{"id":371085,"date":"2026-08-18T13:00:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T12:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/there-needs-to-be-some-reckoning-thousands-attend-jason-arday-vigil-in-london\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T13:00:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T12:00:29","slug":"there-needs-to-be-some-reckoning-thousands-attend-jason-arday-vigil-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/there-needs-to-be-some-reckoning-thousands-attend-jason-arday-vigil-in-london\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;There needs to be some reckoning&#8217;: thousands attend Jason Arday vigil in London"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/stdxlhy-3us\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"'There needs to be some reckoning': thousands attend Jason Arday vigil in London\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/stdxlhy-3us\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Tens of thousands of people gathered in Trafalgar Square to pay tribute to the late University of Cambridge professor Jason Arday. 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