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United Kingdom
This clip looks at the physical features, climate and culture of the United Kingdom.
Press Association
Starmer leaves Downing Street to attend Prime Minister's Questions
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer departs 10 Downing Street, London, to attend Prime Minister's Questions in the Houses of Parliament.
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George Galloway slams Labour, Tories and Budget in Commons return
George Galloway hit out at Labour and the Conservatives, claiming most people “feel a wish for a plague on both their houses”, in his first Commons speech on returning to Parliament. The leader of the Workers Party of Britain criticised...
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Daily politics briefing - December 10
All the latest political news as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak defends his Rwanda Bill ahead of a vote on Tuesday.
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Sunak set to preside over biggest tax-raising parliament on record, say experts
The current Parliament will have presided over the biggest set of tax rises since at least the Second World War, experts have said. By the time of the next general election, taxes will likely have risen to around 37% of national income,...
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Anti-Ulez protestors gather outside parliament
Anti-Ulez protestors gathered outside parliament after London Mayor Sadiq Khan's Ultra-Low Emission Zone expanded across all of the capital's borough's last week. The capital has become the world's largest pollution charging area with a...
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Extinction Rebellion’s four-day protest comes to an end
Hundreds of Extinction Rebellion (XR) protesters have marched through central London on the last day of a four-day demonstration. Traffic came to a halt as XR’s drum band continuously played from the Houses of Parliament to the London...
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Women and girls ‘traumatised’ by social media, warns Georgia Harrison
Reality TV personality Georgia Harrison has said women and girls are being “traumatised” by social media and called for specific protections to be included in the Online Safety Bill. Her ex-boyfriend, fellow reality TV contestant Stephen...
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Extinction Rebellion protester who climbed Big Ben taken away by police
An Extinction Rebellion protester who scaled scaffolding around Big Ben has been taken away by police. Tree surgeon Ben Atkinson, 43, climbed the scaffolding surrounding Big Ben dressed as Boris Johnson - complete with a blonde wig,...
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Florence Nightingale projected onto Parliament to celebrate 200th anniversary
Parliament celebrated the 200th anniversary of the birth of the founder of modern nursing by projecting an image of Florence Nightingale on to the Palace of Westminster. St Thomas’ Hospital across the river joined suit, with a composite...
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Stock drone footage of central London
Stock drone footage of Westminster Abbey, London, during the coronavirus lockdown. Includes shots of the Houses of Parliament, Portcullis House, the London Eye, the River Thames, Whitehall, Westminster Abbey, The Southbank, The Foreign...
British Movietone
THAMES BUSES TRY-OUT
London is to have water buses which will go into service between Putney and the Tower of London Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection...
British Movietone
MOTORISTS' PETITION IMPRESSES COMMONS
A National Petition on the Basic Petrol ration has been delivered to the House of Commons by AA and RAC vans. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
British Movietone
""ENTENTE CORDIALE"" REVIVAL
Leon Blum, the French Prime Minister, visited London for coal negotiations. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for...
British Movietone
KING GEORGE V STATUE UNVEILING
The King unveils a statue of his father close to Westminster Abbey. Queen Mary attended the ceremony and paused by the statue with other members of her family. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
British Movietone
Parliament Re-Called
Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy and do not represent the opinions or editorial policies of...
British Movietone
TIDEWAY '64
The Thames Tideway Race is one of the trickiest tests for a dinghy sailor. Over two hundred entered. The race covers an eight and a half mile course - from Putney to Tower Bridge - and then a second stage back to Putney, seventeen miles,...
British Movietone
FESTIVAL SITE GROWS
A glance at the site of the Festival of Britain shows that good progress is being made. The new bridge across the Thames giving additional access to the South Bank is complete. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection....
British Movietone
STRIKE CRISIS
MP's arriving at the House of Commons for the new session, included some new members. The railway strike was one of the urgent problems facing the Government. The TUC had worked hard to find a solution and conferences between the TUC and...
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Big Ben's chimes ring out around Westminster for first time since New Year
The famous chimes of Big Ben have rung out for the first time since the New Year as part of technical tests ahead of Remembrance Sunday. Clock mechanics have tested the bell before it strikes 11 times to mark the start of the two-minute...
Bridgeman Arts
Police in Britain part 1 - policemen on the beat, controlling traffic, at the station, policewoman. London 1960s.
Clip from a film about the work of bobbies (British police) in Great Britain in the 60s, and their everyday tasks and duties.
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Sir Keir Starmer: Memorial remembering Covid-19 victims 'moving and emotional'
Labour Party leader Keir Starmer visits the COVID-19 Memorial Wall on the Embankment, central London, which has been painted with hearts in memory of the more than 145,000 people who have died in the UK from coronavirus. He says the...
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Cross-party support for Irish language legislation
MPs gather outside of the Houses of Parliament to show cross-party support for new Irish language legislation published in New Decade New Approach. Interviews with John Finucane MP and Dr Niall Comer. The legislation will create a new...