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A sign reads "no sex" in the red-light district in Amsterdam.

Sex workers in Europe struggle to survive as clubs slowly reopen

Jobs

As sex clubs reopen across Europe, sex workers worry about their earnings and also whether they can stay safe. Niki Adams, a spokesperson with English Collective of Prostitutes, says the pandemic and lack of state support shows how far the industry still has to go to gain legal recognition.

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360 Staff Pick: Speech Therapy

Arts, Culture & Media

Experimenting with Laughing Gas

Arts, Culture & Media
A rig (L) surrounds the top of one of the chimneys of Battersea Power Station as demolition work is carried out, in London, Oct. 2, 2014.

Why the UK has an easier time than the US divorcing from coal

Economics
The bodies of thousands of Londoners, including plague victims, lie in the Bedlam Burial Ground.

Uncovering the plague pit beneath London’s streets

Health
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VIDEO: Hugh Grant leads parade of outraged U.K. phone hacking victims

Arts, Culture & Media

Hugh Grant, Sally Dower and other victims of the British media’s phone hacking testified before a British committee examining media excesses and bad behavior. It seems likely that new regulations will come from these actions.

Passengers spend 8 hours stuck on Air India Flight 131, just miles from destination

They sat at London’s Gatwick airport for more than eight hours without food, waiting to get to London’s Heathrow airport, despite it being close enough that some passengers volunteered to walk.

Remains of King Richard III Found Beneath Parking Lot

A few months ago British archeologists announced that they’d found what they believed to be the bones of King Richard III beneath a parking lot in Leicester, England. Based on new DNA testing, lead archaeologist Richard Buckley says that they are certain “beyond a reasonable doubt” that the bones belong to Richard III. The poor […]

Hugh Grant Accuses British Tabloid of Hacking

Conflict & Justice

Actor Hugh Grant gave evidence Monday to a public inquiry into press standards in Britain. Grant alleged that the British tabloid newspaper Mail on Sunday may have hacked his phone.

St Paul’s Cathedral Cleric Resigns Over Occupy Protests

Conflict & Justice

Giles Fraser, the Canon Chancellor at London’s St Paul’s Cathedral has resigned over the handling of ‘Occupy London’ protests outside his church.

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