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Osbourne, who died this week, fronted Black Sabbath on classic tracks such as Paranoid, Iron Man and War Pigs.

Evening Standard

Protest laws would be denounced if done by China, says ex-Hong Kong Governor

Tory peer Lord Patten of Barnes said he found it ‘astonishing’ that the Public Order Bill was being proposed.

The Independent UK

Britain Summons China’s Ambassador over Treatment of BBC Journalist

Britain summoned China's ambassador on Tuesday to raise the treatment of a British journalist whose employer, the BBC, said had been assaulted by Chinese police while he was covering a protest in Shanghai. The incident has deepened long-running diplomatic tension between Britain and China over a range of issues including…

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UK summons Chinese ambassador to Foreign Office over police ‘beating’ of BBC journalist in Shanghai

Ed Lawrence was reportedly ‘arrested, handcuffed, beaten and kicked’ by security forces in Shanghai as he covered protests over the weekend

Evening Standard

British PM Sunak says ‘golden era’ of UK-China relations is over

Rishi Sunak warned on Monday that China posed a ‘systemic challenge’ to UK ‘values and interests’.

Al Jazeera

Rishi Sunak says 'golden era' of UK-China relations 'over' and hits out at 'crackdown'

The Prime Minister's first major foreign policy speech was described as 'thin as gruel' by Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy who said the Tories were 'flip-flopping' on rhetoric towards China

Daily Mirror

UK warns Beijing after BBC journalist covering China protests reportedly beaten by police

The BBC said Edward Lawrence was beaten and kicked by police

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No 10 condemns ‘shocking and unacceptable’ arrest of journalist in China

UK warns Beijing there is ‘absolutely no excuse’ for reporters to be ‘beaten by the police’.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak denounces Chinese arrest of BBC journalist as ‘shocking and unacceptable’

Incident came ahead of speech in which PM will set out ‘robust pragmatism’ policy towards Beijing

The Independent UK

BBC says Chinese police assaulted and detained its reporter at Shanghai protest

Journalist Ed Lawrence was beaten after being arrested at a protest against China’s strict Covid restrictions, broadcaster says

The Guardian - AU

UK and China in international row after BBC journalist 'beaten by police'

THE UK has warned Beijing there was “absolutely no excuse” for a BBC journalist covering protests in China to be “beaten by the police”.

The National (Scotland)

UK warns China after BBC journalist ‘beaten’ by police during protests

Grant Shapps said there was ‘no excuse’ for the treatment of Edward Lawrence by Chinese authorities.

The Independent UK

BBC says Chinese police assaulted its journalist at COVID protest

Footage on social media showed a man whom other journalists identified as the BBC’s Ed Lawrence being arrested.

Al Jazeera

China Arrests BBC Journalist Covering Covid Protests

The BBC said on Sunday one of its journalists in China had been arrested and beaten by police while covering protests against the country's zero-Covid policy. Hundreds of people took to the streets in China's major cities on Sunday in a rare outpouring of public anger against the state, AFP…

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Evening Standard

No10 slams as shocking and unacceptable the ‘beating’ by police in China of BBC journalist covering protests

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly tweeted: ‘Media freedom and freedom to protest must be respected. No country is exempt’

Daily Mirror

Anti-lockdown protests hit China cities as Brit journalist arrested and beaten

A British journalist has been arrested and "beaten" by authorities in China while covering mass protests against strict zero-Covid measures in China at the weekend

Newslaundry

BBC journalist ‘assaulted, detained’ while covering protest in Shanghai

A BBC journalist was allegedly assaulted and detained while covering a protest in Shanghai yesterday. The journalist, Ed Lawrence, works for BBC’s China bureau.

Wales Online

BBC cameraman reporting on China Covid-19 protests ‘beaten and kicked by police’

Edward Lawrence was arrested on Sunday, with the BBC saying it was 'very concerned'

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BBC Journalist beaten by police at china COVID protests

A BBC journalist was “beaten and kicked” by police during COVID-19 protests in China, the broadcaster said.

The New Daily

Chinese police accused of assaulting BBC journalist

The BBC says Chinese police assaulted and detained its journalist covering a protest in Shanghai, before releasing him after several hours.

The Guardian - AU

Clashes in Shanghai as protests over zero-Covid policy grip China

Beijing, Chengdu and Wuhan see demonstrations as anger over Xi Jinping’s strict Covid policies builds, in a test for the Communist party

The Independent UK

BBC journalist ‘beaten and kicked by police’ during Covid protests in China

The broadcaster said it was ‘very concerned’ after confirming cameraman Edward Lawrence ‘was attacked’ in Shanghai on Sunday.

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