News about Guy Fawkes

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On Saturday night, a effigy of a police officer wearing a pig mask was displayed on a bonfire as huge crowds descended on the city for bonfire night. The disturbing effigy stood atop stacks of pallets that towered over the surrounding area in Birkenhead, Merseyside's north end district. On Sunday, a local man caught crowds adding the finishing touches to the stack as he passed by the bonfire night preparations. The video begins as the man drives down the road passing a community-built football cage with green fencing. As he clocks the massive stack of wooden pallets, he appears out the passenger side window in a car, saying, 'F**k me, it's a big mound that.'

In what was the first King's Speech in Parliament since King George VI addressed MPs and Lords in 1950, Charles paid tribute to his late mother Queen Elizabeth II before laying out the government's reform agenda. The entire day was rich in English constitutional history, as Black Rod (bottom right) exemplified, with a ban on tapping on the door of the House of Commons to request MPs' presence in the Lords. The King and Queen Camilla arrived in Westminster in the Diamond Jubile State Coach, having participated in a royal procession from Buckingham Palace. Yeomen of the Guard (top right) undertook Parliament for a ceremonial search, continuing a tradition that dates back to the foiled Gunpowder Plot of 1605. Guy Fawkes, a Catholic conspirator who was concealing enough explosives to blow King James I and the remainder of the English aristocracy to smithereens, was discovered back in the 1970s. MPs and lords alike gathered today to listen to the King's big moment, but moods were much lighter today.

Thousands of people took to the streets of Britain for the second year this year, with crowds flinging petrol bombs at police officers, lighting fireworks at homes, and putting garbage cans on streets. Around 100 youths in Edinburgh clashed with riot police who had fireworks crashing their shields, while firefighters in Greater Manchester were pelted with bricks. Although much of the chaos on November 5 was caused by pockets of rebels up and down the country, in some towns, autumnal festivities were marred by protesters donning Guy Fawkes masks as part of the annual Million Mask March.

During Million Mask March, Bonfire Night ignited hours of chaos across the United Kingdom as riot police clashed with petrol bombs in Edinburgh. As the holidays progressed into mayhem, tinderboxes of simmering indignation erupted on the streets. The march, which was inspired by the comedic book film V for Vendetta, in London, erupted into brawl and indignation at the police.

Bonfire night has a long tradition that we are reminded of each year: remember the fifth of November.' Gunpowder, treason, and a scheme.' Guy Fawkes, the most notorious of the 1605 plot, was found guarding the gunpowder under House of Parliament's which was intended to kill King James I. But did you know that Guy - full name Guido - Fawkes was not the true mastermind behind the plan?And were you aware that one of the plotters themselves is to blame for the idea's failure? Learn more about the plot on November 5 so you may not have guessed it.

Rosie May (pictured left and inset), who was four years old at the time, and her family (pictured right) attended a Bonfire Night festival in Cwmbran, South Wales, where she was struck by a stray firework, which left her with serious burns. She was rushed to A&E and stayed in hospital for more than a month before her family was told she had suffered a permanent neck injury. As an ambassador for the Children's Burns Trust, Rosie May spoke at her local school this week about fire and firework safety.

Jim Storey elucidated the difficulties that his local Lions Club is facing in order to ensure that it will continue to accept cash payments and donations from supporters of its various fundraising activities. It's been thwarted at every twist and turn. And by being limited to just taking contactless payments, it is depleting the funds it uses to support charitable causes. Jim, 69, is a member of the Lions Club of Fleet in Hampshire. The club had no choice but to rethink the way it runs its events as a result of the closing of the town's HSBC branch, which is the bank Fleet Lions uses.

Puzzlers are scratching their heads as they try to find the microphone within this chaotic image. According to Ticketgum, it takes around 60 seconds to search down the microphone, with some getting so ill that they skipped the image without even finding it. So can you find it?

In this fun puzzle put together by UK-based Make My Blinds, players must find the bee that stings. Although this may seem to be a straightforward challenge, participants must find the insect in just five seconds to reach the top of the charts. An average of 53% of participants so far have spotted the stinger bee in five seconds or less.

In the puzzle that was supposed to be for kids, there are five tricky answers to solve in under 15 seconds, but even adults are having trouble. The details of these cute pictures of a panda have been changed just a little. However, just five percent of players have been able to locate the tweaks in less than 15 seconds.

Ann LESLIE As I write this, I am shaking with delayed shock. I have been running shoeless through streets full of smashed glass from loot shop windows, and I have been running gunshots. My head has been spinning with a tumultuous mixture of excitement, anxiety, and foreboding at what has happened and is still happening today. I am no different from anybody else in this vast and beautiful land where a political landslip is triggered because one elderly, dignified, grey-haired man walking with a slight limp, four hours ago crossed a stop sign painted on the Victor Verster Prison drive and stepped slowly out of South Africa's turbulent freedom.

