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Work on Crossrail will shut Oxford Street to traffic for up to a year. Why do we want Crossrail again? An independent Tamil-rights candidate in the Euro-elections did better than a lot of the more mainstream parties. North London pensioners are not happy about warden …

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Four Tamils were arrested today for scaling Westminster Abbey. Brixton Prison Radio has won two awards for its work. Students at the London Metropolitan University are staging a sit-in to protest about job cuts. Prayers have been granted for seven religious institutions in the capital. …

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Tamil Protesters Could Divert Marathon

Image by JessicaMulley The ongoing protest by Sri Lankan Tamils in Parliament Square may force organisers to divert Sunday’s marathon. The protest, now in its fourth week, calls for an end to military strikes against Tamil separatists in Sri Lanka. The campaign has cost the …

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Tamil Demonstration Day Three

By Simon-K Tamil protesters remain in Parliament Square this morning, calling for the UK government to act to end the war in Sri Lanka. The demonstration caused chaos on Westminster Bridge yesterday as protestors sat down en masse, forcing police to close the bridge to …

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Tamil Protestors Close Down Westminster Bridge

Thousands of disaffected Tamils and sympathisers have been protesting on Westminster Bridge throughout the night. They’re looking for UN intervention to help end the war in Sri Lanka, and demand a meeting with Gordon Brown to press their cause. The protest has resulted in the …