working ECG machine to read his heart's electrical activity when he felt a twinge.

At stake is whether EU vessels have the right to catch snow crab, whose meat is considered a delicacy by gourmets in Japan and South Korea, in the same way than Norwegian vessels do. "If the Supreme Court thinks the Svalbard treaty applies, it is not only about snow crab, it will be about oil, gas, minerals and fish," he told Reuters. In a sign of the importance the case has for Norway, 16 Supreme Court judges were present on Tuesday to hear arguments during the four-day session. "The key question here is the Svalbard Treaty and the surrounding areas," Hallvard Oestgaard, representing the Latvian fishing firm, told the court in his opening statement. In 2019 the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that EU fishermen must ask permission from Oslo to catch snow crab, after the same Latvian fisheries company had tried to fish off Svalbard with only an EU licence.

The UK government has promised to overhaul the youth gender care system, after it was deemed inadequate by England’s regulator of health and social care. They described a deeply flawed system that is now hobbled by a toxic political climate around gender care. The letter said a decision would be made at some point from early 2022 on whether the child “is likely to meet the access criteria” for gender care. The family has received no NHS gender care or mental health support since the referral, she said. These recommended supporting “identity exploration” and mental health treatment as the first steps to ensure that any psychological issues are addressed.

☆ Britain braces for winter of strike action as nurses walk out
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-12 | by ( Sarah Young | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Unions are seeking double-digit pay rises to keep pace with inflation that hit 11.1% in October, the highest in 41 years. Union estimates forecast more than 1 million working days will be lost in December, making it the worst month for disruption since July 1989. Walk-outs in rail by RMT members, which started in June, are the union's biggest action for over 30 years, while for nurses, it is the first ever national strike action in the Royal College of Nursing's (RCN) 106-year-old history. MORE PROMINENT UNIONSThe walk-outs end decades of relatively stable industrial relations in Britain, compared to European neighbours such as France and Spain. "I think the world that we're in is one where we get more prominent union activity," Pickering said.

Patricia Marquis, director of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) union in England, said the government must listen. "This is not something that nurses do at the drop of a hat," she told Reuters. But the RCN's Marquis said that without higher pay, staff would continue to leave the profession, increasing the pressure on those who remain and ultimately damaging patient care. "But each time I've had the chance, I sort of had to pause for a minute and say 'I can't leave my patients. I can't leave my colleagues to suffer alone'," he said.

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