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Kenmure Street protests. On the morning of 13 May 2021, two Sikh men of Indian origin living on Kenmure Street in the Pollokshields area of Glasgow were taken from their home and detained by the Home Office in a van on the street for alleged immigration violations. In response, neighbours and advocates organized a sit-in protest and surrounded ...
The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, more commonly referred to as COP26, was the 26th United Nations Climate Change conference, held at the SEC Centre in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, from 31 October to 13 November 2021. The president of the conference was UK cabinet minister Alok Sharma. [ 1][ 2] Delayed for a year due to ...
The Glasgow Climate Pact is an agreement reached at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26). [ 2] The pact is the first climate agreement explicitly planning to reduce unabated coal usage. [ 2] A pledge to "phase out" coal was changed to "phase down" late in negotiation, for coal in India and coal in China and other coal ...
The Glasgow City Council was responsible for delivering a number of the venues and lasting benefits from the Games for the city and people of Glasgow. The Scottish Government was the third organisation in the partnership and was the main funder of the Games. [21] Lord Robert Smith was the chairman of the Glasgow 2014 Organising Committee. [22]
The National. ISSN. 0307-5745. Website. glasgowtimes .co .uk. Media of Scotland. List of newspapers. The Glasgow Times is an evening tabloid newspaper published Monday to Saturday in the city of Glasgow, Scotland. Called The Evening Times from 1876, it was rebranded as the Glasgow Times on 4 December 2019. [ 2][ 3]
The 2024 general election was held on 4 July 2024. 57 Scottish Westminster seats were contested. The election saw a resurgence of Labour within Scotland, with the party winning 37 seats, an increase of 36 from the previous election. The Liberal Democrats also saw gains, increasing their Scottish representation in Parliament from two seats to ...
HM Prison Barlinnie is the largest prison in Scotland. It is operated by the Scottish Prison Service and is located in the residential suburb of Riddrie, in the north east of Glasgow, Scotland. It is informally known locally as The Big Hoose, Bar and Bar-L. [ 1 ][ 2 ] In 2018, plans for its closure were announced.
The Govan-Partick Bridge is a new bridge under construction in Glasgow, Scotland, across the River Clyde, close to the Riverside Museum. [ 1] To allow ships past, its swing bridge main span can rotate to align with the south shore. The 110-metre bridge [ 2] will carry pedestrians and bicycles between Govan south of the river and Partick to the ...