Police ‘Surrounded’ at Pro-Palestine Event After Making Arrests

Published on December 2, 2023

Police were “surrounded” by demonstrators and prevented from leaving after making two arrests at a pro-Palestine march in London, the Met Police said. In an update on X, the force said it arrested one man for a racially aggravated public order offence in Windrush Square, Brixton, because of a placard he was carrying. When police attempted to leave the area with him, protesters blocked their path before they were removed by other officers. A police van was again stopped as officers attempted to drive away with a teenage boy arrested for criminal damage of a patrol vehicle on nearby Saltoun Road....

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Launch of Digital Pound Must Not Be Considered Inevitable: Treasury Committee Warns

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