Author: ISABELLA KWAI
For a U.K. Satirist and His Online Fans, Comedy Is Catharsis
Lockdown has helped establish Munya Chawawa as a sardonic voice for young people who don’t often recognize themselves in the comedians they see on TV.
Opposition Wins Greenland Election After Running Against Rare Earths Mine
Greenland’s left-wing environmentalist party promised to halt a mining project that could have made Greenland a major source of rare earths but at a potentially steep environmental price.
London Police Officer Convicted of Membership in Neo-Nazi Group
Benjamin Hannam, 22, is the first British police officer to be convicted of a terrorism offense, according to the local news media. He joined the neo-Nazi group National Action in 2016 and became a police officer in 2018.
Britain Unveils £50 Bill Honoring Alan Turing, Famed Code Breaker
The design will start circulating on June 23, the birthday of the mathematician whose work cracking German codes is credited with helping to shorten World War II.
14 Arrested at Bristol Protest Over U.K. Policing Bill
The rally in Bristol followed violent clashes on Sunday. The demonstrations are part of a broader movement against a proposed law that would bolster the authorities’ power to disperse protests.
Police Find 16 People Hidden in a Truck in England
Although there were no deaths, the case had echoes of a smuggling episode in the country in 2019, in which 39 people from Vietnam died in a refrigerated tractor-trailer.
U.K. Policing Bill Examined After Clashes at Sarah Everard Vigil
The police’s actions at an event in memory of a woman who was kidnapped and killed in London have put the proposed legislation under a spotlight.