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Reported for Al Jazeera English, The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, The Frontline Club, Islington Gazette, Hackney Gazette, Southwark News and Brixton Bugle.
MA International Journalism Graduate from City, University of London.
Al Jazeera English
London, United Kingdom - Britons are set to vote for the third time in four years in a snap poll called to end the political deadlock over Brexit. Voters will flock to polling booths on Thursday from 7am (7:00GMT), braving cold, wet and possibly snowy weather in some regions, to participate in an election that has been dubbed the most important for a generation.
Chatham, United Kingdom - From the quiet corner of a library nestled in the heart of Charles Dickens country, Vince Maple's calm voice belies his frustration. Of late, he explains, it has been the worst of times for his hometown in southeast England, situated just 50 kilometres (30 miles) southeast of the capital, London.
The World Health Organization ( WHO) has confirmed the Democratic Republic of the Congo ( DRC) will begin using a second Ebola vaccine as part of efforts to curtail the epidemic that has killed more than 2,000 people in the last 13 months.
The Amazon is being shrouded in plumes of smoke as fires rage across parts of the rainforest, imperilling the so-called "lungs of the planet" and the vast array of life to which it is home. Visible from outer space, the smoke billows have prompted international alarm, calls for action and much finger-pointing over what, or who, is responsible for the burning.
Christchurch, New Zealand - At first, the victims of last week's Christchurch mosque attacks went to their graves in ones and twos. From Wednesday onwards, bodies were slowly released from coroners to relatives eager to say a final goodbye to their loved ones.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - It was naptime at the nursery school in Complex da Penha favela, and teacher Thuany Farias da Silva was cautious not to disturb the dozens of toddlers who were sprawled out asleep on the floor around her.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - To detractors, he's a dangerous cheerleader for dictatorship. To supporters, he's the leader capable of delivering salvation from Brazil's political, social and economic crises. Jair Bolsonaro, a divisive far-right firebrand and self-styled political outsider, has been sworn in as the 38th president of Latin America's largest democracy.
London, United Kingdom - Mondays are rarely fun. But for British Prime Minister Theresa May and her embattled government, Monday, December 10, 2018, will likely go down as a particularly lousy day.
Far-right politician Jair Bolsonaro will be given the keys to Brazil's presidential palace on January 1. The 63-year-old far-right former army captain, who vanquished rival Fernando Haddad of the leftist Workers' Party (PT) in a runoff vote on Sunday, has pledged to radically reform Latin America's largest country.
Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary suffered an inauspicious start as President Joseph Kabila's anointed candidate for the highest political office in the Democratic Republic of Congo ( DRC). En route to filing his candidacy on August 8, the last day of registrations for December's long-delayed elections, Shadary found the gates guarding the electoral commission offices in the capital, Kinshasa, barred shut.
People in India's flood-ravaged state of Kerala are facing a "great struggle to rebuild their lives", local officials have warned, as high waters that have killed hundreds of people and displaced more than a million others start to recede. Rescue teams searched throughout the southern state on Wednesday for survivors stranded during the area's worst flooding for a century.
Editor's Note: This article forms part of a series of content being produced for Al Jazeera in association with the launch of its new football podcast, Game of Our Lives. -- Peter Joyce has sat in the stands at Scotland's biggest football fixture more than 100 times, but he has yet to enjoy the experience even once.
The UK spent more than $1m on providing security for the world's largest weapons fair, Al Jazeera reveals, in an operation campaigners say undermined the rights of anti-war activists.
Like many others in Cape Town, Sandra Dickson has no other option but to get creative. "We catch water from our showers in buckets, and throw it into our toilets," Dickson, who has been living in the South African city for the last 24 years, told Al Jazeera.
The last clarion call of the Titanic, an announcement of the first successful flight and America's entry into World War One - on more than one occasion the telegram has been at the heart of history. Now it is coming to a final end, in Belgium - one of the last countries to use the messaging service.
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism/The Guardian
In Herefordshire the river Wye curls through market towns, forests of oak and yellow fields tall with rapeseed. It is an area of outstanding natural beauty - walkers come to the area to traverse Offa's Dyke, go fishing or catch a glimpse of herons, bats or polecats.
Since the days of the wild west frontier, the popular image of American farming has been of cowboys rounding up steers on wide open ranches, to whoops, whips and hollers. Today, the cowboys on their ranches under wide open skies have been replaced by vast sheds, hulking over the plains, housing tens of thousands of animals each, with the noises and smells spreading far beyond their fences.
