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The U.K. competition watchdog said on Thursday it was looking into the use of dynamic pricing in the Aug. 31 Oasis concert ticket sale. The move comes after surging prices during the ticket sale caused an uproar among fans. CBC | World News
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U.K. report on deadly Grenfell highrise fire slams unscrupulous companies, complacent government
A damning report on a deadly 2017 London highrise fire said on Wednesday that decades of failures by government, regulators and industry turned Grenfell Tower into a “death trap” where 72 people lost their lives. CBC | World News
Read More »U.K. rioters thwarted by heavy police presence, counter-protests
British anti-racism campaigners filled the streets of towns and cities across the country and police put on a massive show of force, largely stifling a threatened wave of far-right demonstrations. CBC | World News
Read More »Far-right groups target 30 locations as U.K. braces for another night of violent riots
British police are gearing up for another night of violence amid concerns that far-right groups plan to target as many as 30 locations around the United Kingdom on Wednesday following a week of rioting and disorder. CBC | World News
Read More »Anti-immigration unrest hits parts of U.K., taking aim at hotel thought to house asylum seekers
Anti-immigration protesters broke hotel windows and set bins on fire in northern England on Sunday in the latest wave of unrest that has presented a major test to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s new government. CBC | World News
Read More »Far-right protesters clash with anti-racism groups, police across U.K.
A number of British police officers were injured Saturday as far-right activists faced off with anti-racism protesters. The clashes come following a stabbing attack at a dance class earlier this week that left three girls dead and several wounded. CBC | World News
Read More »U.K. stabbing suspect charged with murder appears in court
A 17-year-old boy charged with three counts of murder and 10 counts of attempted murder for the stabbings at a dance class in northwest England has made his first court appearance. CBC | World News
Read More »Online misinformation fuelled violence in U.K. town where 3 children were killed, local lawmaker says
Residents swept up broken bricks, shattered glass and burned plastic on Wednesday after protesters clashed with police outside a mosque in a northwest England town where three girls were fatally stabbed. CBC | World News
Read More »Edmonton man sentenced to 5 years in prison in U.K. for belonging to terrorist organization
British radical Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary, whose followers have been linked to numerous plots around the world, was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 28 years on Tuesday for directing a terrorist organization, while Edmonton native Khaled Hussein was sentenced to five years in prison for belonging to the group. CBC | World News
Read More »3rd child dies in stabbing attack on U.K. dance class
A nine-year old girl wounded in a stabbing attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance and yoga class in northwestern England died Tuesday, bringing the death toll to three, as police questioned a 17-year-old suspect arrested minutes after the rampage. CBC | World News
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