British luxury pet products Lords and Labradors has challenged people to find the two pooches hiding in this fun brainteaser?Will you be one of the few people able to locate the two dogs in less than 43 seconds? All the other animals are owned by their owners, but two of them have strayed too far.

The Betway team, which has its Malta headquarters, has put together a football-themed puzzle to compel even the most analytical of minds. In 25 seconds, the challenge is to figure out how many footballs are hidden within the vibrant brainteaser. The first challenge appears straightforward, but as the clock approaches the finish time, most people get offended. The black and white footballs are nestled between vibrant balls, ranging from tennis and basket balls to yellow and green versions.

PT HITCHENS: These are all parts of the country where home-owners feel it is impossible to challenge these street gangs, unlike Angela Flynn's case, where a group of children was threatening a bicycle in a suburb of Gillingham, Kent, who was as young as ten years old, was threatening them. After posting an angry post on Facebook, it was surprising that the majority of the reports of this incident concerned her husband, Michael, who was suspended from his school work. Many people will find this unfair. But it's also bewildering to me that his suspected online misdeed was swiftly and harshly punished. On the other hand, we can be fairly certain that the miniature louts will have no long-term effects.

British tavel experts Titan Travel have revealed a puzzle which is guaranteed to leave you confused - so can you find the holidaymaker wearing a pair of shades by the pool? To pick out the individual wearing the glasses from the fête, you'll need to have your eagle-eyes trained on the drawing's particulars.

The University of Birmingham's researchers are investigating how to survive and thrive on other planets. Just a few of the experiments at the Boulby potash mine near Staithes include medical testing and planning home building. If space crews continue to avoid hazardous meteor debris, the 'Bio-SPHERE project' may even open the way for underground homes in space.

It was the most famous attempt to assassinate a King and his courtiers in history. Catholic conspirators led by Robert Catesby hoped to murder James I by blowing up Parliament in 1605. Many with a keen interest in reliving history will sleep in Catesby's manor's gatehouse, where he collaborated with failed assassin Guy Fawkes (both depicted top) and other conspirators as they planned the mass murder. The three-bed property, which is on sale for £300 a night, is just yards from the bed in Ashby Manor, where the men lived in the days leading up to November 5, 1605. The manor was the ancestral home of the Catesby family from 1375 to 1611. The gatehouse in the village of Ashby St Ledgers, Northamptonshire, has two double bedrooms and another sleeping area with three single beds, and has been described as the 'perfect country getaway' on Airbnb.

Gergely Dudas, the Hungarian artist who is also known as Dudolf, has returned with a mind-blowing puzzle that is sure to leave you confused for a minute. Fans of the fabled cartoonist have questioned which bird is sporting his distinctive hat in his colorful photo. In the picture, an assortment of blue birds wearing headpieces of all shapes and colors is visible. However, one of the birds' hats is completely different and out of place with the majority of the birds and their clothing.

Gergely Dudas, a.k.a. Dudolf, has returned with yet another mind-blowing brain teaser that is sure to have you perplexed. Among the hundreds of cockatoos, the famous cartoonist has challenged you to find a total of four doves - and it isn't easy. A number of cockatoos are arranged in close proximity, with some sporting colorful accessories such as scarves and sunglasses. (Pictured: Dudolf brainteaser)

Exclusive: Camelia Andrei, a 50-year-old beauty, has turned a mundane suburban terrace in York into a spooky adaptation of the horror film. The former sandwich store owner claims she has always had an interest in the supernatural, whether it be Romania or 'Dracula country,' as she describes it.

BlindsByPost's Easter-themed brainteaser is putting players' observation skills to the test and finding the bunny amongst the Easter eggs. Although some may think the puzzle is straight forward, finding the naughty rabbit hiding amounst the chocolate treats may be a little difficult.

A newlywed was sentenced to prison for going on a vodka-fuelled rampage on a plane in which he groped a stewardess and screamed at passengers. During the 4,500-mile Emirates flight from Dubai to Manchester last year, Mohammed Razaq, 29, (pictured) groped one flight attendant and threatened another that he'burned her like Guy Fawkes.' He was sentenced to 18 months in prison today after pleaded guilty to alcohol dependence on an aircraft, chargeable to intoxication, sexual assault, and criminal harm at Minshull Street Crown Court, Manchester. During the riot, Razaq, a Burnley, told male passengers, 'Go f*** their mothers,' after being afraid of a frosty reception from his family in the United Kingdom after they married a woman they disapproved of in his native Pakistan. Razaq groped the stewardes as she bent down to pick up garbage during the gruesome ride from Dubai.

This cheeky seek-and-find brainteaser shared by someone from California, has left Twitter puzzled, but can you spot what's wrong with the image or will you get stuck singing the alphabet song? According to the person who posted it, the more calm you are, the more it will be to determine where the problem is.