James Glenday is the ABC's Europe correspondent, based in London.
He has worked for 7.30, radio current affairs and TV news, most recently as a political reporter in Canberra. Before that he covered the Top End of Australia from the ABC's Darwin office and worked in commercial television.
James has won several journalism awards, including the ABC's prestigious Andrew Olle Scholarship.
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| UpdatedIt seems likely the history books will record September 24, 2017, as the day the German "grand coalition" was put on ice for a bit, writes James Glenday.
Topics: government-and-politics, elections, world-politics, germany
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| UpdatedThe ABC spoke to locals at the finish line of the Berlin marathon to get their views on the political situation in Europe's most powerful nation.
Topics: government-and-politics, elections, world-politics, germany
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| UpdatedAlternative for Germany's sudden rise could make life a bit more complicated for German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Europe correspondent James Glenday writes.
Topics: world-politics, germany
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| UpdatedThe result of this weekend's vote in Germany seems to be a foregone conclusion, with Angela Merkel tipped to win. The real action is expected to begin once the votes are counted and the backroom talks begin, writes James Glenday.
Topics: elections, world-politics, germany
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| UpdatedThe remains of buildings used by Nazi officials in Munich are left standing in a bid to illustrate the true horrors of the Nazi movement, which historians fear are "fading" in the public consciousness.
Topics: history, world-war-2, unrest-conflict-and-war, germany
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| UpdatedEven from the sidelines of a suburban soccer match in Munich, the diplomatic fallout from Ankara and Berlin can be felt after Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan urged Turks in Germany to vote against the major political parties in the upcoming election.
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, germany, turkey
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| UpdatedGermans prefer their politicians to be predictable, and even a little boring, and in Angela Merkel they see a stable leader who can navigate an unpredictable world.
Topics: elections, world-politics, government-and-politics, germany
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Hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets of Barcelona on Catalonia's national day to show their support for cutting ties with Spain.
Topics: activism-and-lobbying, government-and-politics, world-politics, territorial-disputes, spain
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Cricket in Ireland may still seen as an "English" game but as its popularity increases, players are keen to show that Ireland now really does belong among the world's elite cricketing nations.
Topics: cricket, sport, government-and-politics, community-and-society, ireland
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| UpdatedThe "massively proud" partner of Australian woman Kirsty Boden, who was killed during the London Bridge terrorist attack, says her legacy will live on in a new nursing scholarship.
Topics: people, terrorism, united-kingdom
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| UpdatedAfter a difficult few months for some members of the Royal family, sparked by the 20th anniversary of Princess Diana's death, the timing of a baby announcement couldn't be better, writes James Glenday.
Topics: royal-and-imperial-matters, human-interest, england, united-kingdom
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| UpdatedIt's been more than two years since Ireland voted Yes to same-sex marriage. Voters from both sides of the campaign say Australians can learn from their experiences.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, electoral-system, gays-and-lesbians, community-and-society, marriage, australia, ireland
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There are bigger problems in the world than a clock that needs maintenance, but at a time when there is so much uncertainty and senseless violence in the world, the steady, regular bongs of Big Ben are a symbol of stability, James Glenday writes.
Topics: community-and-society, history, human-interest, united-kingdom
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| UpdatedSeven-year-old Julian Cadman is confirmed to have died in last week's terror attack in Barcelona, with his family remembering the Sydney boy as an "energetic, funny and cheeky" child and his school paying tribute to his "generous heart".
Topics: death, terrorism, spain, australia, sydney-2000
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| UpdatedThe father of an Australian boy caught up in the recent Spanish terrorist attacks touches down in Barcelona and is taken immediately to an official justice building, the place where victims of the attacks are being identified.
Topics: terrorism, unrest-conflict-and-war, missing-person, sydney-2000, nsw, australia, spain
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| UpdatedOn the day of the attack, Australian woman Susan McLean described a "tidal wave" of people fleeing Las Ramblas, but less than 24 hours later hundreds of people have flooded the same boulevard with an important message.
Topics: terrorism, law-crime-and-justice, spain
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| UpdatedAfter witnessing the mangled mess in Nice, the crushed Christmas huts of Berlin and the horror of London Bridge, terrorist attacks are no longer a surprise in Europe, writes James Glenday.
Topics: terrorism, law-crime-and-justice, spain
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| UpdatedTwenty years after her death of the "People's Princess", her items are on display in palaces, old photos are public and a string of TV shows are being broadcast, each with tiny titbits of new information.
Topics: royal-and-imperial-matters, human-interest, united-kingdom, england
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| UpdatedThe United Kingdom has one of the worst records of acid attacks in the developed world, and it is thought many incidents go unreported.
Topics: assault, crime, law-crime-and-justice, england, united-kingdom
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| UpdatedAndre Spicer wanted to use London's long summer days to encourage his five-year-old daughter's entrepreneurial side with a lemonade stall, but the long arm of the law intervened.
Topics: offbeat, law-crime-and-justice, united-kingdom
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Two centuries after its creation, the UK's Home Office is still not perfect, and this should concern Australians as Peter Dutton's new security super-ministry takes shape, experts say.
Topics: defence-and-national-security, security-intelligence, government-and-politics, terrorism, immigration, refugees, defence-forces, federal-government, foreign-affairs, crime-prevention, united-kingdom, canberra-2600
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| UpdatedThe Pope Emeritus' 93-year-old former choirmaster brother, who acknowledged slapping pupils, is found to have turned a blind eye in a report detailing the abuse of hundreds of choir boys over several decades.
Topics: music, religion-and-beliefs, community-and-society, child-abuse, germany
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| UpdatedIt is not a moment Malcolm Turnbull ever imagined in his younger years, but overnight the Prime Minister, an avowed republican, met with Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace.
Topics: turnbull-malcolm, government-and-politics, foreign-affairs, republic, royal-and-imperial-matters, world-politics, united-kingdom, australia, england
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Residents of Hamburg were told that hosting the G20 summit would help promote their city to a worldwide audience, but locals say the violence wrought by thousands of angry protesters has damaged the German city's reputation.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, world-politics, police, activism-and-lobbying, germany
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| UpdatedHundreds of hooded anti-capitalist militants scuffle with German police on the fringes of a largely peaceful march against G20, after two days of violent clashes which mar the summit of world leaders.
Topics: government-and-politics, world-politics, foreign-affairs, activism-and-lobbying, police, germany