Thousands of London Underground staff have started a series of strikes over pay and conditions.

A man has been arrested after climbing the Big Ben tower at the Palace of Westminster in central London while barefoot and holding a Palestinian flag.

Britain joined large swathes of Europe in a coronavirus lockdown designed to save its health care system from being overwhelmed. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)LONDON – The British government and the Bank of England joined forces Thursday to provide further support to an economy facing a difficult winter following the imposition of new coronavirus lockdown measures. However, it was reinstated on Saturday when the government abruptly announced another lockdown for England to last until Dec. 2. The Bank of England estimates that the number of people on furlough will more than double in November to 5.5 million. The government had for months balked at calls for an extension, arguing it wasn't its role to support every job forever.