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Jeremy Clarkson denies burning effigy of Donald Trump

Some social media users were outraged as Trump was crowned the 47th president of the US

The Independent UK

Lewes Bonfire Night parade included effigies of Nigel Farage and Paula Vennells

The tradition hasn’t stopped since its introduction in 1795

Evening Standard

Arson arrest over ‘firebomb’ thrown at Parliament on Guy Fawkes Night

Incident came amid Bonfire Night disorder across UK

Evening Standard

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Streets packed for annual Lewes bonfire parade

The first recorded event was in 1795.

Evening Standard

Guy Fawkes’ punishment was one of the most severe in English history – here’s what happens when a body is hung, drawn and quartered

After their infamous plot to destroy parliament was foiled, Guy Fawkes and his co-conspirators received one of the most severe judicial sentences in English history: hanging, drawing and quartering. According to the Treason Act 1351, this punishment involved:

The Conversation

Remember, remember, the fifth of November, when a bad guy tried to blow up a political system

A dastardly plot is afoot to burn it all down by any means necessary. Sound familiar, asks Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK

Voices: Remember, remember? We mustn’t forget 5 November

COMMENT: Thanks to the increasing cost of putting on a public display, 5 November is fast becoming ‘No-Fireworks Night’ – but there’s a good reason why we musn’t let our civil festivals of sparklers and effigy-burning be overshadowed by Halloween, says Clair Woodward

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OPINION - Halloween right now is a fake feast — the old Irish version was far better than our Americanised nightmare

The trouble with Halloween isn’t just, as Rachel Johnson points out today, that it’s the occasion for large scale larceny by the young and conspicuous ghoul-related consumption by adults on an indecent scale; it’s also a loathsome revenant of its former self. I grew up with Halloween in its old…

Evening Standard

Street Artists Say Graffiti on Abandoned L.A. High-Rises Is Disruptive, Divisive Art

Shepard Fairey calls the tagging of empty luxury towers a “poetic reuse of a failed space.”

Capital & Main

France deploys crisis cell to deal with fallout of major cyberattack

Cyberattacks of "unprecedented intensity" that targeted several French government institutions have been contained, the prime minister's office said Monday evening. The incident raises security concerns just months before Paris is to host the Olympic Games.

Radio France Internationale

French State Hit By 'Intense' Cyberattack: PM's Office

Cyberattacks of "unprecedented intensity" have targeted several French government institutions just months before the Paris Olympics but have been contained, the prime minister's office said Monday.

International Business Times

London's local hero: meet antique shop owner of 60 years Keith Fawkes

Meet Guy Fawkes’ descendant - the man who has owned his antique shop on Hampstead’s Flask Walk for nearly 60 years

Evening Standard

Gunpowder, treason and plot – take our Guy Fawkes quiz

How much do you remember from your history lessons about Guy Fawkes and the gunpowder plot?

The Guardian - UK

Voices: Fireworks are ‘loud, annoying, and repetitious’ say Independent readers as Bonfire Night approaches

Have your say: While most agreed that individuals should be banned from buying fireworks not everyone felt Bonfire Night celebrations should be reined in

The Independent UK

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Who was Guy Fawkes and how did he die? We have all the answers for curious kids

Want to know why we celebrate Bonfire Night every year on November 5th? It's all down to one infamous Guy Fawkes...

GoodToKnow

Why do we celebrate Bonfire Night? The history behind the tradition

Bonfire Night takes place on November 5 every year - and many want to know the origins of the celebration

Evening Standard

Fireworks in London 2024: The capital’s best Bonfire Night celebrations

From dazzling displays to brilliant bonfires, Mike Daw on how to enjoy an explosively good Guy Fawkes night

The Guardian - UK

‘We live in a complicated country’: David Olusoga on the UK’s contested union, then and now

The historian’s new TV series, Union, exposes the contradictions and conflicting identities that have beset the United Kingdom from its earliest alliances to our present divisions

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Evening Standard

OPINION - Farewell Jamie Reid, punk visionary who captured the spirit of generation

Jamie Reid, who has just died at the age of 76, was as important to London as Big Ben or Guy Fawkes. As influential as Martin Amis or John Betjeman. His work was as iconic as any London portrait by Monet, Pissarro or Canaletto. This Croydon-born boy was a colossal…

Loved Oppenheimer? The 5 movies you should stream next

Oppenheimer has been a massive hit with both audiences and critics, but what should you watch afterwards?

Wales Online

London commuters baffled as Gunpowder Plot conspirators ride the tube

A group of reenactors of the 1605 event took to the London Underground this morning - to highlight the fact that over a quarter of Brits lack knowledge of the historical plot

Daily Mirror

One in six Brits believe the Gunpowder Plot is a fictional story, research finds

A group of reenactors of the 1605 event took to the London Underground this morning, leaving commuters baffled as they rode towards Westminster

The Guardian - UK

Guardian readers who are in it for life

Brief letters: Dedicated readers | Chasing Woof | Guy Fawkes’ honesty | A republican boost | Hung up on Handel

The Guardian - UK

‘Oi, Camilla! Where are your Rothmans?’ My day as a royal footman

What’s it like to share a carriage with Charles and Camilla? Still waiting for my invitation to the coronation, I grabbed a ride with a pair of lookalikes – and even made it into Buckingham Palace

Daily Mirror

Drunk groom threatened to burn cabin crew 'like Guy Fawkes' in horror flight rampage

During the eight-hour flight, Mohammed Razaq also pinched a crew member's bottom leaving her terrified

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