Nearly every county in England has at least one industrial-scale livestock farm, with close to 800 US-style mega farms operating across the UK, new research reveals. The increase in mega farms - which critics describe as "cruel and unnecessary" - is part of a 26% rise in intensive factory farming in six years, a shift that is transforming the British countryside.
The Islington Gazette
Paul Wood Islington's sole opposition councillor has blasted the town hall for dragging its heels over the risk of flooding - something she says could have lessened this morning's destruction. Cllr Caroline Russell and water industry consultant Michael Coffey at the scene of the flooding.
Archant Behind the front door of an Islington townhouse, the sounds of a different age ring out. The Gazette hears how Jukebox London is bringing the past to life. An AMI Continental 2 from 1962 is among the wares on show in the Webbs' house. Picture: Polly Hancock David and Margaret Webb are noisy neighbours.
Dieter Perry Footballers are kicking off over plans to move their five-a-side league out of a leisure centre - to make room for a trampoline park. Sobell five-a-side players Tamsin Oglesby, Paul Millington, Mark Merchant, John Barber and Peter Murray.
Southwark News
News Desk Health trade opzioni binarie minimo 5 euro "Up to 3,000 bed days may be saved through the programme by reducing hospital admissions and re-admissions of patients with heart failure" binary options trading strategies pdf A national first scheme to improve care for people with heart failure is being launched in Southwark and Lambeth, David Child writes.
News Desk Culture Misc Soldier Frederick Thorndyke was lauded for his courage The medals of a Bermondsey WW1 war hero have been sold for £10,000 at auction. The collection of Frederick Henry Thorndyke, registered in the 1911 census as a resident of Bermondsey, were sold last week through UK auction centre Lacy Scott & Knight (LS&K).
News Desk Housing Environment "My entrance is always blocked, I can't get buggies up or down the stairs... I'll start using this locker straight away," resident said The first buggy storage unit in Southwark has been installed on the Unwin and Friary estate, David Child writes.
The Hackney Gazette
Hackney Winter Night Shelter shut for the summer on March 31. Later this month Gazette staff will tackle the Hackney Half for the charity - in the hope it can stay open longer next year. David Child finds out about its vital work.
Archant A dad and his five-year-old autistic daughter were kicked out of Hackney Central Library - because he was reading too loudly. Adam Marks with his daughter Susan. Picture: Adam Marks Adam Marks was reading to his daughter Susan in the children's section on Friday afternoon when he was reprimanded by a security guard for disrupting other library users.
PA Wire/PA Images Kingsland High Street and Finsbury Park's Post Offices are expected to shut tomorrow as workers take to the street to protest their planned closure. The Finsbury Park branch, in Seven Sisters Road, is "90 per cent" likely to be closed by strike action, according to the Communication Workers Union (CWU), but the Dalston branch definitely will not open.
The Lambeth Weekender
The Brixton Bugle
Mosaic Clubhouse celebrates the launch of a new 5-day-a-week mental health service for Lambeth, writes David Child. "The Sanctuary", a venture jointly commissioned by Lambeth Council and the NHS operated Lambeth Clinical Commission Group, will run weekly at the Mosaic Clubhouse from Wednesday through to Sunday between 6pm and 2am.
Situated in the heart of Brixton, this friendly local pub is glowing once again. David Child went to find out a little more. Things are different at The Trinity Arms following its refurbishment, but the familiar warmth of old hasn't deserted this Brixton institution. Pub thresholds are often best crossed on nippy autumn evenings.
Florence Eshalomi grew up in the "barrier block" on Brixton's Somerleyton estate. Today she represents the boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark on the Greater London Assembly.
The Frontline Club
The second evening in the Kleptoscope series explored the illicit wealth originating from the Middle East that flows through the capital's economy. The panel, chaired by prominent investigative journalist Oliver Bullough, examined ground-breaking stories focusing on Arab Spring countries. They explored how kleptocrats from the region have used the services of the British capital to retain and launder their money.
The Frontline Club is delighted to present an evening dedicated to the recent social, political and cultural transitions in Burma presented through the eyes of its young filmmakers. Free elections, gender equality and defeating poverty are themes reoccurring in this unique programme of short films selected by Igor Blazevic; thinker, political activist and founder of the One World Human Rights Festival in Prague.