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Joe Jackson is an experienced and versatile journalist, specialised in reporting and writing, currently based in London, U.K., working for AFP.He regularly reported for the Wall Street Journal, Time and the New York Daily News, and contributed to the New York Times, the Guardian, Newsweek, AFP & Al Jazeera English, among others. He graduated in digital media from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism and in politics from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has promised a “decade of national renewal” (Photo by Alishia Abodunde/Getty Images)

Labour tipped for historic win as UK voters go to the polls

If predictions are accurate, Rishi Sunak will on Friday visit head of state King Charles III to tender his resignation as prime minister

NHS nurses march during a strike, amid a dispute with the government over pay, in London, Britain December 20, 2022. REUTERS/Maja Smiejkowska

Nurses in England stage new walk-out over pay

The main nursing union accuses the government of failing to negotiate seriously on improving their pay deal for the current year, which they say is crucial given the economic…

HARROGATE, ENGLAND – JULY 19: Remnants of the 17th century village of West End can be seen after water levels in the Thruscross reservoir are partially depleted in the heatwave on July 19, 2022 in Harrogate, England. Yorkshire Water, the regional utility, warned residents to use water wisely during the heatwave, adding that the area has had below average rainfall since last autumn. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

UK breaches 40 degrees for first time as heatwave batters Europe

Experts blame climate change for the latest heatwave and note the more frequent extreme weather will only worsen in years to come

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson answers questions during a briefing on the coronavirus pandemic, in Downing Street on November 5, 2020 in London, England. (Photo by Leon Neal – WPA Pool/Getty Images)

UK PM Johnson faces fresh scandal over lockdown party breach

The British PM had hoped to start the new year with a reset of his embattled government, leaving behind the so-called “partygate” scandals that ratcheted up the pressure on his…

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson answers questions during a briefing on the coronavirus pandemic, in Downing Street on November 5, 2020 in London, England. (Photo by Leon Neal – WPA Pool/Getty Images)

UK govt botched initial Covid response: MPs’ probe

Britain has suffered one of the highest tolls in Europe with nearly 138 000 Covid-19 deaths since March last year, raising questions about why it has fared worse than comparable…

Julian Assange has been detained at London’s high-security Belmarsh Prison, one of the UK’s toughest detention centres, since 2019.  (Peter Nicholls)

WikiLeaks founder Assange denied bail despite US extradition block

Julian Assange will have to remain in custody in Britain, pending a US appeal of the decision to block his extradition to face charges for leaking secret documents, a judge in…

British Prime Minister Theresa May tearfully delivers a statement on her resignation. (Reuters/Simon Dawson)

Contenders jockeying to replace May

Here is a look at the hopefuls to replace Theresa May as Prime Minister

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UK steps up no-deal Brexit plans with 3 500 soldiers on standby

May’s cabinet is divided between ministers who want the government to embrace a no-deal outcome and those who favour parliament having a final say

British Prime Minister Theresa May has resigned. (Reuters/Dylan Martinez)

UK opposition launches parliamentary confidence manoeuvre against PM May

​British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn on Monday tabled a non-binding no-confidence vote in Prime Minister Theresa May

Turkey vows to reveal ‘naked truth’ over Khashoggi death

Turkish officials have said they believe that 15 Saudi men who arrived in Istanbul on two flights on October 2 were connected to Khashoggi’s death

Banksy, Girl With Balloon (2006).
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Banksy shocks art world by shredding £1mn work at auction

"Girl with Balloon" had just sold at Sotheby’s Friday for £1 042 000 when it unexpectedly passed through a shredder hidden in the frame